Lesson 4.6 - Genres and Subgenres
Learning Goals: By the end of this lesson you will be able to:
(1) Explain the difference between a genre and a subgenre
(2) Provide examples of a genre and a subgenre
- Lesson Plan 4.6 - Genres and Sub-genres/ Creative Story Writing
- (8:00 pm - 9:30 pm)
- Announcements: Unit 3 Graded Assignments, Rough Draft Assignment Due, School Holiday Party, End of Term
- Icebreaker: Chair yoga and Check-ins
- PowerPoint: Genres and Subgenres
- Forum: Giving Feedback - Two Stars and a Wish
- Bonus Game: Genres and Piranhas
- (9:30 pm - 9:45 pm)
- BREAK
(9:45 pm - 11:15 pm)
- Work Period: Finalized Short Story
- Wrap-Up Announcements: Unit 3 Graded Assignments, Rough Draft Assignment Due, School Holiday Party, End of Term
- Exit Card
For today's icebreaker, we will be watching a video and completing the exercises in the video simultaneously.
Yoga is a great way to relax and stretch our muscles. Sometimes while we work, we tend to tense up our muscles without even realizing it.
Here is the video:
Genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Folklore
Subgenres: Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Informational Writing, Persuasive Writing, Biography, Autobiography, Fable, Fairy Tale, Tall Tale, Myth Legend
Step 1: Select a paragraph from your short story and copy paste it to this forum. Submit your paragraph.
Step 2: Click on another classmate's forum post. Read your classmate's paragraph and respond to it. You will be asked to:
- Write 2 compliments or positive statements
- Write 1 suggestion
- List the genre or subgenre
Your short story assignment has been divided into sections. The first section of the assignment was creating a Rough Draft of your story.
The second part is completing a Final Draft.
A final draft is a version of your story that is complete, revised and edited. Your story is written in paragraphs, and does not have any spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors.
PART TWO: Final Draft
- Your story must be written in full paragraphs and full sentences.
- Your story must be double spaced and typed using size 12 font.
- Your story must include characters, a plot, a setting, a conflict, and a resolution.
- Your story must include effective dialogue.
- Your story must have a creative and appropriate title.
- Your story can not be copied or translated from your first language.
- It needs to be original
- The Plagiarism Checker is now on!
You may look to a teacher's Final Draft Example for reference.