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

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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