Chapter Book Genres

1. What is a GENRE? 2. Which of these is not a genre? Fantasy Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Series Science Fiction Mystery 3. Fill in the blanks below with appropriate words. If you read a fantasy book, there may be magicalobjects and creatures in it.An historical fiction book is set in the past. If you read a story about aliens living in a bathtub, the genre is most likely science fiction.When characters are searching for clues, the book is a mystery.If a character in the story is stranded on a deserted island, the genre is probably survival.When a person writes a book about his own life, it is called an autobiography.A horror book is more than a mystery because it includes scaryelements. 4. Which genre belongs to which book? Label each book with one of the following genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, Science Fiction, and Historical Fiction. You will use each label only once. realistic fiction fantasy historical fiction mystery science fiction 5. Match the genre with an example of its setting. Genre Match Science Fiction supermarket on Mars Horror haunted house Historical Fiction Civil War Survival wilderness Fantasy dragon's den 6. Genre Sort Click on the title of each book and select the genre it belongs to from the drop down menu. (Hint: look for keywords in the titles.) Mystery The Case of Hermie, the Missing Hamster The Clue in the Crumbling Wall Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective Science Fiction Star Wars: The Clone Wars Akiko and the Planet Smoo Fantasy Fairies and the Quest for Never Land Alice in Wonderland The Magic of Merlin Historical Fiction A Little House on the Prairie Grace's Letter to Abraham Lincoln Covered Wagons, Bumpy Trails Realistic Fiction Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade Biography Who was Harry Houdini? Mae Jemison: Awesome Astronaut Folktale The Tortoise and the Hare Paul Bunyan Poetry Where the Sidewalk Ends 7. Let's Draw Draw a character you might read about in a Fantasy book. 8. What genre is the book pictured below. Record the genre of the above book. You may leave the text space blank. 9. Genre Video Watch the video to answer the question below. Write down your favorite genre after watching the video.