Fiction Genre

stories orally passed down from one generation to the next by different cultural groups

• Realistic Fiction

• Fable

• Legend

• Folktale

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

stories orally passed down; also include magical elements such as witches, dragons, trolls, magic spells, etc.

• Fairy Tale

• Fable

• Folktale

• Legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

originated from American folk stories with unbelievable elements told as if they were true; the main character has exaggerated strengths, skills, or size; author’s tone is usually humorous

• Legend

• Tall Tale

• Fable

• Fairy Tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

stories based on something that might have once been real, but have since become exaggerated; stories that are related as facts to explain historical events and describe historical figures from a specific time and place

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy

• Legend

• Myth

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

similar to folktales, but the characters are animals, and there is a moral or lesson at the end; a very short story

• tall tale

• science fiction

• historical fiction

• fable

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

stories based on tradition to explain how the world and humankind came to be; the characters are typically gods or goddesses

• tall tale

• myth

• legend

• realistic fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

a make-believe story including elements that are impossible in real life, such as monsters, magical powers, talking animals, and supernatural elements

• Fantasy

• Legend

• Tall Tale

• Mystery

a fantasy story that uses science, technology, aliens, or the future

• Science Fiction

• Tall Tale

• Mystery

• Realistic Fiction

a story using made-up characters that could actually happen in real life

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Mystery

• Fantasy

a fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past; often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the writer’s imagination; based on or around a person or event from history

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Mystery

• Legend

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9