ELA Lists 4,5, & 6
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 genre | a type of literary or artistic work |
| fiction | a work of literature that is created from the imagination, not based on fact |
| nonfiction | a work of literature that is based on fact or true experiences |
| biography | a written account of a person's life |
| autobiography | a written account of a person's life written by that person |
| realistic fiction | a made-up story that could happen in the real world, with characters and settings that are true to life |
| historical fiction | a made-up story that is set in the past during a particular time period, the characters can be real, based on real people or made up |
| science fiction | genre of fiction in which the stories often tell about science and technology of the future |
| fantasy | imaginative tales that require readers to accept story lines and elements that cannot be true (talking animals, magical creatures, magical lands) |
| drama | a genre of literature that is written to be performed by actors on a stage |
| folk tale | fictional tale about people and/or animals; tells how the main character deals with everyday events |
| fable | a short story that teaches a moral lesson, often has animals as the main characters |
| fairy tale | a short story, usually for children about elves, hobgoblins,fairies, or other magical creatures |
| myth | a traditional story, which may describe the origins of the world or people |
| legend | a story that is supposed to be historical in nature, but there's no proof that it really happened |
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