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GENRE<br>
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What is genre?<br>
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REMEMBER: Categorizing genre is NOT an exact science!
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Let’s Check Notes Please compare your notes with the person next to you and see if you are getting all of the main points down.<br>
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Date Genre
Nonfiction
Info. Writing
Factual writing essays, history, textbooks
Narrative NF
Facts BUT tells story memoir
Persuasive
Argue
Biography
Tells about person’s life
Autobiography
Author tells about own life<br>
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Drama Short
Stories Poetry Folklore Tragedy Comedy Fable Myth Tall Tale Legend Fairy Tale Science
Fiction Realistic
Fiction Historical
Fiction Horror Fantasy Humor Fiction Flash
Fiction Mystery<br>
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Ways to Identify Genre TRUTH/FACT
PURPOSE
LANGUAGE
AUDIENCE<br>
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Practice You will be graded on participation and completion, not on accuracy.
On a separate sheet of paper number one through five.
I will describe a piece of writing.
You will write the genre and subgenre.
DO NOT SHARE ANSWERS!<br>
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1 “Dogs and Cats” by Bob Brady
A five paragraph essay where the student Bob Brady compares and contrasts dogs and cats. He provides a lot of information about both.
Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.<br>
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2 Your Science Textbook
Your science textbook contains much of the human knowledge of Earth and the universe.
Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.<br>
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3 In My Own Words by Eva Perón
Eva Perón writes the story of her life from childhood to her rise in political power in Argentina.
Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.<br>
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4 They Came from the Sun by Tom Mitchell
The story of a race of aliens that come to enslave the residents of Earth with their advanced weaponry. Only one teacher can stop them, but is it too late?
Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.<br>
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5 “The Ant & The Grasshopper” Adapted by Chad Peplum
The really short story of an Ant who works hard all summer to prepare for winter and a Grasshopper who just plays. Winter comes and the Grasshopper freezes to death. The moral is “prepare today for tomorrow’s needs.”
Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.<br>
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6 “Waiting for Godot” by Samuel Beckett
A play about two men, Vladimir and Estragon, who are constantly waiting around for Godot to arrive. Godot never arrives and it’s a bit depressing.
Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.<br>
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7 “Arnie’s Test Day” by Barry Peters
2-page story about a teenager named Arnie who couldn’t study for any of his tests all week because he had so many other activities going on in his life.
