| Folktales: These feature common folks, such as peasants, and commonplace events. There maybe be some "make-believe" elements, like talking animals, but the stories, overall, sound logical - even realistic. Folk tales seek to explain things about life, nature, or the human condition. pick a place, find a folktale | |
| Fairy Tales: Also called "magic stories," these are filled with dreamlike possibility. Fairy tales feature magical and enchanted forces. They often have a "happily ever after" ending, where good is rewarded and evil is punished. pick a place, find a fairy tale | |
| Fables: Short stories, in verse or prose, with a moral ending. These types of stories are credited Aesop (6th century BC), who told tales of animals and other inanimate objects that teach lessons about life. pick an animal, find a fable | |
| Legends: While based in history, these stories embellish the life of a real or imaged person. Often their abilities are supernatural, or God-like. The facts and adventures of the person are exaggerated, making the individual famous for their deeds. pick a place or legendary hero, find a legend | |
| Myths: Some stories have to be told as related tales to be meaningful. Myths portray themselves as representing a distant past. They contain common themes and characters, often "gods." Myths attempt to explain the beginning of the world, natural phenomena, the relationships between the gods and humans, and the origins of civilization. Myths, like legends, are stories told as though they were true. pick a natural event or recurring phenomena (or place), find a myth |
Modern Fiction Genres
FANTASY: contains elements that are not realistic
- talking animals
- magical powers
- other than human characters
- often set in a medieval world
- often involving mythical beings
HISTORICAL FICTION: stories centered around the basis of a partially historical situation
- a novel set in a historical period
- the characters are plausible or even based on actual historical characters
- the setting is correct for the time period and location
MYSTERY: stories about the unraveling of something strange or unknown
- solving a puzzling event or situation
- solving a crime
- centred around a person who investigates
- centred around a person or persons employed to obtain secret information
REALISTIC FICTION: stories that take place in modern times
- characters are human and could actually exist
- characters are involved in events that could happen.
SCIENCE FICTION: stories that often tell about science and technology of the future
- involving partially true fictions laws or theories of science
- often set in the future
- often set in space
- often set on a different world
- often set in a different universe or dimension
SUSPENSE: stories that keep you on the edge of your seat
- involving adventure and danger
- can be tied to any of the above genres
COMING of AGE: stories about growing up
- characters are usually young people
- often they are forced to make a series of choices that change their lives
- often the main character is in the middle of something they don't understand until the end of the story
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