Creative and Critical Thinking: What If?
Creative and Critical Thinking
ASSIGNMENT 5.1 Genre and Its Purpose
Task: Read several articles to understand genre, its purpose and conventions, while developing note-taking and reading strategies to gather information.
First, look at this brief overview of Speculative Fiction:
Learning Target: Exemplary (6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective. Student clearly recognizes and understands how different forms, formats, structures, and features of texts enhance and shape meaning. All activities are complete and correctly answered. Ideas generated are thoughtful and unique.
Written Expression: Exemplary (6/6): Sentence structure and vocabulary are varied, skillfully written, and carefully chosen. Work has been proofread and there are few or no errors in spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar. Content contributes to the central idea and makes insightful connections with logical organization. Responses are skillfully organized, edited and easy to read.
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