Genre Study

Your task over spring break is to read and analyze genre fiction.  You MAY read a book that you have read before!  But it must fit into (or play with the conventions of) a specific genre (CLICK to see subgenre of each):
Non-narrative Forms
Big Ol' List of Narrative Genres:

Children's

Fantasy

Horror

Mystery

Romance

Science Fiction (three pages of subgenres, navigate through the link)

Short Fiction

Thriller/Suspense

Westerns

Young Adult

Your task is to identify at least three (3) common features or conventions of your genre used in the book you read.  You MAY write one paragraph critiquing the genre/form by explaining how other elements that weren't used might have been more effective.  

Write a Big Essay (70 points, standard rubric, at least 700 words) to explain:

How do genre elements help to uniquely convey the [theme/mood/characterization] of your book?

Final draft due Monday 3/25.  I will check the Drive and make comments to drafts before Friday, 3/22.  Good luck, and have fun!

Reading Nonfiction

We're going to do some work with Nonfiction before Spring Break.  If you have suggestions for excerpts of titles we could read, just leave a comment below.  Here's the plan:

Monday, 3/11 - Read 276-281 in the Literature book, "Only Daughter."  Take notes on drawing conclusions as you read.  You are responsible for p.281 Reading Strategy.  Write one or two paragraphs on each idea (education, role of women). Then come up with another belief she probably has and write a paragraph about it.  Each conclusion topic must have at least two CITED examples from the text.

You may cite your evidence in one of two ways:

• Quotes: page number in parentheses, after the quote but before the period
• Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
• Paraphrasing: cite all ideas that aren't your own original thoughts, even if you didn't quote directly:
• Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

However you cite the evidence, you must include the author's name the first time you cite him/her either in the sentence or in the parentheses.  

Check back to this post for updates throughout the week.

Sick today :(

Hi, gang!  I'm home sick today, but still able to log on, check papers, etc.
CHECK YOUR DRIVE for a list of missing assignments.  I think I got everybody's pushed out to each of your drives.
If you don't have a missing assignment list, or have ANY QUESTIONS, you have about three hours.  Just reply to this post; I'll have it up on my computer.
Good luck!!!