This genre is based on a real person or event from history.

• science fiction

• fantasy

• historical fiction

• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

These narratives may contain monsters, magic, or make-belive.

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• fairy tale

• legend

Books with this genre usually contain characters, setting, and plot events that can happen in the future.

• fantasy

• realistic fiction

• tall tale

• science fiction

A non-fiction text about a person's life is considered...

• expository

• memoir

• biography

• autobiography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

A narrative with real characters and/or realistic, fictional characters, but set during a real time period.

• realistic fiction

• fantasy

• biography

• historical fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

These texts provide information on a specific topic.

• biography

• autobiography

• persuasive writing

• informational

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

An account of one's life told by oneself.

• informational

• memoir

• autobiography

• biography

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

This writing that is meant to be acted out and incorporates dialogue

• poetry

• drama

• folklore

• legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

Stories handed down from generation to generation are known as

• myth

• drama

• folklore

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

A short narrative that has a moral or lesson and two-to-three talking animals with human-like qualities.

• fairy tale

• fable

• myth

• legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9