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Heroes with six-pack abs, helpless heroines, cliche plot lines —must be a romance novel! An informational video describes the romance novel genre and explains how it differs from a traditional love story. It uses popular texts as examples to help individuals make connections.
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Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Watch a clip from a romance movie, such as those found on the Hallmark channel, and create a list of the characteristics of the genre
- Write a short romance story and act it out as a class
Classroom Considerations
- Content may be a bit mature for middle school readers
- Covers a range of texts in the genre, including those with homosexual themes
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Uses a variety of graphic elements to illustrate the content
Cons
- Gives a lot of information while speaking very quickly, making it difficult to capture it all