Genres - an Introduction
- Grade Level: Senior High (10-12)
- Subjects: Language and Literature
- Produced By: Classroom Video
- Year: 2001
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Running Time: 17m
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Genres is the starting point to analyzing texts, whether they be literature, film or music. It is through genres we gain a context for the meaning of texts. This video introduces the viewer to the basic genres and shows how genres provide contexts for characters in fiction. Through vignettes, it illustrates the various tools to identifying a genre. The video also discusses genre as a critical concept to analyzing Film and Music. A must for senior students who want to consolidate the basic concepts about genres.