Types of Stories

Front

folktale

Back

a story passed down by a group of people

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Front

fable

Back

teaches a lesson

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

Front

fairy tale

Back

a short story with magical creatures and a happy ending

Front

legend

Back

usually explain a cultural belief or a natural occurrence; can be supernatural; can include gods

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Front

tall tale

Back

a greatly exaggerated story that cannot be true

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Front

myth

Back

usually explains a cultural belief or a natural occurrence; can be supernatural; can include gods.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9