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What’s your favorite genre?
Slide2Some of S. J. S. Genre Labels
Slide3Take the genre
quiz and find out.
Slide4For each question, choose the answers that apply to you. Try to aim for the 3 or 4 best answers for you
.
Slide5Questions before we start?
Slide6When with your friends, you like to:
Spy on your neighbors; help find missing neighborhood pets
Play role-playing games (
Everquest
, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, Warhammer
)Watch Modern Marvels or other shows about the newest gadgetsSit around and talk about what’s going on in your lives; help friends with problems at home or with relationshipsTalk on the phone; go shopping; gossip
Play football, basketball, baseball, or other sportsVisit museums, art galleries, battlefields/ historical sitesWatch scary moviesWatch Twilight and Vampire Academy over and overLook for new places to explore; go camping
Draw cartoons or read comicsTell jokes, play practical jokes, or just generally goof offSing Disney songs at the top of your lungs; watch Disney moviesCreate useful things with Legos, gears, popsicle sticks, etc.
Slide7Which job do you like best for yourself:
Crime Scene Investigator; detective
Knight, sorcerer, seer, or princess
Artificial intelligence expert
Psychologist or psychiatrist, school guidance counselor
Own a dating service; wedding planner; cosmetologistSportscaster, athlete, or coachHistorian, history teacher, museum curatorGrave digger; funeral director; inventor of a new fake blood
Ghost whisperer; vampire hunterStorm chaser; pirate; international spyGraphic designer; video game creator; ninja warriorComedian; own a Spencer’s storeSinger or songwriter; storyteller
Inventor; computer repair; engineer
Slide8Which movie/TV shows do you like best:
CSI, Law and Order, Decoded, old episodes of Scooby Doo
Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia; Harry Potter movies
Independence Day; Transformers; Star Wars movies
My Sister’s Keeper; Bridge to
Terabithia; Basketball DiariesPretty Little Liars; Enchanted; Legally BlondeRemember the Titans; Gridiron Gang; Bad News BearsPawn Stars; WWII movies; The History Channel
Disturbia, Paranormal Activity; ScreamTwilight movies; True Blood series; Vampire DiariesJourney to the Center of the Earth; Pirates of the Caribbean; Castaway; Survivorman
Naruto; Dragonball Z; PokemonDiary of a Wimpy Kid movies; Jeff Dunham; Family Guy
Once Upon A Time; Beastly; GrimmHow It’s Made; Prototype This; League of Extraordinary Gentleman; the new Hugo movie
Slide9You love movies or books that:
Have crimes, puzzles, or mysteries to solveHave dragons, magic, elves, and evil forces
Take place in the future; have robots, cool gadgets; setting may be in outer space
Have real people with real problems—abuse, divorce, illness, death, gangs, drugs
Have a great love story
Have something to do with sportsTell a story that took place sometime in historyAre gory; are so scary you sometimes lose sleep at night
Have vampires, werewolves, ghosts, or zombiesHave some sort of adventure or quest; lots of action! Have people who face harsh conditions—deserts, extreme cold, marooned on a deserted island, etc.Have lots of pictures; violence doesn’t bother youMake you laugh!
Have romance, castles, magic, or spin-off well-known storiesHave mechanical animals/people or genetically-mutated animals or people
Slide10Your friends/parents say you:
Are curious; you ask a lot of questionsPlay too many role-playing games online
Are very inventive or are good at creating new things to make your life easier
Are a good listener; you are a shoulder to cry on
Are boy-crazy or girl-crazy; like to spend too much money
Are great at catching, pitching, or kicking a ballKnow a lot of useless facts (names, dates, etc)
Scare them sometimesAre too obsessed with Twilight!Are a dare-devil; are always looking for an adventureAre practical and would be great at living in the woodsAre a class clown
Are a drama-queen; are always singing or dancingWere born in the wrong time period
Slide11You would most like to meet:
Nancy DrewA fairy or elf
An alien
Dr. Phil
Your true love, whoever that may be
Tony Romo; Dirk Nowitski; Josh HamiltonGeneral George Patton
A real zombieA vampire or werewolfThe Cast of Survivor or Sir Edmund Hillary (first to scale Mount Everest)Trey Parker (creator of Southpark
)Larry the Cable GuyWalt DisneySomeone living 50 years from now
Slide12Now, write the letters A-K down the side of your paper like this:
A.
B.
C.
D.E.
F.G.(etc.)
Slide13Write how many of each answer you put beside each letter:
15
3
1
0
12(etc.)
Slide14Circle the three letters that have the highest numbers.
(Some may have the same number).
Slide15These are your top three genres based on this quiz!
(Of course, you are always free to choose from any genre you wish!)
Slide16Mystery
Fantasy Science fiction
Realistic fiction
Romance
Sports Historical fiction or biography (Dewey 921)Horror Paranormal Action-Adventure (Survival/pirates/spies)
Manga/graphic novels Humor Fairy tales Steampunk or (science fiction)
Answers
What’s your favorite genre?
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