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Learn about the project genre

Launching a Writer’s Universe project from the assignment page starts you in the About the Genre stage. Your project begins with a short video introducing Writer’s Universe.

Introduction Videos

An image of the introduction video with numbers that correspond to the numbers below the image. Number One is next to the play button. Number Two is next to the Go to Next Page button.
  1. Click the Play button in the middle of the screen or in the lower left corner of the video player to watch the Writer’s Universe introduction video.
  2. Click Go to Next Page to move on to the genre-specific introduction video.
  3. Click Go to Next Page to move on to the next step.
The assignment name appears on the right side of the screen in the gray header area. Click it at any step of the project to read your teacher’s instructions for the assignment.

 

Genre Features

An image of the features of the genre page with numbers that correspond to the numbers below the image. Number One is next to the web organizer summarizing the major features of the genre. Number Two is next to the Go to Next Page button.
  1. Read the details in the web organizer summarizing the major features of the genre. These are genre features you’ll want to include in your own project.
  2. Click Go to Next Page to move on to the next step.
You can come back to the organizer and use it as a reference at any time during your writing project.

 

Mentor Text

The Mentor Text is a great example of a student’s writing project that expertly uses the genre features outlined in the organizer.

An image of the mentor text page with numbers that correspond to the numbers below the image. Number One is next to the magnifying glasses icons. Number Two is next to the Go to Next Page button.
  1. As you read the Mentor Text, click the magnifying glasses to the right of the text to learn more about the genre features used in the text.
  2. Click Go to Next Page to move on to the next step.

 

Analysis Activity

Practice your understanding of the genre’s features by completing a short activity.

An image of the analysis page with numbers that correspond to the numbers below the image. Number One is next to the magnifying glasses icons. Number Two is next to the Check Answers button.
  1. Click, drag, and drop sections of text from the Mentor Text on the left into the boxes on the right.
  2. When you’ve completed the activity, click Check Answers.
    • If one or more of your answers are incorrect, they will appear highlighted in red. Choose a different text section in the Mentor text to drag and drop into the red boxes. Then click Check Answers again. Repeat until all your answers appear green.
  3. When all answer boxes are green, Click OK when the Great Job! message box appears. Click the Go to Next Page button to get the next message, then click Let’s continue to enter the Pre-Write stage and start brainstorming.

Last Updated: June 30, 2022