1. 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 word that describes a type of movie, series
or episode
 Write down the meaning of the word genre covnentions in your own
words:
Genre conventions is different types of scenes for
example, comedy and romance is a romcom

2. MAIN TASK: Annotate this film poster to show 3-5 conventions of the
horror genre that have been used
Creepy old house
The splattered blood across the title
shows that theres a lot of killing
involved
The dark colours also show that
there’s a lot of violence and revenge
in this movie

3. Extension 1: find another horror film poster to annotate. Copy and paste
the image below
The big house in
the back, to
signify maybe that
most of the action
takes place there
The dark colours show that scenes in
this film contain actions of evilness,
remorse, anger and unhappiness
The dark eyes show that
there’s maybe revenge or
evilness deep inside him ,
also that it might not be
him anymore
Extension 2: now do the same for a film poster from another genre

4. The colours are bright to represent
the good mood of the film
Their body language shows a
lot of love and happiness
The title shows a journey, live love
and let go
The shine in his eyes and also the colour of
them shows that he’s more than happy

5. PLENARY:
Progress Bar:
- Circle your effort level for today’s lesson.
1 2 3 4 5
WWW: I finished all the work
in time
EBI: I added more detail to
my opinions
Progress Bar:
The effort level your teacher has marked you for today’s lesson.
1 2 3 4 5

6. PLENARY:
Progress Bar:
- Circle your effort level for today’s lesson.
1 2 3 4 5
WWW: I finished all the work
in time
EBI: I added more detail to
my opinions
Progress Bar:
The effort level your teacher has marked you for today’s lesson.
1 2 3 4 5