talking about different genres

1. Danielle Lonergan
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:
Genre is a category of something for example film.
 Write down the meaning of the word genre covnentions in your own
words:
Genre conventions are the information stored inside a genre.
MAIN TASK: Annotate this film poster to show 3-5 conventions of the
horror genre that have been used

2. Creepy old house
Dark sky and black and white which
makes it look scary.
Red writing I’m predicting its blood.
Seems like the house is in the middle
of no where
The information at the bottom is
suggesting that the character is a bad
person and there could be a killing
involved “if bad people hurt
someone you love how far would
you go to hurt them back”

3. Extension 1: find another horror film poster to annotate. Copy and paste
the image below
The child looks
scared and she’s
holding on to a
creature which is a
ghostly presence.
Then again it’s all
dark colors which
make it look scary.
She seems scared and
upset so she has this
connection with this
ghost.

4. PLENARY:
Progress Bar:
- Circle your effort level for today’s lesson.
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WWW:
I described some genre
conventions on a horror films.
EBI:
I could have finished the
extension.
Progress Bar:
The effort level your teacher has marked you for today’s lesson.
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