Lesson 2.05 Finding the Right Genre

• Introduction
• Learn
• Try It
• Task

Introduction

Do you listen to music? If you listen to music, then you know that many different types of music exist: alternative, blues, classical, country, dance, hip hop, rap, jazz, new age, rock, reggae. This list could go on for a while. Like music, there are many types of writing.

The word genre is another word for type. So, what is your favorite genre of writing? The list is lengthy here as well: horror, autobiography, tragedy, news report, poetry, science, summaries, letters, short stories, fantasy, etc.

 

 

 

 

Lesson Objectives

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to... develop an awareness of the power of language as a means of expressing thoughts and feelings through experimentation in both prose and poetry with metaphor and imagery. explore and write in a specific literary genre. The above objectives correspond with the Creative Writing Course Standards: 1.