Week 1 Genres of Literature PDF

CREATIVE NONFICTION GENRES OF LITERATURE WEEK 1  A Identify different genres of literature; ESSENTIAL M LEARNING Differentiate genres of literature; PURPOSES T Cre...

CREATIVE NONFICTION GENRES OF LITERATURE WEEK 1  A Identify different genres of literature; ESSENTIAL M LEARNING Differentiate genres of literature; PURPOSES T Create a short poem about the world of today. DRAMA POETRY FICTION  A genre is a particular type of literature, painting, GENRE music, film, or other art form which people consider as a class because it has special characteristics. 5 MAJOR GENRES  DRAMA POETRY Expression of feelings and ideas A story put with the use of into action style and rhythm FICTION FOLKTALE NONFICTION A written work Stories passed A narrative based from the down through prose dealing author's oral tradition. with facts and imagination reality.  Farce is a play characterized by broad humor, wild antics, and often slapstick, pratfalls, or other physical humor. Melodrama - a term applied to any literary work that relies on implausible events and sensational action for its effect. TYPES OF Musicals - In musical drama, the dramatists not only tell their story through acting and dialogue, but through dance and music. DRAMA Tragedy - it is a drama in which a character is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force. Comedy - it is a work intended to interest, involve, and amuse the reader or audience, in which no terrible disaster occurs and that ends happily for the main characters.  ELEMENTS OF DRAMA PLOT CHARACTERS SETTING People or Time and The events in creatures in place of a a play a play literary work DIALOGUE SCENERY THEME the various elements Convention The central that are used to create a in a play thought of a particular visual setting play for a play.  Portrayal of believable characters. Literary Exhibiting real-life situations Conventions of and occurrences. Drama Use of dialogue and scenery.  Literary Conventions of Drama  DRAMA POETRY Expression of A story put into feelings and ideas action with the use of style and rhythm FICTION FOLKTALE NONFICTION A written work based Stories passed A narrative from the author's down through prose dealing imagination oral tradition. with facts and reality.  Ode this type of poem is generally seen as a way to pay homage to a thing or person. Haiku specific type of Japanese poem which has 17 syllables divided into three lines of 5, 7 and 5 syllables. Haikus or haiku are typically written on the subject of nature. TYPES OF Musicals - In musical drama, the dramatists not only tell their story through acting and dialogue, but through dance and music. POETRY Tragedy - it is a drama in which a character is brought to a disastrous end in his or her confrontation with a superior force. Comedy - it is a work intended to interest, involve, and amuse the reader or audience, in which no terrible disaster occurs and that ends happily for the main characters.  ELEMENTS OF POETRY PLOT CHARACTERS SETTING People or Time and The events in creatures in place of a a play a play literary work DIALOGUE SCENERY THEME the various elements Convention The central that are used to create a in a play thought of a particular visual setting play for a play.  Lines and stanzas Literary Conventions of Rhyme and rhythm Poetry Creative choice of words  DRAMA POETRY Expression of feelings A story put and ideas with the into action use of style and rhythm FICTION FOLKTALE NONFICTION A written work A narrative prose Stories passed down based from the dealing with facts through oral author's imagination and reality. tradition.  Novel arises from the desire to depict and interpret human character. Realistic Novel it emphasizes a truthful representation of the actual. TYPES OF Parables a short, fictitious narrative, designed to illuminate a spiritual truth. FICTION Romance a literary genre popular in the Middle Ages, in verse or prose, with legendary, supernatural, or amorous objects and characters. Short story a piece of fiction dealing with a single incident that can be read in a sitting.  ELEMENTS OF FICTION CHARACTER CONFLICT Person in a work of Opposition of forces which ties fiction/characteristics one incident to another and of a person. makes the plot move SETTING POV SETTING The place, time, How the It is the weather condition, and characters is sequence of even mood or told events in a atmosphere. story or play.  Characters does not exist in real-life. Literary Situations and Conventions of scenarios are fictious. Fiction Stories are made up  DRAMA POETRY Expression of A story put feelings and ideas into action with the use of style and rhythm FICTION FOLKTALE NONFICTION A written work A narrative Stories passed based from the prose dealing down through author's with facts and oral tradition. imagination reality.  Use of magic and power being passed down from generation to generation Literary Made up stories to Conventions of explain some Folktale wonders Through word of mouth  ELEMENTS OF FOLKTALE CHARACTERS Usually young and fair, kind, brave unselfish, and may posses some special power. Has change only after they have gone through the lesson learned during the course of the day SETTING Usually described easily and briefly leaving imagination to fill in the gaps. For example, folktales take place in a cottage in the woods or in a magical kingdom.  ELEMENTS OF FOLKTALE PLOT Are full of action and follow a basic plotline of events, that usually start quickly to grab readers’ attention. THEME Usually universal truths, lessons, and values related to people, their actions, and/or material goods that is valued by the group that creates the folktale.  DRAMA POETRY Expression of feelings A story put into and ideas with the action use of style and rhythm FICTION FOLKTALE NONFICTION A written work Stories passed A narrative prose based from the down through dealing with facts author's imagination oral tradition. and reality.  ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION LAYOUT The layout should attract the reader and encourage reading and progression through the book. INFORMATION Information includes facts, little-known information, and ideas that spark curiosity, create mystery, and propel the listener/reader/viewer to discover and learn.  ELEMENTS OF NONFICTION CHARACTERIZATION Characters are well-developed. No stereotype or biased characterization. Creates empathy for the characters. STYLE AND TONE Style should maintain the reader’s interest. Nonfiction presents information, but the listener/viewer/reader doesn’t need to be bored by a collection of information in choppy sentences.  Being narrative prose Literary Deals only with real Conventions of people, events, or Nonfiction ideas Presents facts or discusses concepts CREATIVE NONFICTION QUESTIONS? THANK YOU! WEEK 1