Film Genres

Romance

• Movies where the protagonist goes on an epic journey, either personally or geographically. Often the protagonist has a mission and faces many obstacles in his way.

• Movies that are light-hearted; crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment and laughter.

• A type of suspense film that tends to be action-packed and fast-paced with moments full of tension, anxiety, and fear.

• Movies that make the love story or the search for love the main plot focus.

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

Historical Fiction

• Movies that are primarily set in the American Old West that tell the stories of cowboys, settlers, and outlaws exploring the western frontier and taming the Wild West.

• A movie that deals with futuristic concepts or technology such as advanced science, the exploration of outer space, time travel, and alien life.

• A movie set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time. The details and the action in the story can be a mix of actual events and ones from the author's imagination as they fill in the gaps.

• Fast-paced movies that include a lot of fight scenes, chase scenes, and slow-motion shots. They can feature superheroes, martial arts, or exciting stunts. These high-octane films are more about the execution of the plot rather than the plot itself.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Western

• Movies that are primarily set in the American Old West that tell the stories of cowboys, settlers, and outlaws exploring the western frontier and taming the Wild West.

• A movie set in a real place, during a culturally recognizable time. The details and the action in the story can be a mix of actual events and ones from the author's imagination as they fill in the gaps.

• Movies that have imaginative and fantastic themes usually including magical and/or supernatural events and make-believe creatures and/or locations.

• Movies that are light-hearted; crafted to amuse, entertain, and provoke enjoyment and laughter.

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Set in the future and might be about the future of planet earth or about other planets.

• Horrors

• Action Films

• War Films

• Science Fiction

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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• Romance

• Thrillers

• Biographical

• Dramas

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CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

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• Thrillers

• Action Films

• Dramas

• War Films

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

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4. Films that make you laugh a lot.

• Musicals

• Comedies

• Action Films

• Romance

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

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5. Often sad stories about difficult situations - e.g. a character who is fighting cancer or difficult love stories.

• Romance

• Biographical

• Action Films

• Dramas

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

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A film genre concerned with warfare usually involving the naval, air, or land battles, with combat scenes.

• War films

• Horrors

• Thrillers

• Dramas

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Love stories that are intended to melt our hearts.

• Romance

• Musicals

• Dramas

• Biographical

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CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7