A suspense story about a mysterious or puzzling event that is not resolved until the end of the story.

Stories that are passed down from one group to another throughout history. This includes folktales, legends, fables, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.

A story that includes art in comic strip format.

A story that includes impossible elements, such as talking animals or magical powers. Fantasy is what this genre is about.

A story with fictional characters that could happen in real life.

The text is written in verse to create a response of thought and feeling in the reader. It often uses rhythm and rhyme to help convey its meaning.

fiction

A fictional story that takes place in a particular period of time in the past. Often, the setting is real, but the characters are invented by the author's imagination.

A type of fantasy that uses science, technology, aliens (think robots, time machines)

Texts based on real facts, real people, real events. Non-fiction.

Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather, etc).

The true story of a person written by another person.

A story of a person's life that is written by that person.

Text that is based on part of a person's life. The events are based on memories or events in that person's life.