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

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. 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

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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