Traditional Literature

This type of story includes characters that do not exist in the real world...

• legends

• folktales

• fables

• fairytales

This type of story is short, has talking animals and always has a moral or a lesson included...

• folktales

• fables

• fairytales

• myths

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CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

This story includes characters in a magical setting. An example is Little Red Riding Hood.

• myths

• legends

• folktales

• fairytales

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

This type of story stars one hero who follows a quest or journey. An example is Robin Hood.

• fairytales

• fables

• folktales

• legends

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

These stories are imagined stories that explain how things in nature came to be. They often use gods or goddesses.

• legends

• fables

• myths

• folktales

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9