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Genres Flash ards
Created by Gay Miller
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Introduction
Thank you for downloading this product. You may use these genre cards
to practice identifying genres in a number of ways including:
Response Cards - The picture cards may be used as response cards.The teacher reads the definition or names a book title and the
students hold up the correct card.
Matching Games – Games such as Slap Jack or Memory may be
played by small groups.
Flash Cards
– Students work in pairs or small groups holding up a
genre card while the other student(s) tells the definition.
Learning Center ctivity – Students match definitions to genres
then record their answers on the chart provided on page 9.
Organization
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Place picture cards on the front of binds to helporganize your class library.
I recommend printing these cards using white cardstock. These cards
look best when printed in color; however grayscale looks fine as well
Laminate for repeated use.
I hope your students enjoy using these genre cards.
Gay Miller
teachwithgaymiller@gmail.com
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fairy tale tall tale folktale
stories with imaginary characterssuch as witches, giants and elves,dragons, ogres, or fairies
usually begin with "Once upon a time"and end with "And they lived happilyever after."
have good and evil characters have heroes which are often
princesses or princes generally contain magic
have a problem and a solution have events happening in
"threes" or "sevens"
a fictional story, presented as a trueaccount usually told in the firstperson
begins by describing a common
situation gradually adds more and more
unusual features until it pushes up
to and beyond the limits of belief have main characters with
extraordinary abilities such asgreat strength.
a story passed on by word of mouthrather than by writing
often begins with "Long, long ago"
or something similar tale spread by word of mouth
among the common folk
includes fairytales, legends of alltypes, fables, and tall tales
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fable myth science fiction
a very short story that makes aneducational or cautioning point
often ends with, "And the moral
of the story is . . ." uses animals as characters that
speak and act like humans
has a conflict and a resolution(a problem and a solution)
a very old story that explains featuresof the natural world such as why thesun rises each morning, where thundercomes from, or why the ocean haswaves
often includes gods and goddesses
and other supernatural characterswho have the power to make
unexpected things happen tries to answer serious questions
about how things began or occurred
a story that imagines a futuristic oralien world
includes inventions that could
exist in the future
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historical fiction drama poetry
a story that blends historical facts in a
fictional story
often educates and entertains
tells a story that is meant to beperformed by actors
stage directions
dialogue
Includes
skits plays
tells a story or expresses feelings
written in stanzas
has rhythm
sometimes has a rhyme scheme
Includes proverbs
riddles limericks simple poems nursery rhymes
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fiction nonfiction biography
written from the author’s imagination
Includes
short stories
novels
fantasies fairy tales fables
legends myths folktales comics
a writing that is factual
Includes biographies
letters
articles
procedures and instructions
charts maps
dictionary journal
textbook information
tells the true story of a realperson’s life, using firsthand
accounts
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autobiography reference sources essay
tells the true story of a real person’s life;written by the subject himself or herself
materials which are usually consulted
for specific information rather than readfrom cover to cover
Includes
dictionaries
encyclopedias
thesauri directories
almanacs handbooks
atlases statistical sources
factual account of eventshappening in the world;
can include headlines
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realistic fiction
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fantasy Information
fictional stories from the writer'simagination, but is true to life
takes place in modern time,right here and now
characters are involved in
events that could really happen
fiction with a large amount ofimagination in it
knowledge acquired through study,experience, or instruction
Includes manuals how-to books
books which give facts resource materials
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mystery western action/adventure
a novel or short story in whicha detective investigates andsolves a crime
a novel or short story usually set
in the late 1800’s in the AmericanOld West
Includes life of frontier families often contains conflict between
natives and settlers
conflicts may also be between cattleranchers, farmers, or U.S. Cavalryand natives
a novel or short story in which
characters must survive danger
Includes: danger and thrills
courage
exciting action sequences
usually one trusted group
helps achieve a quest whileanother betrays their trust hero wins in the end
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Student Name ______________________________________________
Use this chart to record your answers. Read each definition and decide which genre is being described. Write the
genre name next to the symbol that matches the symbol on the definition card.
1. ___________________ 8. ___________________ 15. ___________________
2.
___________________ 9.
___________________ 16.
___________________
3. ___________________ 10. ___________________ 17. ___________________
4. ___________________ 11. ___________________ 18. ___________________
5. ___________________ 12. ___________________ 19. ___________________
6. ___________________ 13. ___________________ 20. ___________________
7. ___________________ 14. ___________________ 21. ___________________
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Answer Key
1. fairy tale 8. western 15. biography
2. mystery 9. fantasy 16. essay
3. action/adventure 10. information 17. fiction
4. fable 11. autobiography 18. nonfiction
5. tall tale 12. historical fiction 19. science fiction
6. folk tale 13. drama 20. poetry
7. realistic fiction 14. reference sources 21. myth
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