The story of a real person's life that is written by that person.

The story of a real person's life written by another person.

A short story that usually is about animals and that is intended to teach a lesson.

Made up stories involving magical characters and lands. Fairy tales usually involve a happy ending.

A story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals or magical powers.

A story based on the traditions of a people or region, told by parents to children and then by the children to their children.

A fictional story that takes place in a particular time period in the past. Often the setting is real, but the characters are made up from the author's imagination.

A made -up story written to make the reader laugh.

Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics (sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography space, weather, etc.)

A story that has been handed down by a people form any years and that often has some basis of fact.