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Stories that are about REAL people, places, events, animals etc..
Has facts that can be checked and proven. |
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| Stories that are “made up”, “not real” Stories that are imagined by the writer. |
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| A story the writer tells about his or her OWN life. |
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| A story the writer tells about ANOTHER person’s life. |
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Non-Fiction writing that explains something
Informs the reader about a specific topic |
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| Nonfiction writing that encourages careful word choice & the development of logical arguments to try to get you to believe something, change something, do something etc.. |
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| Stories about situations that are made up but could happen in real life; set in the real world. Characters’ feelings & behaviors seem real. |
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| A story that has both fictional elements and historical facts. Some of the characters and events are made up, but the time period is a real time in history. |
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| A story in which a crime or other situation needs to be solved. It usually has lots of suspense and foreshadowing. |
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| A story usually based on inventions or experiments. It is often set in the future, on other planets, or under the sea. Some aspect of science is brought into the story. |
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| A story that contains events, situations or creatures that could never exist. |
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A play; written in script form
Comedy: has a happy ending
Tragedy: ends in death and sadness |
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| Writing that is chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response thorough meaning, sound, rhyme and rhythm |
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| A fictional story that can be read in one sitting |
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Stories meant to teach a lesson or a moral.
Characters are usually animals |
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| Stories that usually have magic and/or talking animals. Often has human main character. |
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| Stories that were made up and passed down through generations by word of mouth. |
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Usually set in the Wild West; the American frontier
- The main characters’ skills/size/strength is greatly exaggerated
- Exaggeration is humorous |
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A story that was told in an ancient culture to explain a practice, belief, or natural occurrence.
May have gods/goddesses |
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| Stories from the past that are believed by many people but cannot be proved to be true |
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