This lesson will act as an introduction to Genre for Year 7 students.
Definition:
A particular type or style of literature, art, film or music that you can recognize because of its special features
(from: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/learner/genre)
Start with a general discussion on genres and look at some examples
Examples of Genre:
Discuss some of the features of each that make novels fall into that particular genre.
Questions:
Activity:
Choose a book it can be your favourite book or the book you are currently reading, determine which genre it falls into then design and draw six alternate covers for it as if it was another genre. This can be done in library lesson time and also for homework.
