Popular themes are outer space and technology
Stories with characters who take part in activities that could really happen in the real world
A person's life story written by another person
Short moral stories that try to teach a lesson; often have animals as its characters
Fictional stories that often attempt to explain why things are the way they are now
A story for stage performance by actors
Information sources such as encyclopedias, yearbooks, directories, and atlases
A piece of writing that is true
Records of historical events, such as the U.S. Constitution
Words arranged in metrical pattern often using rhymed verse in an imaginative style
Stories set in make-believe worlds, often with non-human characters and/or magic
A piece of writing that a person writes about his/her own life
Stories designed to arouse our curiosity
Stories with characters who try to solve an unexplained event
Invented stories with imaginary characters and events
Couplets, cinquains, haiku
A fictional story based on a time, event, or series of events that have taken place in history
Might explain why the sky is blue through an interesting story
A book or article that that explains a specific topic.
A short piece of writing on a single subject, usually presenting the personal view of the author
Stories involving actual or future scientific phenomena
Autobiographies, biographies, essays, newspapers
Stories often based on beliefs and customs that were originally told, rather than written
Usually written in first person
A daily or weekly publication of current events
