refers to a story that is made up

• Fiction 
• Informational 
• Drama
• Poem 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

tells a true story

• Drama
• Fiction 
• Nonfiction 
• Poetry 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

to restate what happens, using your own words

• give credit 
• summary 
• parphrase 
• infer 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

a few sentences that state the main points or events from the entire passage.  Something from beginning, middle, and end.  No minor details are given in a summary

• paraphrase 
• summary 
• infer 
• give credit 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

when a character tells the story (uses the words I and we to tell the story)

• First-person
• Third-person
• Third-person limited
• Third-person omniscient 

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

narrator tells the story, not a character. (uses he, she, and they)

• First-person
• Third-person
• Third-person limited
• Third-person omniscient 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

when the narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of the main character

• First-person
• Third-person
• Third-person limited
• Third-person omniscient 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

when the narrator knows the thoughts/feelings of many characters

• First-person
• Third-person
• Third-person limited
• Third-person omniscient 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

tells the story of a person’s life and written by someone else

• Autobiography
• Biography 
• Informational 
• Nonfiction 

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

gives facts and information about a topic (like a textbook or newspaper article)

• Autobiography
• Biography 
• Informational 
• Expository text

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5