Non-Honors MYP Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Cause-Genre Inquiry Non-Honors MYP Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Please put your notebook in your backpack or under your desk. Latin Roots #21-24 Quiz Please put your notebook in your backpack or under your desk. Put your name, the class period, and the date (3/8) on your quiz. You will have 5 minutes. When you are finished, turn your quiz over, and sit quietly.

Objective, Agenda, & Homework Objective: Students will inquire into purpose and audience to determine the required elements of a variety of genres. Agenda: If Absent: Hypothetical Notes for Background Genre Latin Roots Quiz & Notes Inquiry: 2-Voice Poem Homework: Study for Latin roots quiz next week.

Latin Root #25: Alt (not “Alter,” Meaning Change) Tall Visual: Word List: Altitude: height above sea level Altimeter: instrument indicating altitude Altar: elevated structure used for religious rites

Latin Root #26: Sen Root: Sen Meaning: Old Visual: Word List: Senile: mentally less acute (in later life) Senility: signs of mental aging Seniority: higher status Senior: higher in rank/more advanced in age

Latin Root #27: Nov (Not “Novem,” Meaning Nine) New Visual: Word List: Novice: beginner Novel: long story/literary genre Novelty: new, unusual thing

Latin Root #28: Vit, Viv Root: Vit, Viv Meaning: Life Visual: Word List: Revive: recover consciousness Survive: to not die or disappear Vivacious: lively/high-spirited Convivial: merry, festive enjoying life

Absences: Hypothetical Notes Questions This is one paragraph answering all the questions. What genre is this? What is the purpose and audience of this genre, and what type of information are you trying to convey? Why did you include this genre (not “my teacher told me to”)? Justify why you chose this genre instead of the other options (Think about the purpose, audience, type of information, format, style, and tone of each.). Explain your stylistic choices as a writer and your engagement with the creative process. Is the genre factual or fictional or both? Explain. Which sources did you use to create the genre? Be sure to include both authors and titles. Be sure to tell which facts came from each source and how you used the source, and be specific about quotations, statistics, etc.

Multi-Genre Project Genre Options In addition to you script, your multi-genre project will have six or more genres from the list below. You must have one background genre (either an infographic or a brochure). This is due Friday, March 3. Next week, we will look at the genres in causes. The week after, you will complete one genre from the causes list (due roughly Friday, March 17). If time allows, you can do an additional genre from EITHER background or causes. Before spring break, we will look at genres in effects and solutions. After spring break (dates TBD), you will complete two genres, one of which will be about effects, and one of which will be about the solution. Background (1) Causes (1) Effects (1) Solutions (1) Infographic Brochure Timeline (extra) Poster (extra) Political Cartoon (extra) Essay Interview Magazine Article - done Newspaper Article - done Poem for Two Voices Blog - done Satire Parody Personal Letter Short Story Diary Journal Stream of Consciousness Poem Song Lyrics Obituary Play Scrap Book Blog Commentary Political Cartoon Picture Book Comic Strip Recipe

Two-Voice Poems Purpose: inform about two opinions on a topic Audience: people who are interested in the topic and want to know both sides Type of Information: dialogue, opinions, personal stories, facts, EITHER perpetrator & victim pov for causes genre OR victim & victim pov for effects genre Formatting: EITHER 2 columns with the same words stated twice on the same line OR 3 columns with the same words in the middle column Stylistic Elements: stanzas, balance of conversation, rhythm/flow, may include repetition, some overlap of ideas/wording Tone: emotional, empathetic