30 Questions
What is the genre of speculative fiction dealing with futuristic science and technology, space travel, and extra-terrestrial life?
Science Fiction
Which literary genre combines book, movie/video, and internet website?
Digi-Fiction
In which literary presentation does the author incorporate doodle writing, drawings, and handwritten graphics instead of traditional font?
Doodle Fiction
Which genre focuses on presenting non-fiction stories in a creative and engaging manner?
Creative Non-Fiction
What genre deals with imaginative concepts like parallel universes and faster-than-light travel?
Science Fiction
Which genre specifically involves handwritten graphics and doodle writing?
Doodle Fiction
What is the main purpose of creative nonfiction writing?
To create factually accurate narratives
Which genre often deals with futuristic science and technology?
Science Fiction
What is the main characteristic of a blog?
Contains short articles called posts
What distinguishes hyper poetry from traditional poetry?
Uses hypertext mark-up and may contain moving parts
Which genre often delves into the consequences of scientific innovations?
Science Fiction
What makes creative nonfiction different from fiction?
Uses literary styles to create factually accurate narratives
What does Digi-Fiction involve?
Combining book, movie/video, and internet website
Which category does the term 'Manga' encompass?
All comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan
What is the characteristic of Shonen Manga?
Targeted at boys
What does a Graphic Novel typically involve?
Narrative conveyed using a comic book format
Which type of literature incorporates doodle writing and drawings?
Doodle Fiction
What distinguishes Josei Manga from other types of Manga?
Targeted at women
What genre of literature features stories mainly told in dialogue simulating social network exchanges?
Text-Talk Novel
Which genre of fiction humorously addresses modern womanhood?
Chick Lit
What characterizes 21st Century Literature based on the provided text?
Often breaks traditional writing rules
Who is a 21st Century Reader according to the text?
A person skilled in interpreting digital formats and media messages
What should you look for in the puzzle per the instructions given in the text?
Conventional literary genres
What does the text suggest are some characteristics of 21st Century Literature?
Works created within the last decade
What genre of speculative fiction deals with futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, and extra-terrestrial life?
Science Fiction
Which literary genre combines book, movie/video, and internet website?
Digi-Fiction
What literary presentation includes doodle writing, drawings, and handwritten graphics instead of traditional font?
Doodle Fiction
Which genre focuses on imaginative concepts such as faster-than-light travel and parallel universes?
Science Fiction
Which genre of speculative fiction typically incorporates futuristic technology and space exploration?
Science Fiction
What genre of literary work usually does not contain fictional content but is grounded in reality?
Creative Non-Fiction
Study Notes
21st Century Literature
- Refers to new literary work created within the last decade
- Written by contemporary authors, often dealing with current themes/issues and reflecting a technological culture
- Often breaks traditional writing rules
21st Century Reader
- Grew up with technology as a primary learning tool
- Capable of navigating and interpreting digital formats and media messages
- Possesses literacy skills, including technological abilities such as keyboarding, internet navigation, interpretation of technological speak, ability to communicate and interpret coded language, and decipher graphics
Creative Non-Fiction
- A genre of writing that uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives
- Boosts artistic self-expression
Science Fiction
- A genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, parallel universe, and extra-terrestrial life
- Often explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations
Blog
- A web log; a website containing short articles called posts that are changed regularly
- Can be written by one person containing their own opinions, interests, and experiences, or by many different people
Hyper Poetry
- Digital poetry that uses links using hypertext markup
- Can involve set words, phrases, lines, etc. that are presented in variable order, or contain parts of the poem that move and/or mutate
- Often includes visuals
Digi-Fiction
- Triple Media Literature
- Combines three media: book, movie/video, and internet website
- In order to get the full story, students must engage in navigation, reading, viewing in all three forms
Graphic Novel
- Narrative in comic book formats
- Narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using comic form
- Encompasses non-fiction works and thematically linked short stories as well as fictional stories across a number of genres
Manga
- Japanese word for comics
- Used in the English-speaking world as a generic term for all comic books and graphic novels originally published in Japan
- Considered an artistic and storytelling style
- Sub-genres include Shonen (Boy's Manga), Shojo (Girl's Manga), Seinen (Men's Manga), Josei (Women's Manga), and Kodomo (Children's Manga)
Doodle Fiction
- Literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing and drawings, and handwritten graphics in place of traditional font
- Can be considered a 21st-century literary piece
Test your knowledge on differentiating the various 21st century literary genres, their elements, structures, and traditions. Learn to appreciate the unique features of each genre through this pretest.
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