Stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.
What is Traditional Literature?
100
A suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story.
What is mystery?
100
Narration demonstrating a useful truth, especially in which animals speak as humans; legendary, supernatural tale.
What is fable?
200
Is verse written to create a response of thought and feeling from the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning.
What is poetry
200
A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.
What is historical fiction?
200
Story about fairies or other magical creatures, usually for children.
What is fairy tale?
300
The story of a real person's life that is written by that person.
What is autobiography?
300
A story using made up characters that could happen in real life.
What is realistic fiction?
300
The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people or "folk" as handed down by word of mouth.
What is folklore?
400
The story of a real person's life written by another person.
What is biography?
400
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology (robots, time machines, etc.)
What is science fiction?
400
Humorous story with blatant exaggerations, swaggering heroes who do the impossible with nonchalance.
What is tall tale?
500
Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc.)
What is informational?
500
A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers. Make believe is what this genre is about.
What is fantasy?
500
Narrative literary works whose content is produced by the imagination and is not necessarily based on fact.