Genres

Tells the true story of a real person's life; written by the subject himself or herself

• biography

• autobiography

• information

• folk tale

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Knowledge acquired through study, experience, or instruction

• information

• fable

• essay

• myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.4.9

a very short story that makes an educational or cautioning point

• myth

• tall tale

• fable

• science fiction

fiction with a large amount of imagination in it

• fantasy

• fable

• fairy tale

• folk tale

a story passed on by word of mouth rather than by writing

• mystery

• fiction

• folktale

• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

a fictional story, presented as a true account usually told in the first person

• fiction

• tall tale

• folk tale

• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

a novel or short story usually set in the late 1800's in the American Old West

• essay

• historical fiction

• fable

• western

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.9

tells a story or expresses feelings

• poetry

• drama

• myth

• reference sources

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.3.10

stories with imaginary characters such as witches, giants and elves, dragons, ogres, or fairies

• fable

• drama

• mystery

• fairy tale

materials which are usually consulted for specific information rather than read from cover to cover

• essay

• reference sources

• biography

• information

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5