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Gilchrist Genre Review
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English
7th Grade
01/05/2011

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Genre
Definition
Type of story - kind of writing
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Autobiography
Definition
Story of a person's life written by the person
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Drama
Definition
Writing meant to be performed. A play
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Fiction
Definition
Piece of writing that is not true - made of
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Historical fiction
Definition
Fiction that takes place in the past
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Science Fiction
Definition
Fiction story that will be about space, time travel, aliens, advanced technology
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Biography
Definition
Story of a person's life told by another person
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Legend
Definition
A story that has been exaggerated and passed down, but people don't know how much is true
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Fable
Definition
Story that will have a moral or lesson
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Epic
Definition
Story where a hero will go on a long quest. The gods will help
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Non Fiction
Definition
Book that is true, contains facts and real pictures
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Mystery
Definition
A fiction story with a crime, something that needs to be solved, clue
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Fairy tale
Definition
Story that will have magic, princesses, "once upon a time"
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Myth
Definition
Story that explains how things in nature happen
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Non Fiction
Definition
This book is full of facts and real pictures of Mars. It is
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Epic
Definition
One hero takes a super long quest! Along the way, the gods keep him safe. It is
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Science Fiction
Definition
You are reading a story about a young man who gets in a time capsule and goes back in time. It is
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Fairy Tale
Definition
"Once Upon a Time" there was a princess named Cinderella. She meets her Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
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Autobiography
Definition
You are reading "I am Jackie Chan"
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Legend
Definition
You are reading about King Arthur. It has been exaggerated over time and no one knows what is true or not. That makes it a
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Fable
Definition
The Tortoise and the Hare ends with the lesson, "slow and steady wins the race." That makes it
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Historical Fiction
Definition
You are reading about a girl in Jamestown. Supposedly, she meets Pocahontas and has some adventures. This is
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Drama
Definition
You are practicing reading your lines in Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. You have to follow stage directions, so it is
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Non Fiction
Definition
You are reading about guns used in the American Revolution. There are real pictures and facts. It is
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Mystery
Definition
You can't put this book down! A teacher gets killed and no one knows who did it. A group of students have to find the killer and quick. It is a
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Myth
Definition
This story explains how a big, red ball gets put in the sky as the sun. It is a
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Historical Fiction
Definition
You are reading a fiction story about a young man and woman in World War II. It is
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Biography
Definition
This is the true life story of Pocahontas told by someone else.
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Science Fiction
Definition
There are aliens from outer space landing in this book. It is
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b= Non Fiction
Definition
Your social studies book is what genre?
a) fiction
b) non fiction
c) historical fiction
d) science fiction
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b = Non fiction
Definition
The story, Tenochtitlan Inside the Aztec Capital is what genre?
a) Fiction
b) Non fiction
c) Historical fiction
d) Science fiction
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c = a social studies book
Definition
The story, Tenochtitlan: Inside the Aztec Capital, would most likely be found where?
a) a dictionary
b) a biography
c) a social studies book
d) a novel
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D = Realistic fiction
Definition
The story, AMigo Brothers, is what genre?
a) Science fiction
b) Fairy Tale
c) Non fiction
d) Realistic fiction
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Fable
Definition
The Cat Who Thought She Was a Dog and the Dog Who Thought He Was a Cat ends with the idea that "beauty is on the inside, not the outside." That makes it a
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