Types of folklore that are passed down over many years. They usually begin with "Once Upon a time...
What are fairy tales?
100
A daily or weekly publication containing recent news, feature articles, editorials and advertising.
What is a newspaper?
100
Poems that focus on thought and emotion. they sometimes describe images like nature scences using vivid language
What is Lyric?
100
To support your ideas about what you read you should:
What is "quote from the text"?
200
Fiction that contains elements that aren't realistic such as talking animals or magical powers.
What is fantasy fiction?
200
A story that has some true and some untrue parts, usually about people who really lived, but their legendary deeds are bigger than life. Example: Johnny Appleseed
What is a legend?
200
A story about a person's life written by that person.
What is a autobiography?
200
Poems that tell a story. They range form a few words
about an event to book-size epics about long adventures.
What is Narrative poem?
200
Guesses based on what you know
What are inferences?
300
Fiction that takes place in a world much like the real world. The characters are involved in events that could really happen.
What is realistic fiction?
300
A story that explains the world using made-up events and characters. in this type of literature, magic or spirits usually explains a natural event. Example: "Crow Brings the Daylight"
What is a myth?
300
Literature that includes reflection of events happening in the writer's life. They may spand a a certain time that the author lived through.
What are journals?
300
This type of literature includes short and long plays
What is drama?
300
Elements like pictures, sound, and other elements that can add meaning, beauty, and tone to a text
What is multimedia?
400
Written works about plot elements that did not really happen but could have happen in the distant past.
What is historical fiction?
400
A short story that teaches a lesson. They often use animals in place of humans. Example: Lion and The Mouse
What is a fable?
400
Literature that gives information such as textbooks.
What are informational books?
400
Literature that includes fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry
What is Genres?
400
The underlying meaning or point of a story. It is an important idea about life that the story reveals.
What is theme?
500
Simple stories set in the past which have animals, humans, or supernatural characters
What are folktales?
500
A story that tells about an undertaking that is exciting, risky, or dangerous.
What is an adventure story?
500
A story of another person's real life
What is biography?
500
The central point of a passage
What is the main idea?
500
The way ______ act is one way writers can show theme.