📚 Name That Genre
What genre usually involves danger, journeys and exciting challenges?
Adventure
What is a convention?
A common feature we expect to see in a genre.
A story involves spaceships, advanced technology and life in the future. What genre is it?
Science fiction
Name ONE common convention of horror.
Fear, suspense, darkness, isolation, danger, supernatural events.
Give TWO conventions you would expect in an adventure story.
E.g. danger, journey, survival, challenges, courage.
Why might an author combine horror AND adventure conventions?
To create danger, excitement, fear and suspense for the reader.
Hatchet is an adventure novel, but it sometimes creates fear and suspense. Explain how these conventions work together.
They make Brian's survival dangerous and uncertain, keeping the reader engaged.