Genres

Question 1

refers to literary work created within the last
decade

Answer 1

21st century literature

Question 2

written by contemporary authors which may
deal with current themes/issues (technological
culture)

Answer 2

21st century literature

Question 3

often breaks traditional writing rules

Answer 3

21st century literature

Question 4

learned through the use of technology

Answer 4

21st century reader

Question 5

digital natives (navigating and interpreting)

Answer 5

21st century reader

Question 6

literacy skills (including technological abilities –
keyboarding, internet navigation,
interpretation of technological speak, etc.)

Answer 6

21st century reader

Question 7

21st century literature genres

Answer 7

*Illustrated Novel
*Digi-Fiction
* Graphic Novel
* Manga
* Doodle Fiction
* Text-Talk Novels
* Chick Lit
* Flash Fiction
* Creative Nonfiction
* Science Fiction
* Blog
* Hyper Poetry

Question 8

a story or narrative told through words
complemented by illustrated images

Answer 8

Illustrated Novel

Question 9

50% of the narrative is presented without
words

Answer 9

Illustrated Novel

Question 10

also called as Triple Media Literature

Answer 10

Digi - Fiction

Question 11

uses three media: book, movie/video, and
internet website to tell a narrative

Answer 11

Digi - Fiction

Question 12

readers must engage in navigating, reading,
and viewing in all three forms to comprehend
the full story

Answer 12

Digi - Fiction

Question 13

narratives told in comic-strip formats and
published as a book

Answer 13

Graphic Novel

Question 14

tells a story using a combination of words and
pictures in a sequence across the page (v.
illustrated fiction)

Answer 14

Graphic Novel

Question 15

is the Japanese word for comics

Answer 15

Manga

Question 16

used in the English-speaking world as a generic
term for all comic books and graphic novels
originally published in Japan

Answer 16

Manga

Question 17

Manga-style comics created by American
artists are called

Answer 17

Ameri-manga

Question 18

Shonen

Answer 18

Boy’s Manga (Naruto, Bleach, One
Piece)

Question 19

stories told almost entirely in dialogue
simulating social network exchanges

Answer 19

Text - Talk Novels

Question 19

Josei

Answer 19

Women’s Manga (Loveless, Paradise Kiss)

Question 19

Shojo

Answer 19

Girl’s Manga (Sailormoon)

Question 20

Kodomo

Answer 20

Children’s Manga (Doraemon, Hello
Kitty

Question 20

Seinen

Answer 20

Men’s Manga (Akira)

Question 21

5 types of manga

Answer 21

Shonen
Shojo
Seinen
Josei
Kodomo

Question 22

a literary presentation where the author incorporates doodle writing, drawings, and handwritten graphics in place of the traditional font

Answer 22

Doodle Fiction

Question 23

doodles are simple drawings or random shapes and lines that may or may not have concrete representational meanings

Answer 23

Doodle Fiction

Question 24

narratives are usually presented in blog, email, and instant messaging (IM) format

Answer 24

Text - Talk Novels

Question 25

stories may include romantic relationships, friendships, and issues in the workplace

Answer 25

Chick Lit or Chick Literature

Question 26

often humorous and lighthearted fiction which addresses issues of modern womanhood

Answer 26

Chick Lit or Chick Literature

Question 27

generally targets young women readers

Answer 27

Chick Lit or Chick Literature

Question 28

a story narrated in an extremely brief way, but still offers plot and character development and implies a larger story

Answer 28

Flash Fiction

Question 29

could range from a word to a thousand

Answer 29

Flash Fiction

Question 30

also known as literary nonfiction or narrative nonfiction

Answer 30

Creative Non-Fiction

Question 31

uses literary styles and techniques to create factually accurate narratives

Answer 31

Creative Non-Fiction

Question 32

a genre of speculative fiction dealing with imaginative concepts such as futuristic science and technology, space travel, time travel, faster than light travel, a parallel universe and extraterrestrial life

Answer 32

Science Fiction

Question 33

explores the potential consequences of scientific and other innovations (literature of ideas)

Answer 33

Science Fiction

Question 34

a shortened for of Weblog

Answer 34

Blog

Question 35

a website containing short articles called posts that are updated regularly

Answer 35

Blog

Question 36

a digital poetry that uses links and hypertext mark-up

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Hyper Poetry

Question 37

it can either involve set of words, phrases, line, etc. that are presented in variable order but sit on the page much as traditional poetry does, or it can contain parts of the poem that move and transform

Answer 37

Hyper Poetry

Question 38

started on the mid-1980s

Answer 38

Hyper Poetry