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Detailed {Fiction}
Familiar Titles
Just the Facts
Tell Me a Story
100

These are narratives about made-up events and characters.

What is fiction?

100

These are stories often set in the future. They might include advanced technology or space travel.

What is science fiction?

100

Star Wars

What is science fiction?

100

This is a daily or weekly publication of current events. It can be print or digital.

What is a newspaper?

100

This is a humorously exaggerated story about impossible events.

What is a tall tale?

200

This is a type of literature in which words are chosen and arranged in precise ways to create certain sounds and meaning.

What is poetry?

200

-This genre takes place in the present day. The settings and characters seem like places and people you know, and the stories seem as if they could actually happen.

What is realistic fiction?

200

The Outsiders

What is realistic fiction?

200

This is the true story of a person's life told by that person.

What is an autobiography?

200

This is a brief story that teaches a lesson, or moral, about human nature.

What is a fable?

300

This genre is meant to be performed; characters and conflicts are developed through action and dialogue.

What is drama?

300

These stories are set in the past. They often include characters who take part in actual historical events and interact with real people from the past.

What is historical fiction?

300

Number the Stars

What is historical fiction?

300

This is a genre that introduces the reader to various topical material and gives information.

What is informational nonfiction?

300

This is a traditional story that was created to explain the mysteries of the universe.

What is a myth?

400

The focus of this genre is making the reader laugh with funny or silly characters or situation.

What is humor?

400

These are fictional stories with characters who try to solve a crime or an unexplained event.

What is mystery?

400

Harry Potter

What is fantasy?

400

This is the true story of a person's life told by another person.

What is biography?

400

This is a children's story about magical and imaginary beings and lands that has its roots in oral tradition.

What is a fairy tale?

500

These are stories that have been passed down from generation through word of mouth (oral tradition) and are exaggerated.

What are folktales?

500

These stories are set in an imaginary world with imaginary characters. Often animals can talk, or there may be magic.

What is fantasy?

500

The Diary of Anne Frank

What is autobiography?

500

These are information sources (i.e. encyclopedias, dictionaries, atlases).

What are references?

500

This is a story passed down through many generations that is believed to be based on real people and events.

What is a legend?

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