Genre Presentation Notes
Genre Presentations:
Thursday, Sept 8- Dale
Acrostic Poem
Each beginning letter of each line is used to spell a specific name or thing in the end
Typically written about women
Difficult to keep the poem organized
Atypically uses the first letter of the first line, second letter in the second line, etc.
devolved from Edgar Allen Poe (and such) and has turned more into a childish art form
Tuesday, Sept 13- Madison
Slogan- short phrase, distinctive, special to each company
Typical conventions, catchy phrases (fsu- unconquered)
Better slogan = more customers
Tone= very simple, confident (easy, breezy, beautiful, cover girl)
Evolution- from longer, more informative lines to shorter lines
Problems- may get a negative connotation (trump/ make America great again)
Thursday, Sept 15- Mary
Diary- journal for daily writing
Some people write to the diary
A gateway to memoirs
Evolved into blogs or photo diary (Instagram)
Diary of Anne Frank
Complication- not academically solid; personal (bias)
Tuesday, Sept 27- Morgan
Nursery Rhymes
Started out in English plays
19th century publishing rhymes
have hidden meanings (mostly)
baa baa black sheep (slaves)
ring around the rosy (black death)
lullabies are specific to help children sleep
nursery rhymes aid in musical and mathematical development
Conventions:
Usually about animals
Ex. Baa baa black sheep
Teaches children about animals; makes it more relatable for children
Reference history (hidden message)
Rhyme
Give an example (Miss Muffet)
Explain why this is relevant (in this case, makes it easier for children to remember
Personal (baa baa black sheep)
Fantasy/magical/whimsical
Usually sung or have definite rhythm
Short
Repetition
Oriented toward children
Tuesday, October 4th- Michelle
Bhajans
Sung in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Farsi
Genre conventions: must be sung
Like a hymn
Started in India among religious people
Must be in sonnet form, with verses, no chorus
Devotional songs (not supposed to be made up, then get memorized and passed down)
Tuesday, October 4th- James
Letters
Handwritten
Greeting and closing remarks
Envelopes, stamps, ink,
Began when people wanted to communicate with one another over long distances but had no other way
Very diverse tones (love letters, declare war with a letter)
Before paper people used papyrus
Primary use of communication until information age
Downfalls- postal system (mail can be lost or destroyed), takes a while, not as expressive as maybe a phone call
Thursday, October 6th- Gavin
Epic- a long narrative poem centered on a hero
Ex- Iliad and Odyssey (Homer)
Conventions:
must contain a hero, better than his or her community
Theme usually stated in beginning
Setting reaches over vast differences
Hero commits many brave acts
Includes long speeches
At least one long battle
Early epics written mostly by Homer
Everyone followed his way of writing
Tuesday, October 11th – Me
Villanelle
Tuesday, October 25th – JJ
Fairytales
Overall happy tones
Magic
End happy
Atypical: sad, gruesome
Teach morals
“once upon a time”
“happily ever after”
evolved from grimm brothers: gruesome, violent stories
Tuesday, October 25th- Beth
Riddle: statement or question that needs intellectual thought to solve
Use double meanings, puns, twists
Greek mythology: riddles must be answered with correct or death
Old English: used for double meanings
Now: just fun, no serious consequence
“what’s harder to catch the faster you run?”
“your breath”
Thursday, October 27th- Mat
Think of 10 genres you could use for the remix of your paper:
Timeline/Chain of Events
Piktochart
Plotagon
Tuesday, November 1st- Dayna
Dr. Miami snap chat stories
Rhinoplasty, tummy tuck, Brazilian butt lift
Can be explicit
10 secs long
use of emojis
caption
Says good morning, a specific way
Sings
Employees recite mission statements
Shout out
Explains which surgery and what they do
Started on insta, moved to snapchat
Tuesday, November 1st- Lara
Tall tale
Exaggerated stories w/unbelievable segments
Big fish, Johnny Appleseed, Davey crocket
Describe heroes larger than life
Plot- funny, impossible, solved in humorous way, hero overcomes obstacle
Come from 1800s
Based on real people but exaggerated with super human abilities
Thursday, November 10th- Zoe
Spoken word poems
Introduced in 1990s
Mark thought academic poetry was too binding & strict
Created spoken word competition-poetry slam
Song like rhythm
Used when speaker wants attention
Uncomfortable body language
Very dramatic
Unnecessary pauses to enforce topic
Thursday, November 17th- CJ
“Lie Witness News”
Jimmy Kimmel Late Night TV show segment
People are interviewed and the interviewer will ask a question about something that doesn’t exist
People nod along
Exploits people’s need to fit in
Constraints
People catch on and don’t play along
The worst answers are usually chosen
Used to provide comedic relief and boost ratings
Tuesday, November 29th- Jacob
Business cards
4x2
brief description of company
person’s name
given as a means of distributing contact
website for more info
special designs
pitfalls- easy to lose
invented by Chinese in 15th c.
developed into what we know by Europeans in 17th c.
as technology furthers, media evolves and more info can be put on card
Tuesday, November 29th- Aly
Elegy
Mourns and remembers the dead
Poem that laments diseased
Audience- family of diseased
Hexameter to Pentameter form
17th c in Greece
marring of 3 stages of loss
grief and sorrow
pitfalls- very specific forms and topic
Tuesday, November 29th- Lauren
Christmas cards
Family pictures
Song lyrics (Christmas hymns)
Christmas themed
“we wish you a merry Christmas and happy new year”
Santa, reindeer, snowflakes, etc
content conveyed
bible verses
Christmas-like themes & colors
Joyous & personal
Created by Sir Henry Cool in London 1843
Recreated by Joyce Hall in 1913
Now Hallmark cards
Pitfalls- not everyone celebrates Christmas
Tuesday, December 6th- Lexi
Celebrities mean read tweets
segment on Jimmey Kimmel live
held in honor of twitter's 6th birthday
pre-recorded segment
tweets are insulting
contain inappropriate language
light-hearted tone
found on tv, youtube, etc
Thursday, December 8th- Brooke
Postcards
rectangular piece of thick paper, linen, wood, etc
use a variety of pictures
created to send short message w/ picture(s)
originated w/ the postal system
no envelope
leaves no privacy
Thursday, December 8th- Rosi
Poster for Pre-Dental Association
colorful w/ many icons
limitations
posting it around campus
large campus
many do not pay attention
