Genre and Subgenre

January 5, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Arts & Humanities, English, Poetry
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Genre and Subgenre Categories of Writing

Genre = Category All writing falls into a category or genre. We will use 5 main genres and 15 subgenres.

Genres and Subgenres Texts can be separated into groups called genres and subgenres. Text

Genre

Banana

is a Food

Harry Potter Book

is Fiction

Subgenre is a Fruit is Fantasy

5 Main Genres 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Nonfiction: writing that is true Fiction: imaginative or made up writing Folklore: stories once passed down orally Drama: a play or script Poetry: writing concerned with the beauty of language

5 Main Genres Practice Stories once passed down orally

Folklore

Writing that is true

Nonfiction

A play or script

Drama

Writing concerned with the beauty Poetry of language Writing that is imaginative or made Fiction up

Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Drama

Poetry

Comedy Tragedy

Historical Fiction

Nonfiction Folklore

Informational Writing Persuasive Writing

Haiku Science Fiction Fantasy

Fairy Tale Legend Tall Tale

Biography

Limerick Narrative

Myth Autobiography

Fable

Nonfiction Subgenres • Persuasive Writing: tries to influence the reader • Informational Writing: explains something • Autobiography: life story written by oneself • Biography: Writing about someone else’s life

Auto = Self

Latin Roots Bio = Life Graphy = Writing



Partner 1 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 2 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why. Jane Smith, a practicing physician, has been a Civil War buff for decades. She has published articles in Civil War Journal, Civil War News, and Civil War Weekly and is a member of the Civil War Society. She lives in Rumford, Maine, with her husband, three kids and two dogs.



Partner 2 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 1 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why. Though women have successfully proved that they are not weak, war is one of those occupations that women should never take part in. Serving in the army today is solely a masculine occupation, and it should remain that way. Women in the army will decrease its fighting efficiency, since training would need to be made easier for the women.



Partner 1 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 2 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why. The most popular tourist attraction is the capital city Rome, with its rich cultural heritage. The Colosseum, the Pantheon, and the Vatican are some of the most visited sites in Rome. Venice is another city in Italy that is famous for its beautiful canals and gondolas.



Partner 2 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 1 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why.

I began to wonder about how humans function, after watching a documentary on television when I was six years old. Ever since I watched that documentary, I have been fascinated with the human brain. I read voraciously on the brain and its functions, all through middle school and high school. My award-winning science fair projects…

Nonfiction Subgenres Nonfiction

Persuasive Writing Informational Writing

Biography

Autobiography

Fiction Subgenres • Historical Fiction: set in the past and based on real people and/or events • Science Fiction: has aliens, robots, futuristic technology and/or space ships • Realistic Fiction: has no elements of fantasy; could be true but isn’t • Fantasy: has monsters, magic, or characters with superpowers



Partner 2 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 1 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why. Miz Rachel and her daughter, Lindy, are enslaved on a Virginia plantation. Sally provides comfort to Lindy as the girl toils in the cotton fields and is whipped by the overseer. One night, Miz Rachel and Lindy escape, beginning the trip north to freedom along the Underground Railroad. At one safe house, Sally slips from Lindy's waist and …



Partner 1 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 2 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why. Ged spoke the shadow’s name and in the same moment the shadow spoke without lips or tongue, saying the same word: “Ged.” And the two voices were one voice. Ged reached out his hands, dropping his staff, and took hold of his shadow, of the black self that reached out to him. Light and darkness met, and joined, and were one.



Partner 2 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 1 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why. Wanda Petronski, a Polish-American girl from a poor family, is teased by classmates at school for being different and for saying she has one hundred dresses at home while she is wearing the same faded dress to school every day. Only after Wanda's absence from school do Maddie and Peggy find out the true story about the one hundred dresses…



Partner 1 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 2 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why. Paul Jameson’s ship is part of a fleet of 15 special exploration vessels – each heavily armed and sent from Earth with identical twins at the helm. The ships and their pilots are slowly being destroyed under very mysterious circumstances. In fact Paul’s brother recently died while exploring a planet with strange but docile cat-like aliens.

Fiction Subgenres Fiction

Historical Fiction

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Realistic Fiction

Folklore Subgenres Folklore/Folktales usually has an “unknown” author or will be “retold” or “adapted” by the author.

• Fable: short story with personified animals and a moral Personified: given the traits of people Moral: lesson or message of a fable

• Myth: has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something

Folklore Subgenres (continued) • • •

• • •

Tall Tale Set in the Wild West, the American frontier Main characters skills/size/strength is greatly exaggerated Exaggeration is humorous Legend Based on a real person or place Facts are stretched beyond nonfiction Exaggerated in a serious way

Folklore Subgenres (continued) Fairytale: has magic and/or talking animals. • • • •

Often starts with “Once upon a time…” Like fantasy but much older Often has a human main character Fables also have talking animals, but fables are VERY short

Fairytales & Fantasies Both have monsters, magic, or talking animals. What’s the difference?

