FICTION:

Stories that use characters, settings, and plots to tell events that are not real.

• Historical Fiction - fiction that is set in the past

• Mystery - Fiction that includes secrets or crimes to be solved

• Realistic Fiction - believable fiction that is set on the present

• Science Fiction - fiction that deals with science or technology

NON-FICTION:

Writing that uses real people, settings and plots to tell actual events.

• Autobiography - non-fiction that is a book about a person written by the person them self

• Biography - non-fiction that is a book written about a person other than the person the book is about

• Informational - non-fiction writing a bout a topic (includes newspapers & magazine articles)

FOLKTALE/TRADITIONAL:

An exaggerated story that has been shared over generations by word of mouth to tell about a tradition.

• Fable - folktale that teachers a moral lesson, often including animals as characters
• Fairy Tale - folktale that usually includes magical elements
• Legend - folktale that is based on a real person or event
• Tall Tale - folktale that is usually humorous and assumed to be untrue

POETRY:

Verse that uses sounds, rhythm, and word choice to convey idea.

DRAMA:

Skits, musicals, or plays that use language, song, or dance to tell messages.