The word "genre" means...

True story of a real person’s life from the past or present written by that person.

Story including magic, talking objects and usually a conflict between good and evil.

Star Wars is an example of what genre?

A FANTASY (a story with imaginary things in it)

This type of story is impossible. It might have talking animals or magic.

Fiction is

A crime is committed. In finding the criminal, a detective must unravel a web of clues before pinning down the suspect. 

A traditional story handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Types include fables, myths and fairy tales

often called plays

books that contain real information

a true story about another person's life written by another person

a true story of the writer's life 

books that teach you how to do something or make something

Nonfiction books that give true facts on a variety of subjects.

The Hard Way Out by Terry Vaughn  
In this novel, Brian struggles with living at his Aunt's house and sharing a room with his cousin while dealing with the grief of having lost both of his parents in a tragic car accident. Basketball is his only escape, but after geting benched for low progress report grades, Brian' world shatters. Does he have it in him to turn around his grades? Will Brian come to peace with his emotions? Can anyone help him?

Bronze Star by Irwin Keene   World War II has been hard for Mama Conner. Her husband and three sons have been away at war and Mama Conner was left to keep the house together, raise money, and provide for Baby Maple. The mood in the town darkens suddenly when her neighbor Betsy loses one of her loved ones in battle. At Mama Conner's ladies club, several upstanding ladies of the town are on edge after hearing a garbled news report announcing that a man from their town was lost in battle, but as the man's name went unheard, the women are left to speculate as to whom will be the most affected. 

"Rapunzel" adapted by Craig Hooper   Once upon a time a young girl named Rapunzel was running an errand for her mother when an evil witch caught her and imprisoned her in the tower of a castle. After years in the tower, Rapunzel grew long, beautiful hair. Having seen nobody but the evil witch her whole life, Rapunzel is very lonely until one day a prince wanders by and climbs up her hair. The witch doesn't like this and action ensues, but eventually the prince and Rapunzel live happily every after.

A story set in a real place in the past (like the Great Depression or World War II) with made up, but believable characters.

Written to inspire thoughts and feelings in the reader. It often uses rhyme and rhythm. Can use stanzas rather than paragraphs.