September 21, 2018

Objective:   I can write an explanatory letter to convey complex information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content about the genres represented throughout the posters.
Agenda:   

• Entry Task:  Go to a poster you did not create--no more than 3-5 people at each poster so there is room to get close.  Have your Poster Review handout and a pen(cil) ready.
  
• Go over the directions for the poster review and discuss “genre.”
  
  • According to Wikipedia, “A literary genre is a category of literary composition. Genres may be determined by literary technique, tone, content, or even (as in the case of fiction) length. The distinctions between genres and categories are flexible and loosely defined, often with subgroups.
    
    The most general genres in literature are (in loose chronological order) epic, tragedy, comedy, and creative nonfiction. They can all be in the form of prose or poetry. Additionally, a genre such as satire, allegory or pastoral might appear in any of the above, not only as a subgenre, but as a mixture of genres. Finally, they are defined by the general cultural movement of the historical period in which they were composed.
    
    Genre should not be confused with age categories, by which literature may be classified as either adult, young adult, or children's. They also must not be confused with format, such as graphic novel or picture book.”
    
  • For our purposes, when we discuss genre we are focusing on the “category” component described above, so we will use the term loosely to include everything described here even format, but we can also include more specific categories like dystopia, gothic, or other types of literature.
    
• Starting at the poster you are at, complete the chart.  Feel free to work together with the people that you meet there. You should spend about 5 min. at each poster. When you are finished and another group is ready to move, go ahead and switch places.  You do not have to stay with the people you started with, but you do have to get to every poster.
  
• If you finish and others are still working, underline or highlight parts of your chart you are particularly interested in.
  
• After 25-30 min. review the directions on the back of the handout for what comes next.  
  
• Complete the letter rough draft first if it is helpful to you, or you can jump right in to Google Classroom and complete the assignment posted there.
  
• Exit Task:  Turn in your letter.  If you do not turn in your letter today, this will be homework.  You will need to complete it before next Friday.