1. Cause Genre Inquiry Day 3
Honors MYP
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

2. Objective, Agenda, & Homework
Objective: Students will inquire into purpose and audience to determine the required elements of a variety of genres.
Agenda:
Latin Roots Midterm
Recap: Cause Genres Inquiry, Days 1 & 2: Blogs, Essays, Newspaper, & Magazine
Inquiry: Interviews and 2-Voice Poems
Homework:
None!

3. If you were absent yesterday: Hypothetical Notes Questions
This is one paragraph answering all the questions.
What genre is this? What is the purpose and audience of this genre, and what type of information are you trying to convey?
Why did you include this genre (not “my teacher told me to”)? Justify why you chose this genre instead of the other options (Think about the purpose, audience, type of information, format, style, and tone of each.). Explain your stylistic choices as a writer and your engagement with the creative process.
Is the genre factual or fictional or both? Explain.
Which sources did you use to create the genre? Be sure to include both authors and titles. Be sure to tell which facts came from each source and how you used the source, and be specific about quotations, statistics, etc.

4. Multi-Genre Project Genre Options
In addition to you script, your multi-genre project will have six or more genres from the list below.
You must have one background genre (either an infographic or a brochure). This is due Friday, March 3.
Next week, we will look at the genres in causes. The week after, you will complete one genre from the causes list (due roughly Friday, March 17). If time allows, you can do an additional genre from EITHER background or causes.
Before spring break, we will look at genres in effects and solutions. After spring break (dates TBD), you will complete two genres, one of which will be about effects, and one of which will be about the solution.
Background (1-2)
Causes (1-2)
Effects (2)
Solutions (1)
Infographic
Brochure
Timeline
Poster (extra)
Political Cartoon (extra)
Essay - done
Interview
Magazine Article - done
Newspaper Article - done
Poem for Two Voices
Blog - done
Satire
Parody
Personal Letter
Short Story
Diary
Journal
Stream of Consciousness
Poem
Song Lyrics
Obituary
Play
Scrap Book
Blog
Commentary
Political Cartoon
Picture Book
Comic Strip
Recipe

5. Recap from Yesterday: Blogs
Purpose: inform about the writer’s experience in an entertaining way
Audience: people who can relate to the topic
Type of Information: personal experiences, facts, opinions, advice, anecdotes, pictures, “how-to” steps
Formatting: paragraphs broken up by pictures OR bullet points for steps/lists; overview with headings/subheadings
Stylistic Elements: short paragraphs, simple vocabulary, pictures that complement the text, easy flow/organization, colorful, eye-catching, entertaining pov, related to reader
Tone: generally informal (but can be formal); light-hearted

6. Recap from Yesterday: Essays
Purpose: inform OR persuade
Audience: educated people who may know at least a little about the topic
Type of Information: facts, quotations, opinions, examples, analogies
Formatting: multiple paragraphs (introduction, bodies, and conclusion), a thesis/claim that guides the paper, evidence AND explanations, in-text citations and bibliography
Stylistic Elements: academic vocabulary, variety of sentence types, longer paragraphs, clear transitions
Tone: formal and academic

7. Recap from Yesterday: Newspaper Articles
Purpose: inform about current events (may focus on a single incident with a narrow focus)
Audience: community members with 6th grade (or higher) reading level
Type of Information: facts, statistics, recent news, who/what/when/where/why, pictures, opinions of interviewees (quotations & accounts), more logos & ethos
Formatting: short paragraphs (typically 3 or fewer sentences), title/author/date/newspaper at top, published in (3) columns with pictures/captions, starts recent and then gives background
Stylistic Elements: brief, to-the-point, simple vocab, simple sentences, serious/formal, includes quotations, appropriate to 6th grade level
Tone: serious and objective

8. Recap from Yesterday: Magazine Articles
Purpose: inform with a general overview; may persuade or entertain
Audience: people interested in the topic with at least a high school reading level
Type of Information: stories, more pathos (than newspapers), details, facts, background, opinions of writer & interviewee, quotations, more pics (than newspapers)
Formatting: paragraphs (longer than newspapers, but shorter than essays), more pics, title/author/date/magazine at the top, can be in columns (usually 2), often in subsections
Stylistic Elements: detailed with elaboration, middle-level vocabulary, includes quotations, less objective, stats/facts pulled out in larger font
Tone: serious and empathetic

9. Interviews
Purpose: convey a particular person’s opinion/view on the topic (inform OR persuade)
Audience: whoever would watch the interviewers show
Type of Information: questions, facts, opinions, personal stories, statistics, balance of logos/pathos/ethos (credibility of interviewer and interviewee)
Formatting: question & answer, only a few sentences at a time, script-like (names bolded or underlined, hanging indent, etc.), distinct intro to set up purpose by interviewer, conclusion of ideas by interviewer
Stylistic Elements: intentional choice of interviewer & interviewee, stage directions, engagement with the audience, different font for names, 3-7 minute average
Tone: formal/serious OR comedic/satirical

10. Two-Voice Poems – Finish Tomorrow
Purpose: _______________
Audience: _______________
Type of Information: ________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Formatting: ________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Stylistic Elements: ________________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Tone: _______________