Genres of Fiction and Nonfiction

a non-fiction true story about someone's life

Everything in the nonfiction genre is true or not made up.

A myth is a story based on tradition to explain how the world and humankind came to be.

A legend is story that is related to facts to explain historical events and describe historical figures from an era.

Stories in the fiction genre are not true.

An example of reference nonfiction would be:

A fantasy story that uses science and technology.

a make-believe story including elements that impossible in real life, such as talking animals or magical powers.

An autobiography is not a true story written by the person the story is about.

similar to a folk tale, but the characters are animals, and there is a moral lesson

Traditional Literature the came from American folk stories with unbelievable elements told as if they were true.

a fictional story that takes place in particular time period in the past; setting is real, but characters are made up

a suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved until the end of the story; story is solved by using clues

This type of fiction is similar to a folktales, but they have magical elements (witches, trolls, magic spells)

A type of fiction where stories are passed down one person to the next orally by different cultural groups.

A story using made-up characters that could actually happen in real life.

Traditional literature are not stories passed down from one group to another throughout history.