Genres
Genre means a type of writing
Fiction books tell stories
Non-Fiction books give information
Fantasy books tell stories that can
not happen.
Mystery books tell a story that make
us think about what happened.
Biography books tell us about a person
Poetry books are full of poems
Which type of book is this?
Why?
mystery
fantasy
biography
poetry
nonfiction
Which type of book is this?
Why?
mystery
fantasy
biography
poetry
nonfiction
nonfiction
nonfiction
Which type of book is this?
Why?
mystery
fantasy
biography
poetry
nonfiction
Which type of book is this?
Why?
mystery
fantasy
biography
poetry
nonfiction
Which type of book is this?
Why?
mystery
fantasy
biography
poetry
nonfiction
Will I read a mystery or nonfiction to
find information?
Will I read a poem or a biography to
find things out about a person’s life?
Will I read a fantasy or nonfiction if I
want to be entertained?
Quiz Questions
Can you use an encyclopedia to find
information?
Yes, you can.
Is a fantasy a true story?
No. Fantasy stories are about
characters that are not real.
Will you read a biography to find out
about a person’s life?
Yes. Biography books tell us about a
person
Do you read facts or stories in an
encyclopedia?
You read facts.
Which genre often has rhyming
words?
Poetry. There are often rhyming
words in poems.
Is a biography make-believe?
No. A biography is about a real
person.
What do you call books about people’s
lives?
Biographies are books about people’s
lives.
What do you call books that give
information?
Books that give information are called
nonfiction books.
What is your favorite kind of book?