Fiction
1. Fantasy: a story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers. Make-believe is what this genre is all about.
2. Realistic Fiction: a story using made-up characters that could happen in real life.
3. Mystery: a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
4. Traditional Literature: stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.
5. Historical Fiction: a fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.
6. Science Fiction: a type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.)
Nonfiction
1. Informational: texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)
2. Biography: the story of a real person's life written by another person.
3. Autobiography: the story of a real person's life that is written by that person.
Other Genre
Poetry: poetry is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning.