“Types  of  Literature”  Riddles  

by  Gail  M.  Van  Tatenhove  

Instruc>ons  

•  Have  the  student  using  the  Unity®  program  ask  the  riddle  using  the  descrip>ons  of  each  of  the  types  of  literature.  The  descrip>ons  primarily  use  core  vocabulary  words.    Have  the  peers,  parents  or  teachers  answer  the  riddle  with  extended  vocabulary.    Add  in  any  missing  words.  

•  Add  the  missing  extended  vocabulary  words  in  the  student’s  AAC  device  in  a  language  arts  ac>vity  row  or  page.  

Riddle  #1  

•  I  am  a  made-­‐up  story.    •  I  didn’t  really  happen.  •  What  am  I?  

•  I  am  fic>on.    

Riddle  #2    

•  I  am  a  story  that  people  told  one  another.  

•  ARer  some  >me,  I  was  wriSen  down.  

•  What  am  I?  

•  I  am  folklore.    

Riddle  #3  

•  I  am  a  story  with  things  in  it  that  could  never  happen.  

•  Things  in  my  story  are  not  real.  

•  What  am  I?  

•  I  am  fantasy.  

Riddle  #4  

•  I  am  a  story  that  has  a  big  problem.  

•  My  story  happens  in  a  real  place.  

•  What  am  I?  

•  I  am  a  mystery.  

Riddle  #5  

•  People  write  me  to  tell  about  their  feelings.  

•  I  have  words  that  rhyme.  •  What  am  I?  

•  I  am  poetry.  

Riddle  #6  

•  I  tell  the  story  of  a  person’s  life.  

•  I  am  a  true  story.  •  What  am  I?  

•  I  am  a  biography.  

Riddle  #7  

•  I  am  a  story  where  people  talk  to  tell  the  story.  

•  People  read  me  out  loud.  •  What  am  I?  

•  I  am  a  play.  

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