1. And subgenres

2. Fiction Nonfiction Folktale Drama Poetry

3. stories that use characters, settings, and plots to convey events that are not real

4. Writing that uses real people, settings, and plots to convey actual events

5. an exaggerated story that has been shared over generations by word of mouth to convey a tradition

6. Skits, musicals, or plays that use language, song, or dance to convey messages

7. Verse that uses sounds, rhythm, and word choice to convey ideas

8. Science fiction Realistic fiction Fantasy Historical fiction Mystery

9. fiction that deals with science or technology

10. believable fiction that is set in the present

11. highly imaginative fiction that uses strange or unusual characters, setting, or plot

12. fiction that is set in the past

13. fiction that includes secrets or crimes to be solved

14. Informational Biography Autobiography

15. nonfiction writing about a topic, including books and newspaper or magazine articles

16. nonfiction that is informational writing about real people

17. nonfiction that is a biography of a person written by himself or herself

18. Legend Fairy tale Tall tale Fable Myth

19. folktale that is based on a real person or event

20. folktale that usually includes magical elements

21. folktale that is usually humorous and usually assumed to be untrue

22. folktale that teaches a moral or lesson, often including animals as characters

23. folktale that is considered sacred and that attempts to explain how things came to be