Reading Literature

Reading Literature

Fiction

• Stories that come from an author's imagination

• historical fiction

• science ficition

• fable

• folktale

• myth

Historical Fiction

A story that takes places in the past, often describing real people or historical events; the author invents many details

Science Fiction

A story based on imagined scientific or technological evidences; often includes space travel or time travel

fable

A story that teaches a moral or simple lesson

Folktale

A story that has been passed down orally for many generations

Myth

A story that explains how an aspect of nature came to be or describes the adventures of a hero

Multiple Choice

Which genre describes a story that teaches a moral or a simple lesson?

• science fiction

• myth

• fable

• folktale

Multiple Choice

What genre is a story that explains how an aspect of nature came to be or describes the adventures of a hero

• myth

• historical fiction

• folktale

• fable

Multiple Choice

Which genre is a story that takes places in the past, often describing real people or historical events; the author invents many details

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fable

• myth

Inference

An inference is a reasonable/educated guess.

text/picture + background knowledge=Inference