Exploring Genres
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Objective
I can analyze how different genres shape meaning and audience expectations.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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The word genre comes from the French language and means style or type of.
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Realistic fiction is a made-up story where everything in the story could actually happen, while fantasy fiction and science fiction are made of fake places, things, and beings that are not part of our real world.
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Myths are traditional stories that were originally told aloud to explain a culture's belief and often had gods, goddesses, and mythical beings in them.
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Practice
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What is the main difference between fiction and nonfiction genres?
The word 'genre' comes from which language?
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Exit ticket
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“Explain how the genre of tall tales shapes a reader's expectations compared to realistic fiction. Provide one specific example of each genre to illustrate your points.”
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