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Genre is a French word meaning kind or group
It is
pronounced jon-ra
Слайд 3The word genre refers to:
a category of
Artistic
Musical or
Literary
composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content.
Слайд 6Main Genre Groups
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Слайд 7Fiction
Story based on the imagination of the author
Written to entertain
the reader
Characterized by a setting, characters, dialogue (talking), problem/conflict, climax
and solution
Слайд 8Fiction Subgroups
Fantasy
Romance
Adventure
Crime Fiction
Horror
Science Fiction
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Realistic Fiction
Traditional Literature
Слайд 9How do we classify literature into each genre?
Слайд 10CONVENTIONS
A particular genre includes certain basic ingredients which we call
conventions
Слайд 11CONVENTIONS
Texts often fit into multiple genres
Can you think of an
example of a novel which combines Science Fiction, Romance, Adventure
and Horror
Слайд 12Mystery
Suspenseful story about a puzzling event that is not solved
until the end of the story
Слайд 13Historical Fiction
Fictional story that takes place in a particular time
period in the past
Often the setting is real, but the
characters are made up from the author’s imagination
Слайд 14Traditional Literature
Stories that are passed down from one group to
another in history.
Includes folktales, legends, fables, fairytales, tall tales, and
myths from different cultures.
Слайд 15Horror
Baddies, supernatural creatures like vampires, victims, believers and sceptics of
the supernatural, innocent children and young women, hero, saviour, slayers,
mad scientists clever experts.
Isolated places, dark places, cemeteries, good versus evil, revenge, courage, justice, suspense, killing.
Слайд 16Realistic Fiction
Story using made-up characters that could happen in real
life
Слайд 18Fantasy
Story including elements that are impossible such as talking animals
or magical powers. Magic users (wizards); royalty (princesses); unreal creatures
(dragons); hero/heroine
Quest to overcome obstacles
Enchanted places, castles, forests, medieval time
Good versus evil, honourable qualities, friendship
Successive volumes
Слайд 20Science Fiction
A type of fantasy that uses science and technology
Robots,
space, time machines, aliens, time travel
Conflict with invaders
A quest to
overcome obstacles
Set in the future (advanced or regressive)
Good versus evil
Friendship, honourable qualities, human potential, ethics
Слайд 22Romance
Fictional story that takes place in a particular time period
in the past
Love match, overcoming obstacles, becoming a couple, happy
endings
Слайд 24Crime Fiction
Fictional story that takes place in a particular time
period in the past
Often the setting is real, but the
characters are made up from the author’s imagination
Crime solved by detective involves interpretation of clues, villains, mysterious settings, danger, weapons suspense and tension
Слайд 25Nonfiction
Written work based on facts
Written to inform the reader
Characterized by
providing information about topics; various text structures; providing information
Слайд 26Nonfiction Subgroups
Informational
Biography
Autobiography
Слайд 27Informational
Texts that provide facts about a variety of topics such
as sports, animals, science, history, careers, travel, geography, space, weather,
etc.)
Слайд 28Biography
The story of a real person’s life written by another
person
Слайд 29Autobiography
The story of a real person’s life that is written
by that person (the author)
Слайд 31GROUP TASK
In groups, you will be assigned one genre to
research. You are to collect images, film titles, authors, novel
covers etc. that are classified as part of your assigned genre and make An electronic collage from your findings. Then answer the following questions:
What elements need to be in a story to classify it under this genre?
Write a list that others could use as a guide to help them recognize which texts are part of this genre.
You will present your findings to the class.