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A fictional (untrue) story that is set during a time in our past such as during the Civil War, etc

• Realistic Fiction

• Science Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Nonfiction/Informational

a humorous story with extreme exaggeration, too far fetched to be true; American folktales

• fables

• fantasy

• tall tales

• legends

This genre includes:

*real people from the past

*real facts and events from the past

*made-up stories about the past

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Historical Fiction

• Fantasy Fiction

A written account of an individual's life written by that individual himself

• fiction

• autobiography

• essay

• biography

A written account of an individual's life written by someone else

• essay

• biography

• autobiography

• tall tale

Non-fiction is

• fake; a made up story

• not fake; it is real

Stories that could actually happen but didn’t, and they are made up.

• Science Fiction

• Poetry

• Historical Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

Fiction is

• not fake; it is real

• fake; it is a made up story

What is a fairy tale?

• An exaggerated story about a real person

• Imaginary stories about people or animals with magical powers

• Any story with words and pictures

• Mr. Stoehr with a fluffy tail

A brief story, usually containing animal characters; teaches a moral or a life lesson

• fable

• legend

• tall tale

• myth