Create a Genre Crossword Puzzle
(not a word search)
Directions: Create a crossword puzzle with clues for the following 20 genre related terms.
Terms: (two word terms are not spaced for this project)
1. Fiction
11. Realisticfiction
2. Nonfiction
12. Historicalfiction
3. Drama
13. Sciencefiction
4. Poetry
14. Fantasy
5. Folklore
15. Informationalwriting
6. Fable
16. Persuasivewriting
7. Myth
17. Autobiography
8. Legend
18. Biography
9. Fairytale
19. Tragedy
10. Talltale
20. Comedy
Creating Clues: Your clues should be made from either a definition or an example. In the
following models, the first is made from an example, and the second is made from a definition.
Down:
1. In which subgenre do history books belong?
Across:
1. In what subgenre would a story based on historical events belong?