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Short story with personified animals and a moral
Fable
Made-up writing, not true
Fiction
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - The story of Maya Angelou written by herself
Autobiography
Milkweed - a novel set in the ghetto of of Warsaw (Poland) during WWII
Historical Fiction
Unbroken - The story of Louis Zamperini written by Laura Hillenbrand
Biography
Includes gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something
Myth
Stories passed down orally and preserved over generations
Folklore
Author's Purpose: An instruction manual that came with a lego set
To Inform
Elements of Literature (Blue Textbook)
Informational Writing
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe - A allegory set in the fictional country of Narnia
Fantasy
Writing that tries to influence the reader
Persuasive Writing
Writing concerned with the beauty of language
Poetry
Author's Purpose: A novel about a boy who joins a travelling circus
To Entertain
Holes - A novel about an unlucky teenager and his unlikely adventure while serving time in a juvenile corrections facility
Realistic Fiction
Much Ado About Nothing - A play by Shakespeare about several couples falling in love
Comedy
A book written about the author's life story
Autobiography
A play or script
Drama
Author's Purpose: An essay on the importance of recycling
To Persuade
The Time Machine - A story about a scientist who builds a time machine and travels to the future
Science Fiction
The Ungl Duckling - the story of a talking duckling who is always left out because he is ugly, only to later find out he is a beautiful swan
Fairy Tale
A play that ends with death and sadness
Tragedy
Writing that is true
Non-Fiction
The Tortoise and the Hare
Fable
The story of El Dorado, the city of gold
Legend
Pecos Bill, the cowboy who could lasso a tornado
Tall Tale