Genre Ideas

A genre is a type of literary work that s characterized by a particular form, style, or purpose. There are lots of different genres: http://www.webbervilleschools.org/district/curriculuminstruction/elementary/ela/PDF%20ELA%20Curriculum/Reading/Literary%20Genres.pdf. Some examples of genre for tassignment #3 include: fables, parables, fairytales,  dialogues, or graphic novella.

A fable is defined as a fictitious narrative or statement; a story not founded on fact.

A parable is defined as a story or narrative told to convey a moral or spiritual lesson or insight.

A fairytale is defined as an unreal or incredible story; or falsehood.

A dialogue is defined as a literacy work in the form of a conversation between two or more persons.

A graphic novella is a genre in which a character based on yourself or someone you know finds him/herself in a situation, such as worried about being able to pay off student loans. 

Personally, I think this will be a tough assignment because I have never written a narrative in these ways. I am not sure yet as to what genre I want to choose, however, I do feel comfortable writing narratives so I think the best genre for this assignment for me would be a  graphic novella or a parable. I think it would be easier to base a story on my own experiences because as an actual student, I have the “priviledged standpoint,” to bring the readers inside the moment-to-moment life of an acual student. Based on our own experiences, it would be easier to convey a a moral of the story. Here are examples of parables, such as The Boy Who Cried Wolf:http://www.ehow.com/list_6563977_examples-parables-literature.html.

“Essentialism”

Essentialism is the idea that traditional customs, ideas, and skills are essential to society. This definition also states that these traditional concepts should be taught to all students. The article, “Essentialism and Experience”,  goes more in depth on this topic. In this article, there are examples of essentialism in the classroom. For example, the privledged location, the unique mixture of experimential and analytical ways of learning, is the  most important location from which on can gain knowledge. In other words, this idea is conveying how experience is important in the learning process and can deepen classroom discussions. Thus, sharing personal experiences in the classrooms give each individual a distinctive voice. Overall, the combinaion of the analytical and the experiemential is a broadens and expands our way of knowing and learning.

Indeed, this text was difficult to read and fully understand, however, it discusses a very interesting topic. After analyzing it at a slower pace, I was able to grasp an understanding of the main ideas.