this is a worksheet about different genres

1. Keanah Osborne
Lesson 4
Genre
Key Words
 Genre
 Conventions
L/Os:
By the end of the lesson…
You Must – identify genre conventions used in a horror film poster
(Main Task)
You Should – compare this to another horror film poster
(Extension 1)
Amazing If – compare this to a film poster from another genre
(extension 2)
STARTER:
 Write down the meaning of the word genre in your own words:
The word genre is a type of way of describing
a film, song or art.
 Write down the meaning of the word genre covnentions in your own
words:
The key features found in a specific genre.

2. MAIN TASK: Annotate this film poster to show 3-5
conventions of the horror genre that have been
used
Creepy old house
Dark and
mysterious
Empty
Blood

3. Extension 1: find another horror film poster to annotate. Copy and paste
the image below
An evil looking doll
ready to kill
whoever gets in
his way, although
he could just be a
boy that would
usually be in
nursery, or
primary school.
He is holding
a weapon
that could be
used to
murder or
torture or
even just
threaten
you.
All stitched up looks
like he has been
through a lot since
there is no part of his
face that hasn’t been
stitched.
The doll has an evil
frown on his face. He
looks like he is about
to go after someone.
He is concentrating.

4. PLENARY:
Progress Bar:
- Circle your effort level for today’s lesson.
1 2 3 4 5
WWW: I was able to
understand what different
genres are and how you
could just look at a specific
image and be able to figure
out what the genre would
be.
EBI: I was able to get onto
the extension task 2, to
challenge myself and
therefore produce more
work.
Progress Bar:
The effort level your teacher has marked you for today’s lesson.
1 2 3 4 5