What is the Horror Genre?

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What is the Horror Genre?

Academic Voc: record Author’s Purpose: inform, persuade, entertain, or combo Literary Criticism: analyze literature (i.e., define genre, analyze structure of a text, analyze author’s technique) Critical Voc: record Intensify: make something grow in strength Justify: prove something is right Parallel: comparable; side by side Quest: search

Sharon A. Russell Author’s Purpose: The author’s purpose is to define the horror genre by looking at some characteristics of horror stories and films. Our goals: Take notes without plagiarizing Write summary (10 lines) Take multiple choice assessment (1-10)

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1-11 12-32 Main Idea -more than just monsters. Topic: What is the horror genre? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQ: What are the key ideas? Lines Ideas Main Idea -more than just monsters. -Various ways to define horror. 1-11 12-32 Suspense -Knowing the horror genre, the reader feels even more suspense. -We are looking for something bad to happen. Summary:

33-50 51-69 Plot -Reader’s knowledge is controlled and surprises occur Topic: What is the horror genre? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQ: What are the key ideas? Lines Ideas Plot -Reader’s knowledge is controlled and surprises occur Setting:-expectation certain settings (old house, etc.) 33-50 51-69 Structure -parallel world (Oz) -supernatural (ghost) -logical explan. (squirrels) Summary:

70-83 84-92 Conflict -Internal threat (insanity) Topic: What is the horror genre? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EQ: What are the key ideas? Lines Ideas Conflict -Internal threat (insanity) -External threat (vampire) 70-83 84-92 Common themes -good v evil -danger of knowledge Summary:

Summary Use your notes to write a summary. Please include title and author when summarizing the article.