WHAT IS A GENRE?. *SNAPSHOT* THINK OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE OR SONG. WHAT TYPE OR CATEGORY DOES IT BELONG TO? EXAMPLE: MR. O’S FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC.

WHAT IS A GENRE?

*SNAPSHOT*

•THINK OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE OR SONG. WHAT TYPE OR CATEGORY DOES IT BELONG TO?

•EXAMPLE: MR. O’S FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP.

WHAT IS A GENRE?

•GENRE: A CATEGORY IN MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, OR LITERATURE, CHARACTERIZED BY ITS FORM, STYLE, OR SUBJECT MATTER.

•WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GENRES YOU KNOW?

FICTION

•A STORY THAT COMES FROM THE AUTHOR’S IMAGINATION.

NON-FICTION

•A WRITING THAT IS TRUE OR FACTUAL.

DRAMA

•A STORY THAT IS MEANT TO BE ACTED OUT ON STAGE (A PLAY).

POETRY

•A WRITING THAT IS CONCERNED WITH THE BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE (RAP IS A FORM OF POETRY).

FOLKLORE

•STORIES HANDED DOWN THROUGH SPEECH FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

WHAT GENRE DO THESE VIDEO CLIPS BELONG TO?

• 1. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSJFGXSBENK

• 2. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CTP83CWOMWC

• 3. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G8EVYE9TUYK

• 4. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=1PMMNK7UU20

• 5. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SX4SEVHYEVE

CAN YOU ORGANIZE THE BOOKS?

•IN PAIRS OF THREE, FIND 3 BOOKS THAT MATCH A GENRE.