Historical Fiction
fiction that involves an event in history. Contains historical facts, events, or people, but is not true.
Informational
Provides ideas, facts, principles related to physical, biological, or social world.
Biography
An account of someone's life written by someone else
Autobiography
An account of a person's life written by that person
Realistic Fiction
A story using made-up characters that could happen in real life.
Science Fiction
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology. (Robots, time machines, etc.).
Fantasy
A story set in an imaginary world in which the characters usually have supernatural powers or abilities.
Memoir
A piece of autobiographical writing which highlights meaningful events in ones life
Traditional Literature
stories that are passed down from one group to another in history. This includes folktales, legends, fables, fairy tales, tall tales, and myths from different cultures.
Fiction
A story that is not true or is made up
Non-Fiction
A true story
Fable
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.