A writer's story of his or her own life

• fable

• prose

• 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

A writer's account of some of person's life

• biography

• drama

• fantasy

• poetry

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

Writing that deals with life in a humorous way, often poking fun at people's mistakes

• Drama

• fantasy

• comedy

• essay

Also called a play, this writing form uses dialogue to share its message and is meant to be performed in front of an audience

• novel

• myth

• prose

• drama

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.10

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.7

A short piece of nonfiction that expresses the writer's opinions or shares information about a subject.

• essay

• fantasy

• myth

• historical fiction

A short story that often uses talking animals as the main characters and teaches an explicit moral or lesson.

• fantasy

• fable

• drama

• comedy

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

A story set in an imaginary world which the characters usually have supernatural powers or abilities.

• science fiction

• short story

• tall tale

• fantasy

A story passed from one generation to another by word of mouth only. The characters are usually all good or all bad and in the end are rewarded or punished as they deserve.

• Folktale

• tall tale

• myth

• historical fiction

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.K.5

A made up story that is based on a real time and place in history, so fact is mixed with fiction.

• autobiography

• drama

• historical fiction

• fantasy

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A traditional story intended to explain some mystery of nature, religious doctrine, or cultural belief. The gods and goddesses of mythology have supernatural powers, but the human characters usually do not.

• Poetry

• myth

• science fiction

• short story

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9