Unit 2 - Section C

Question 1

Question 1
What are the conventions of the ‘Comedy’ Genre?

Answer 1

• Character who’s always getting into trouble/ making mistakes.
• Character who’s relatable & we can sympathise with.
• Things look good at start but plot point by plot point things get more challenging/
  ridiculous.
• Dramatic irony – reader can see it coming.
• Every day setting – school/ work place – relatable.
• Hyperbolic language & situations.
• Lots of dialogue between character & exclamatory sentences

Question 2

Question 2
What are the conventions of the ‘Detective/ Mystery’ Genre?

Answer 2

• Usually cliff hangers.
• Many plot twists.
• Character uses sophisticated tone - Detective themselves, low frequency lexis.
• Uneventful start to story – something big happens they investigate.

Question 3

Question 3
What are the conventions of the ‘Romance’ Genre?

Answer 3

• Character tend to be stereotypically likeable.
• Setting tends to be cities & towns – urban setting.
• Quite a predictable plot.
• Positive lexis & tone.

Question 4

Question 4
What are the conventions of the ‘Horror’ Genre?

Answer 4

• Main character often likeable – they end up being victim in some way.
• Plot twists – guessing game of some sorts.
• Suspense.
• Descripting is very important.
• Setting is often dark & superstitious abandoned settings.
• Written in third person.
• Dramtic irony.

Question 5

Question 5
What are the conventions of the ‘Sci-Fi/ Fantasy’ Genre?

Answer 5

• Some form of idealism.
• First person perspective.
• Utopian tone – ideal world.
• Personal idealism.
• Adjectives, similes, metaphors.
• Current life to aspirational life- a different world.
• Alternate life form.
• Could be good or evil.
• Unusual habitats.
• Plot to take over world etc.
• Third person perspective.

Question 6

Question 6
What are the conventions of the ‘Action/ Adevnture’ Genre?

Answer 6

• Unfamiliar places like jungles.
• Lots of show don’t tell.
• Always someone with some sort of supernatural power.
• In city areas – lots of people in.

Question 7

Question 7
What is a ‘Frozen level’ as tone/ level of formality?

Answer 7

Set phrases in ceremonial, ritual or very conventional situations.

Question 8

Question 8
What is a ‘Formal level’ as tone/ level of formality?

Answer 8

Normally used by a speaker addressing an audience where interaction & interruption are not normally permitted.

Question 9

Question 9
What is a ‘Consultative level’ as tone/ level of formality?

Answer 9

Used in exchanges between people who are not family, friends or acquaintances but where interaction is the norm.

Question 10

Question 10
What is a ‘Casual level’ as tone/ level of formality?

Answer 10

Used by people who know each other reasonably well in informal settings. Interruption would be permitted or even expected.

Question 11

Question 11
What is a ‘Intimate level’ as tone/ level of formality?

Answer 11

Private level reserved for family or close friends, they may ise invented words or code.

Question 12

Question 12
What are the types of Audience’s?

Answer 12

• Friendly.
• Apathetic - Show no interest, enthusiasm.
• Hostile - Show opposition or dislike, unfriendly.
• Uninformed.
• Expert.