Monday, December 5, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome, new students for the 3rd marking period:

Agenda:

1. Course Criteria & Expectations

2. Genre

3. Plot archetypes: adventure


Genre

What is genre in regard to music?
What is genre in regard to dance?
What is genre in regard to visual arts?
What is genre in regard to drama?
What is genre, then, in regard to creative writing?


Genre is: a category of artistic, musical, or creative writing characterized by a particular style, form, or content.

 
Brainstorming: With a partner, list in your journal all the genres you can think of for each art form (music, dance, visual arts, drama, creative writing). After you have a good list, circle or underline or mark the genres on your list that you most enjoy and/or prefer.