Writing Stories

You can use narrative writing in...

• poetry

• short stories

• news articles

• debates

In descriptive writing the author uses his/her...

• senses

• brains

• foot

• pen

Who did Brynna rescue in her story?

• Her cat

• A Blue Devil

• Phobe

Most stories fall into this genre, which means that the text is made-up or a product of the imagination

• Fiction

• Poetry

• Folklore

• Drama

Stories that usually take place in the Wild West; the main character’s strength, skills, or size are greatly exaggerated in a humorous way.

• Myth

• Fable

• Tall Tale

• Fairy Tale

Very short stories with talking animals and a moral

• Fairy Tale

• Legend

• Myth

• Fable

Stories with magic and/or talking animals, usually have a human main character and start with “one upon a time”

• Fairy Tale

• Myth

• Legend

• Fable

Stories that could actually happen but didn’t

• Fantasy

• Science Fiction

• Realistic Fiction

• Nonfiction

When someone writes their own life story, it falls into this genre:

• Biography

• Autobiography

Which of the following is a key element of a narrative story?

• A) Dialogue

• B) Statistics

• C) Graphs

• D) Equations