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2.  In order to define your comic strip's genre, analyze the elements on the book
                           covers and do the following.

                           •  Pay attention to the elements on the book covers and determine the topic, purpose
                             and addressee. Look at the example of two book covers.


                                   Context
                                     clue

                           The name of a
                          famous detective





                                                                                              Remember
                           There will be a
                            crime to solve                                                    Fantasy is a literary
                                                                                              genre in which a
                                                                                              plot cannot occur
                                                                                              in the real world.
                                                                                              Its overall theme
                                                                                              and setting involve
                                                                                              a combination
                                                                                              of technology,
                                                                                              architecture
                                                                                              and language,
                                                                                               which sometimes
                          Children riding a                                                    resemble the
                                                                                               European medieval
                           flying lion, that                                                   ages. The most
                             is not real                                                       interesting thing
                                                                                               about fantasies
                                                                                               is that their plot
                                                                                               involves witches,
                                                                                               sorcerers, mythical
                                                                                               and animal
                                                                                               creatures talking
                             A common                                                          like humans, and
                        character in fantasy                                                    other things that
                                                                                                never happen in
                                                                                                real life.









                           •  Listen to the track and check if you noticed the same elements.         genre (n.):
                                                                                                      género
                             Reread the Remember section on this page and the previous one
                 TRACK 50
                             to find out more about literary genres.
                           •  Read one of the stories in the Reader's Book, locate the elements
                             you analyzed in the previous activity and explain them.



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