Exploring different types of writing

Genre The word genre means a type or category. “What genre is this short story?” means… “What type of literature is this short story?” “Is it a horror story, a fantasy story, a romance?” The word genre means a type or category.

Some Literary Genres Science Fiction Fantasy Horror Romance Fairy Tales Historical Fiction Mystery Nonfiction

Science Fiction Sci Fi is a genre of fiction in which the stories heavily involve science and technology.

Elements of Science Fiction HUMAN ELEMENT How will scientific developments affect us in the future?

Elements of Science Fiction ALTERNATE LOCATION for SETTING another planet under the oceans another dimension of existence

Elements of Science Fiction OFTEN SET IN THE FUTURE Scifi stories do NOT have to be set in the future, but they often are.

Fantasy Fiction Fantasy is a genre of literature that uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, and setting.

Elements of Fantasy Usually set in a fictional world -------------------------- Examples: Narnia, Hogwarts, and Middle Earth

Elements of Fantasy Often contains mythical creatures ---------------------------- Examples: dragons, wizards, elves, trolls, and hobbits

Elements of Fantasy The main struggle is often good versus evil. ------------------------ Examples: Harry vs. Voldemort Lucy vs. The White Witch

SciFi or Fantasy? Ray Bradbury said, "I define science fiction as the art of the possible. Fantasy is the art of the impossible.”

SciFi or Fantasy? Science Fiction: This is what might happen one day here. Fantasy: This is what might happen elsewhere.

Screenplay Terms to Know Teleplay- a play written for television; must deliver all its ideas through dialogue and stage directions Stage Directions- instructions written by the dramatist to describe the appearance and actions of characters, as well as sets, costumes, and lighting Dialogue- conversation between characters in a literary work

Narrator- a voice that comments on the action Pan- to turn the camera to follow or scan a person or object Cut- to switch the camera from one scene to another Close Up- when the camera moves close to a subject

Long Shot- when the camera films a subject from a long distance away Fade In- when the picture slowly appears on the screen Fade Out- when the picture slowly disappears from the screen