Writing Genre

Assignment

Daily Lesson

Discuss new writing assignment.

Show/explain examples Brainstorm ideas for

assignment

Project:This project is going to introduce our Genre section of writing. We

will start with the topics of Fantasy, Myth, Legend or Adventure.

Fantasy: The free play of creative imagination.

The imaginative fiction featuring especially strange settings and

grotesque characters free play of creative imagination.

Centralasian, Alice in Wonderland- Cover +, February 28th 2011, via Flickr

Examples:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvc7ql44T2A

Legends:DEFINITION: A traditional historical tale (or collection of related tales)

popularly regarded as true but usually containing a mixture of fact

and fiction.

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ds:

THE LEGEND OF THE SLEEPING BEAR“Long ago a great famine had spread over the land. Longingly, a mother bear and two

famished cubs walked the shore on the Wisconsin side, gazing wistfully across the great lake at Michigan, which in those days

was the land of plenty. Finally hunger overcame their timidness and the bears

launched out, trying to swim to Michigan. As they got closer and closer to the Michigan

shore, the mother's words of encouragement urged on the weary cubs.

When only twelve miles from the land of plenty, the mother's heart was rent as she

saw a babe sink and drown. With the remaining cub she struggled to gain the

beach. Two miles of slow dragging and the second of her beloved cubs also perished. ““The mother reached the beach, alone, and crept to a resting place where she lay down facing the restless waters that covered her

lost ones.

Legends Pt.2

Legends Pt.3 As she gazed, two

beautiful islands slowly rose to mark the graves of the cubs. The Great Spirit Manitou created two islands to mark the spot where the cubs disappeared and then created a solitary dune to represent the faithful mother bear”

Eyealexp, Sleeping bear dunes, February 24th, 2011, via Flickr

Brainstorm #1 Lets get into groups of 4 or 5 and think of different examples of the categories already

discussed. ( Fantasy and Legend) Write down as many different movies,

books, websites, comics, ect. That characterizes these genres of writing.

You will have 10 minutes to write as many examples you can think of.

When time is up we will come back together and discuss your findings.

Myth Experiment: Ingredients:

•Pop rocks• 2 liter bottle of coke

•Dixie Cups

Step 1- Pour some coke into cupsStep 2- open packet of pop rocks candyStep 3- Put pop rocks directly onto tongueStep 4- Also pour coke into your mouth

What happens?

Discussion:

The answer is nothing, because this experiment is a Myth.

It is said that if you mix the delicious popping candy, and a soda pop together, your stomach will explode. This myth has been put to the test many times, and

has never harmed anybody. As you can see!

MythTypically myths are those stories that are pass down by word of mouth. Many myths involve characters such as non-humans or use of Gods or monsters. Ex: Bed/closet

monsters

Adventure:

Does the main character scale large mountains, go on amazing adventures on land or at sea, overcome

amazing obstacles, travel to never-before-seen places? It's action... it's adventure... and these

authors offer unforgettable, pulse-bounding fiction and non-fiction literature?

Ask yourself this…

Adventure Examples:•Up

•Lord of the Rings•Harry Potter•Robin Hood

•Zorro•Around the world in 80 days

Writing AssignmentUsing of the these genres we will be

doing a series of writing assignments. To begin writing, choose the genre you

are most interested in and write a story (poem) of some sort. Using your imagination is a requirement and there are no boundaries. Go crazy and have

some fun.

-pass out rubric.

Action & Adventure Literature - Genre." Books & Literature Classics. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://

Used all pictures from clipart

Emery, David. "Types of Folklore." Urban Legends. Web. 28 Feb. 2011

Schaetzl, Randall. "Legend of the Sleeping Bear." Department of Geography | Michigan State University. Web. 28 Feb. 2011.