• Fairytales are part of the oral tradition. • Usually it will say “retold by” or “adapted by.” • Fairytales often start “Once Upon a Time.”



Partner 1 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 2 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why.

Once upon a time there was a fox that was very hungry. Finally he went in a vineyard where he saw a bunch of grapes hanging on the vines. He jumped and jumped to fetch the grapes but could not reach them. Finally he got tired and he said to himself that grapes are sour. The moral of this story is that when we cannot get something we want, we pretend to despise and belittle it.



Partner 2 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 1 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why.

One day, mama pig called her three sons and made them sit at the dining table. In a serious and grave voice she informed them, "My sons, you are now old enough to venture out on your own in this world. I would like each one of you to go and build your own house. Make sure that the house is strong so that the big bad wolf cannot enter and gobble you up."



Partner 1 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 2 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why.

Davy, Davy Crockett the man who don’t know fear. He went off to Congress and served a spell Fixin up the government and laws as well. Took over Washington, I heard tell, And patched up the crack in the Liberty Bell.



Partner 2 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 1 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why.

Zeus was the king of all the gods. Zeus had two brothers and three sisters. When their father died, the boys - Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades - divided the world up between themselves. Zeus took all of the heavens, Poseidon took the sea, and Hades took the underworld. Each was quite content with their selection.



Partner 1 tell your partner what type of nonfiction subgenre this is.



Partner 2 tell your partner whether you agree or disagree and why.

Now I hear tell that Paul Bunyan was born in Bangor, Maine. It took five giant storks to deliver Paul to his parents. His first bed was a lumber wagon pulled by a team of horses. His father had to drive the wagon up to the top of Maine and back whenever he wanted to rock the baby to sleep...

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Folklore Subgenres Folklore

Fable

Myth

Fairy Tale

Tall Tale

Legend

Poetry Subgenres There are many subgenres of poetry but we are only going to discuss three of them. • Haiku: a traditional Japanese poem, that does not rhyme, has 17 syllables arranged in 3 lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables • Limerick: a humorous poem that has 5 lines in which lines 1, 2, and 5 rhyme and lines 3 and 4 have another rhyme • Narrative: a poem that tells a story

What are Dramas? Stories written in script form. Example Teacher: Everyone take notes. Student A: I don’t have a pen.

Drama Subgenres Comedy: has a happy ending. Tragedy: ends in death and sadness.

Review Nonfiction: persuasive writing, informational writing, autobiography, and biography Fiction: historical fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction, and fantasy Folklore: myth, legend, tall tale, fairy tale, and fable Poetry: haiku, limerick, narrative, and many more Drama: comedy and tragedy

Tips for Identifying 1. Find the main genre first 2. Look for details that reveal subgenre

Practice We are going to focus on the fiction nonfiction, and folklore genres. 1. Once you have your worksheet, write your first and last name at the top. 2.I will describe a piece of writing.

3.You will write the genre and subgenre. 4. This is to help prepare you for a quiz.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

6 The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis It is the fictional story of an African American family living in Flint, Michigan who go to their grandmother's home in Birmingham, Alabama in the year 1963. The story is told around the 1963 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, an actual event in history.

7 “Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind” retold by Tom Cranes Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind was the toughest girl in the wild West. Right when she was born, she looked up and said, "Hello! I'm Sally Ann Thunder Ann Whirlwind! And I am amazing!" She once made a lasso out of live rattlesnakes, and then she caught a tornado with that lasso.

8 “Going, Going ... Green!” By Angela Gaimari In this essay, Gaimari tries to convince people to do small things to help the environment. She gives readers many suggestions on how to live more ecofriendly and asks readers to make the change.

9 Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling The first book in the Harry Potter series. Harry goes to wizard school and becomes a Gryffindor. He learns to play quidditch, a soccer like game played on flying broomsticks, and he fights an evil within the school with his newfound magical powers.

10 Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney In his first year of middle school, the main character Greg Heffley deals with “cooties,” learning to wrestle, Halloween, acting in the school play, and other problems that many middle school students face.

Answers 1. Nonfiction ; Informational Writing 2. Nonfiction ; Informational Writing 3. Nonfiction ; Autobiography 4. Fiction ; Science Fiction 5. Folktale ; Fable 6. Fiction ; Historical Fiction 7. Folktale ; Tall Tale 8. Nonfiction ; Persuasive Essay 9. Fiction ; Fantasy 10. Fiction ; Realistic Fiction

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