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Lesson 1 (from New Year's Resolutions)

Objective

New Year's Resolutions - Genre and Sub-genre.

Pre-reading strategies are often helpful when familiarizing students with literature. Identification of, and familiarity with, genre and sub-genre will help students become more interested in the material. The objective of this lesson is to discuss genre and sub-genre and apply them to "Bridget Jones's Diary."

Lesson

1) Class Discussion: People read for two reasons, entertainment and information. How does a reader know what types of books they enjoy reading? Are books broken down into types? The simple answer is "yes." Books can be classified by their genre. Genre is the category a book belongs to. Examples of genre include: biography, fairy tale, nonfiction, and fiction. Sub-genres are most often associated with works of fiction. Examples of fiction sub-genres include: historical fiction, romance, mystery, and science fiction. The genre and sub-genre a book belongs to depends on the book's subject matter...

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