Threads & Genres:
Literature & Composition Materials

Literary Genre

Fiction

Novel
Short story
Poetry
Science fiction

Drama (plays)

Non-fiction

Vignette/authentic narrative voice
Autobiography/biography
Essay
Commentary/editorial
News writing/human interest

Combination

Historical fiction

 

Composition

Expository

Quick writes
Timed writes
Practice portions of writes: thesis w/ key words from prompts, catchy intro.

College Essay

Personal Statement
Autobiographical Incident – incident map
Significant person, place or thing
Watson Wallet

Persuasive

Compare/Contrast

Research

Style Analysis

Creative

Vignette
Poetry

- Metaphor
- Sonnet

Speaking

Small group

Class

Large group

Composition Notes

Each time a writing assignment is return to you, you will do an analysis of it. You will make a list of strengths and errors and comment on your work. This will be attached to the NEXT assignment which will reflect growth in that you will build upon your accomplishments and you WILL NOT MAKE THE SAME ERRORS.