Please continue working on your short story draft from our last two class periods. You should aim to complete a draft of this story by Wednesday or Friday of this week. Use your time in the lab during 3rd period to continue working on it. The short story should be AT LEAST 1,000 words in length (and can be longer if your story needs to be longer).
When you need a break from writing, or you have completed your story, please read the handout on Genre. You will need to refer to this information for the project below.
As mentioned before, there are 3 general types of readers that a writer should be aware of:
Readers also become loyal to writers. Publishers count on this to occur. Remember above all, writing is a business. Books are published, not only because they're good for you, are beautifully written, or introduce you to human characters, events, and culture, but also because they sell. Publishers count on readers to consume books. It's all about the $, and less about the art. But it is also an art.
In today's writing market there are a variety of genres that writers tend to write. Knowing what readers expect from these genres will help you as a writer give your audience what it wants. So let's learn about these audiences and what they expect!
Please read the chapter on genre. As you read, consider the genres that interest you. You will be asked to work more closely with these genres in the weeks ahead. As you read, take notes on the handout and turn this in for participation credit by the end of class today.
Then:
Classroom Project/Task
HOMEWORK: Complete your short story project for Wednesday, March 4 or Friday, March 6.
When you need a break from writing, or you have completed your story, please read the handout on Genre. You will need to refer to this information for the project below.
AUDIENCE
As mentioned before, there are 3 general types of readers that a writer should be aware of:
- Fantasists: readers who read to escape the tediousness of ordinary life, seeking new frontiers and imaginative fiction
- Realists: readers who read about contemporary life to learn about or reinforce personal experiences
- Pragmatists: readers who read for a specific purpose--from cooking to learning history or science
Readers also become loyal to writers. Publishers count on this to occur. Remember above all, writing is a business. Books are published, not only because they're good for you, are beautifully written, or introduce you to human characters, events, and culture, but also because they sell. Publishers count on readers to consume books. It's all about the $, and less about the art. But it is also an art.
In today's writing market there are a variety of genres that writers tend to write. Knowing what readers expect from these genres will help you as a writer give your audience what it wants. So let's learn about these audiences and what they expect!
Please read the chapter on genre. As you read, consider the genres that interest you. You will be asked to work more closely with these genres in the weeks ahead. As you read, take notes on the handout and turn this in for participation credit by the end of class today.
Then:
Classroom Project/Task
- Choose one of the genres in bold--check the subcategories so that you know what you're getting into:
- General fiction: chick lit, domestic drama, sports, vampire lit, LGBT, humor, war, urban/black or minority literature, literary (melange)
- Historical fiction: romance, detective thriller, adventure, family saga, drama, multi-volume, African-American/urban
- Romance: paranormal, historical, regency, horror/gothic, LGBT, inspirational, contemporary, African-American/urban
- Mysteries and Thrillers: detectives, cozy, Christian, noir, forensic, police procedural, courtroom/legal, LGBT, historical, thriller, ghost story/paranormal, horror, spy, action
- Science Fiction: soft, hard, apocalypse, cyberpunk, feminist, comic/humor, first contact, colonization, military, time travel, steampunk, space opera, dystopian, speculative
- Fantasy: heroic, Arthurian, dark, urban, alternate history, RPG, high, science fantasy, speculative, magical-realism, fable
- Autobiography & Memoir: boot strap, political, family, celebrity, travel, survival, extraordinary lives, confession/conversion, spiritual memoir, writer's memoir, new journalism
- Literary Fiction: any of the above, but with better writing quality, skill, and attention to craft
- Children's/Young Adult: any of the above, usually with more fantasy or realist elements
- Have you chosen a genre? If so, continue on. If not, stop. Go back and choose.
- You will be expected to create a brochure for your chosen genre.
- Take a look at the questions bulleted below. You will want to be able to answer these questions in your brochure.
- In Microsoft Word, from the FILE menu, please select New From Template.
- Choose BROCHURE as a template. Select one you like. Create only a 6 panel brochure (not an 8 panel one or half page).
- Create a brochure about your chosen genre by following the steps below. Be creative. Play around with design and how you present the information in a clear and creative way. You may use graphics and lists to provide answers to these questions:
1. Describe this genre. What is it?During period 4, please work on your brochure project. You will be expected to share these with the rest of the class when they are finished.
2. Who is the target reader (a fantasist, a realist, a pragmatist, or what combination?)
3. What are some expectations a reader of this genre might expect?
4. What are some categories of this genre? AND what are the expectations a reader might expect from this genre?
5. Examples of some popular or famous books or films that fit this genre; and/or examples of authors who write in this type of genre.
HOMEWORK: Complete your short story project for Wednesday, March 4 or Friday, March 6.
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