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=  What is genre? = = = 

The broad definition of genre is a type or category of literature. Genre is a French word that means "kind." In literature, genre means the type of book or story. A category used to classify literary works, usually by form, technique or content (e.g., prose, poetry). Music is also categorized into genres. Some of the most familiar are rock, Christian rock, gospel, jazz, hip hop, rhyme & blues, country, disco, to name a few.

Prose and poetry are very broad categories. Prose is the written word in the rhythm of ordinary speech; it’s just like talking. Poetry is meant to provoke an emotional response and has an almost musical quality and often rhymes.

Non- fiction and fiction are also broad categories and can be further broken down Non-fiction has categories or genres such as: 1. Autobiography 2. Biography 3. Informational or informative 4. Self-help

Fiction literature is the type or category of literature we think of most often when we discuss literature. Fiction is divided into genres and even subgenres. (There are many more genres; however, we will be dealing with these major ones.)

Activities This is the overview for the lesson. These are the overview handouts. This is the large group presentation and activity file for use with a Smartboard. This is the large group presentation and activity that can be used with a whiteboard and contains a type-on slide for brainstorming. This presentation should follow the overview PowerPoint. This is a sample scavenger hunt focusing on genre. Different groups of students should have different questions so that the students are not all in one section of the library. This is the rubric that will be used to access the group's short story. This is the rubric for the genre specific book report.

When you are finished with the genre lesson, please complete the student survey. []