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English 7IA
E25
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Aim: How can we evaluate what makes Solitude a science fiction story?
Do Now: Directions: Read the following definition of genre. Then answer the
questions that follow.
Genre - A genre is a specific type of music, film, or writing. Your favorite
literary genre might be science fiction, and your favorite film genre might be
horror flicks about cheerleaders. In music, genre refers to musical style such
as jazz, salsa or rock.
1. Restate the definition of a genre.
2. Determine your current favorite genre or novels, music, and movies. Explain
your choices.
*** Do Now Ends Here ***
Revisit the definition of science fiction. Determine whether or not Solitude is an
example of a science fiction story. Support your argument with details from the
text.
Solitude by Michael Guillebeau is/is not an example of a science fiction story. For
example,
Another example is
This reveals that