Explain It Badly - Genres

Wizards and chosed ones and pseudo-European medieval settings, oh my!

Something interesting is happening, probably during WWII. Or maybe during the Regency era. The Ancient Greeks seem popular too.

Lots of people are going to die. Probably in a remote forest, creepy house, or maybe a graveyard or two.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Someone's been murdered--but never fear! The lonely, alcoholic, obsessive detective is on the case.

The aliens are coming, the aliens are coming!

They meet. They hate each other. No, wait--that's just tension. They fall in love. Something tears them apart. They fight their way back to each other. Happy endings abound.

Boy, howdy, there are a lot of hot, rugged, strong-and-silent type dudes out here. Also, cows.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The future's not looking great, but don't worry--there's usually at least one unlikely person who's going to save humanity.

A ragtag group of individuals set out to steal something wonderful from rich people who clearly don't deserve it.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.3