Genre Lesson--Movie Clips

Genre Lesson--Movie Clips

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Objectives

After this lesson, students will be able to:

define the term 'genre'

explain and discuss the different types of literary genres

identify characteristics of specific literary genres

Look at the movie clips and decide...

What Genre...

Multiple Choice

What genre is this story?

• Nonfiction

• Folklore/folktale

• Drama

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• horror

• fable

• tragedy

Multiple Choice

What genre is this?

• fiction

• drama

• nonfiction

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• biography

• informational

• historical fiction

Multiple Choice

What genre is this [Madea]

• drama

• nonfiction

• folklore/folktale

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• comedy

• tragedy

Multiple Choice

What genre is this?

• folklore/folktale

• poetry

• drama

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• fantasy

• legend

• persuasive

Multiple Choice

What genre is this movie (Eragon)

• Fiction

• nonfiction

• Folklore

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this movie?

• Fantasy

• Comedy

• Historical Fiction

Multiple Choice

What genre is this?

• nonfiction

• fiction

• poetry

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• informational

• spoken word

• science fiction

Multiple Choice

What genre is this?

• drama

• folklore/folktale

• nonfiction

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• biography

• historical fiction

• mystery

Multiple Choice

What genre is this? [John Henry]

• folklore/folktale

• nonfiction

• drama

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• myth

• fairytale

• tall tale

Multiple Choice

What genre is this?

• poetry

• fiction

• folklore/folktale

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• historical fiction

• autobiography

• horror

Multiple Choice

What genre is this? [Law and Order]

• Folklore/Folktale

• Fiction

• Poetry

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• fairytale

• horror

• mystery

Multiple Choice

What genre is this?

• nonfiction

• folklore/folktale

• drama

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• mystery

• fairytale

• tragedy

Multiple Choice

What genre is this?

• poetry

• fiction

• nonfiction

Multiple Choice

What subgenre is this?

• fantasy

• science fiction

• persuasive