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Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Historical fiction:

is set in the past and is based on real people and events.
has no elements of fantasy and could be completely true.
features aliens, robots and technology.

Continuing Education Text Structure

Read the text below and decide what mode it falls under:

"It was exactly two o'clock in the afternoon and I knew I was late. An hour later, all of the people were leaving for the game. I stopped to ask one the them where the game was, and he said that in about 12 minutes, the game will start down the block."

Cause and effect
Logical order
Chronological order

Continuing Education Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions

Inferring:

What can you "infer" by reading the passage below?

"I hate the idea of having all those people out there watching me...I just don't like it when I'm around so many people. I wish I just could hide somewhere," whispered Violet.

Violet can be a mean girl
Violet can be somewhat inhibited
Violet is probably somewhat shy and introverted

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Ole Billy Bob was almost eight feet tall and could throw a cow fifty yards with one hand. Most of the townsfolk thought he was the best thing that ever happened, but, little did they know, that Billy Bob was the smallest of the family.

What genre is this story?

Folklore
Comedy
Science Fiction
Myth

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

One of the nonfiction subgenres, "persuasive", this kind of writing does what to the reader?

Explains something to another reader
Tries to influence the reader
Informs the reader about the topic coming up

Continuing Education Rhetoric and Propaganda

Read the argument below/

The people of Wisconsin should support the growth of more prairies in the state. Prairies grow naturally in Wisconsin. If people did not disturb the land to build houses and businesses and parking lots, we would still have many prairies in the state. There are places in Wisconsin where we can have prairies again. Because we are responsible for destroying the prairies, we should take responsibility for bringing them back.

What is the argument?

Even if people destroy prairies, they'll simply grow back naturally.
Places other than Wisconsin can have prairies destroyed too.
Because we destroyed the natural prairies in Wisconsin, we should grow them back.

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Look at the title. What type of movie do you think it is?

Hairspray

Action
Drama
Thriller
Comedy

Continuing Education Rhetoric and Propaganda

Read the argument below.

The people of Wisconsin should support the growth of more prairies in the state. Prairies grow naturally in Wisconsin. If people did not disturb the land to build houses and businesses and parking lots, we would still have many prairies in the state. There are places in Wisconsin where we can have prairies again. Because we are responsible for destroying the prairies, we should take responsibility for bringing them back.

What is the argument?

Even if people destroy prairies, they'll simply grow back naturally.
Places other than Wisconsin can have prairies destroyed.
Because we destroyed the natural prairies in Wisconsin, we should grow them back.

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Look at the title. What type of movie do you think it is?

Mad Max

Action
Drama
Horror
Romantic Comedy

Continuing Education Text Structure

Read the statement below and decide what mode it falls under:

Statement: An owner of rental property should be able to rent to whomever s/he wishes.

Law: An owner is prohibited by anti-discrimination statutes from refusing to rent to, or deal with, certain classes of individuals. There are federal, state, and local anti-discrimination laws. The state and local laws are often broader than the federal law. Washington state law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical handicap, or the use of a trained guide dog by a blind or deaf person. (List these on the board; they will be relevant to examples 7-12.) Owners are not, however, prevented from discriminating against individuals who are not covered by the law.

Compare and contrast
Causal
Functional text and reasoning

Continuing Education Text Structure

If you're reading a warranty or product information, what type of "text" is this?

Persuasive
Causal
Functional

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Comedy and tragedy are subgenres of what MAIN genre?

Nonfiction
Folklore
Drama
Poetry

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Look at the title. What type of movie do you think it is?

Chariots of Fire

Horror
Drama
Science Fiction
Animated Movie

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Look at the title. What type of movie do you think it is?

Boyz N the Hood

Drama
Thriller
Science Fiction
Animated Movie

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Look at the title. What type of movie do you think it is?

Scream

Action
Horror
Comedy
Documentary

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Look at the title. What type of movie do you think it is?

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Action
Comedy
Science Fiction
Romantic Comedy

Continuing Education Rhetoric and Propaganda

Choose all the answers that tell us how to be smart shoppers.

Make a budget
Shop in only one store
Look for price matching policies
Never shop online
Ask about refund and return policies
Read sale ads carefully
Never purchase a warranty

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Fill in the missing preposition.

Back to the Future.

Continuing Education Idiom

Complete the idiom.

I'm so busy these days I rarely have time to shoot the breeze.

Continuing Education Identifying Genre

Look at the title. What type of movie do you think it is?

Mission to Mars

Action
Horror
Science Fiction
Animated Movie

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