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Level 4

Devices, Master Plots, Genres

Genres

• Problematizing Genres
  1. What are genres?
  2. Who exactly classifies a story as a specific, or a set of, genres?
• Genre Assignment
  • Problematize your film in relation to genres.
  • What is/are the genre(s) for your film. What other genres might the film also be that is not specifically listed on a streaming service or in a library catalog?

Master Plots

• Group examples of Master plots
  1. Download this Master Plots document
  2. Small-group, majority-rules, determine one film per Master Plot
• Master Plots Assignment
  • Discuss your film's Master Plot as well as choosing from the Master Plot document ALL of the sub-plots to your film.

Literary Devices

• Literary Devices
  1. Download this Devices document
  2. Small-group, majority-rules, determine one film per Literary Device that is a good example of each device

Genre, Plots and Devices Assignment

• Genre
  • 1/2 page (~200 words)
  • What do various websites list as your film's genre. (No need to cite them, but do mention those websites in your writing)
  • If your film is a sub-genre, discuss that.
  • State your position of what genre or crossover genres you think your film should be labeled.
• Plot
  • 1/2 page (~200 words)
  • Discuss the master plot and all of the subplots in your film
• Devices
  • 1/2 page (~200 words)
  • Do NOT discuss every device on the device list.
  • Discuss how your film innovates various devices from the list.