+ GENRE

+ What is genre?

+ REMEMBER: Categorizing genre is NOT an exact science!.

+ Genre Fiction Non- Fiction

+ Nonfiction Biography Autobiography Persuasive Writing Informational Writing Narrative Nonfiction, e.g. Memoir

+ 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.

+ 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

+ Drama Short Stories PoetryFolklore Tragedy Comedy Fable Myth Tall Tale Legend Fairy Tale Science Fiction Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Horror Fantasy Humor Fiction Flash Fiction Mystery

+ Ways to Identify Genre TRUTH/FACT PURPOSE LANGUAGE AUDIENCE

+ Practice You will be graded on participation and completion, not on accuracy. 1. On a separate sheet of paper number one through five. 2. I will describe a piece of writing. 3. You will write the genre and subgenre. 4. DO NOT SHARE ANSWERS!

+ 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. ” Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.

+ 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.

+ 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. Write the genre and subgenre on your paper.

+ Answers 1. Nonfiction; Informational Writing 2. Nonfiction; Informational Writing 3. Nonfiction; Autobiography 4. Fiction; Science Fiction 5. Fiction; Folktale; Fable 6. Fiction; Drama; Tragedy 7. Fiction; Short Story; Flash Fiction