It's all Real!
Fiction What
Traditional Literature
Which Ones
Easy Peasy
100

Text that provides true facts about a topic.

Examples such as How-To-Articles, Brochures, 

Fliers, Schedules, Website pages, Directions

What is Informational Text?

(Will accept what is nonfiction?)


100

A made up story with made up characters.

What is fiction?

100

Stories that are passed down through generations by word of mouth, often containing life's lessons or moral messages

What is folklore?

100

a short story featuring talking animals or other non-human characters that act like people, with the primary goal of teaching a moral or a life lesson about human nature.

What is a fable?

100

Harry Potter and the Chronicles of Narnia are both examples of

What is fantasy?

200

Stories that didn't really happen but could happen in real life.

What is realistic fiction?

200

A fictional story that could take place in the future and  includes science and technology. 

What is Science Fiction?

200

A fictional story that includes magic, magical creatures or magical lands.

What is a Fairytale?

200

Stories that couldn't happen in real life and contain magical or supernatural events

What is a fantasy?

200

These are examples of what type of genre:

The Magic Treehouse

Clone Wars

E.T.

Star Wars

What is a Science Fiction?

300
The story of a real person's life, written by another person.

What is Biography?

300

A story with made up characters that is set in a real world setting.

What is Realistic Fiction?


300

Stores or myths passed on through oral storytelling.

What is a folktale?

300

A story linked to a person or event from history that may teach a lesson.

What is a legend?

300

Verse and rhythmic writing that creates an emotional response.

What is Poetry?

400

The story of a real person's life, written by that person. 

What is Autobiography?

400

Stories that did not really happen but are based on historical events.

What is Historical Fiction?

400

This fable has the message, "slow and steady, wins the race." 

What is The Tortoise & the Hare?

400

Harry Potter is a ___ (type of book)

What is fantasy?

400

A suspenseful story about a puzzling event.

What is Mystery?

500

The story of George Washington's life

What is a Biography?

500

The I Survived adventure series where kids experience historical events first hand such as the sinking of the Titanic or the bombing of Pearl Harbor

What is Historical Fiction?

500

Stories handed down by tradition from earlier times and accepted as historical

What are Legends?

500

King Arthur

What is a legend?

500

These stories explain something that happens in nature, usually has gods and goddesses as characters.

What is a Myth?