Genres
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What are they and how do we define them?
Define:
How many different genres could you come up with for any given topic?
more?
Genre
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Topic
The Reading Process
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Rules
1) Play on your own
1.1) Log into UTEP's Library database, Academic Search Complete and/or Google Scholar before we begin (see BB Resources)
2) Each round gives you 60 seconds to find 1 source for the row/column called
2.1) Specific questions about each column maybe asked at any time during each round (e.g. "what is a 'monograph'")
3)Answers must be given by row letter+column number and long-form, in-text APA citation
3.1) Ex: B1 (Author Surname, Title, year of publication)
4)The player with 5 credible sources in a row wins! Shout "BINGO!" when you think you have found 5 in a row.
GO!
Final Thoughts
- What is the significance of genres and why is there such a variety?
- Literacy: what is it and how many different "types" are there?
- What is the largest difference between genres?
- Which genre is most effective (in the topic of "standardized testing") and why?
- How do genres effect you personally, if at all?