Genres

1. A story about a puzzling event that is usually not solved until the end. It is usually suspensful and the characters uncover clues
3. A text that provides true facts about a topic
4. A story of a real person's life written by that person
6. A type of folk tale that is based on a real person or events, but it cannot be proven true
7. A type of folk tale that is a short story which teaches a lesson. Often the characters are animals
8. A folk tale that attempts to explain how something in the world came to be. Characters are often gods and goddesses
11. A story that takes place in the past during a specific time period. The setting is real, but the characters are made up
12. A story of a real person's life written by a different person
14. A type of folk tale that is greatly exaggerated. Often, characters accomplish the impossible

2. A story that uses fictional characters and is often set in the future. It uses science and technology
5. A story that uses fictional characters and is set in the present time. The events did not actually happen, but could happen
7. A story that includes events that could not happen in real life. It may include magic
9. A type of folktale that has magical forces and events and often includes royalty, elves, dragons, and fairies
10. Stories that originated with a group of people long ago who passed the story down from generation to generation
13. Verse written to create a response of thought and emotion in the reader. It often uses rhyme and rhythm