1. WHAT IS A GENRE?

2. *SNAPSHOT* THINK OF YOUR FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE OR SONG. WHAT TYPE OR CATEGORY DOES IT BELONG TO? EXAMPLE: MR. O’S FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS OLD SCHOOL HIP HOP.

3. WHAT IS A GENRE? GENRE: A CATEGORY IN MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, OR LITERATURE, CHARACTERIZED BY ITS FORM, STYLE, OR SUBJECT MATTER. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF GENRES YOU KNOW?

4. FICTION A STORY THAT COMES FROM THE AUTHOR’S IMAGINATION.

5. NON-FICTION A WRITING THAT IS TRUE OR FACTUAL.

6. DRAMA A STORY THAT IS MEANT TO BE ACTED OUT ON STAGE (A PLAY).

7. POETRY A WRITING THAT IS CONCERNED WITH THE BEAUTY OF LANGUAGE (RAP IS A FORM OF POETRY).

8. FOLKLORE STORIES HANDED DOWN THROUGH SPEECH FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION.

9. WHAT GENRE DO THESE VIDEO CLIPS BELONG TO? 1. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSJFGXSBENKWWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=QSJFGXSBENK 2. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CTP83CWOMWCWWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=CTP83CWOMWC 3. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G8EVYE9TUYKWWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=G8EVYE9TUYK 4. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=1PMMNK7UU20WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=1PMMNK7UU20 5. WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SX4SEVHYEVEWWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=SX4SEVHYEVE

10. CAN YOU ORGANIZE THE BOOKS? IN PAIRS OF THREE, FIND 3 BOOKS THAT MATCH A GENRE.