Genres

Genres are types of things. There are genres of writing, music, and film. Genres can be mashed up together to create more than one type of thing. Let's take a look at some examples:

• Nonfiction
• Satire
• Fiction
• Autobiography
• Biography
• How-to
• Sci Fi
• Westerns
• Documentaries
• Horror
• Dubstep
• Drama
• Comedy
• Romcom
• Thriller
• Suspense
• Action
• Mysteries
• Sports
• Anime
• Animation
• Fantasy
• Opera
• Blue grass
• Soap opera
• Sitcom
• Reality
• Realism
• Poetry
• Country
• Jazz
• Blues
• Heavy metal
• Death metal
• Rap
• Hip Hop
• R&B
• Pop
• Swing
• Big band
• Motown
• Classical
• Broadway/show tunes
• Epic poems
• Naturalism
• Lab reports
• Lab notes
• Visual Presentations
• Oral presentations
• Data collection/database
• Articles
• Academic essays
• Research reports
• Press releases
• Survey
• Case study
• Feature writing (magazines)
• Profile
• Evaluation
• Exposition

We could continue discussing the various kinds of genres in the world, but I hope these will help. Thanks to Dr. Woodworth and Ms. Sarah Fish, I didn't have to rack my brain for too long! :-)