Let’s Begin…

1. Let’s Begin… with a little reflection! What is your favorite book ever? Why??

2. Ready? Set? Let’s play… “What’s your genre?”

3. 1. Fold your paper hot-dog style. 2. Write your name at the top.3. Record your answers down one side.

4. For each question, choose the answers that apply to you. Try to list 3 or 4 best answers.

5. Let’s Check Your Understanding! Mary Ann Smith A, H, L, M Your paper should look something like this fold

6. Any Questions??

7. 1. When with your friends, you like to: • Spy on your neighbors; help find missing neighborhood pets • Play role-playing games (Everquest, Dungeons & Dragons, Star Wars, etc.) • Watch Modern Marvels or other shows about the newest gadgets • Sit around and talk about your lives; help friends with problems • Talk on the phone; go shopping; gossip • Play football, basketball, baseball, or other sports • Visit museums, art galleries, battlefields/ historical sites • Watch scary movies • Watch Twilight and Vampire Academy over and over • Look for new places to explore; go camping • Draw cartoons or read comics • Tell jokes, play practical jokes, or just generally goof off • Sing Disney songs at the top of your lungs & watch Disney movies • Create or build useful things with Legos, gears, popsicle sticks, etc.

8. 2. The job you would like best for yourself: • Crime Scene Investigator; detective • Knight, sorcerer, seer, or princess • Artificial intelligence expert • Psychologist or psychiatrist, school guidance counselor • Own a dating service; wedding planner; cosmetologist • Sportscaster, athlete, or coach • Historian, history teacher, museum curator • Grave digger; funeral director; inventor of a new fake blood • Ghost whisperer; vampire hunter • Storm chaser; pirate; international spy • Graphic designer; video game creator; ninja warrior • Comedian; own a Spencer’s store • Singer or songwriter; storyteller • Inventor; computer repair; engineer

9. 3. Movie/TV shows you like best: • CSI, Law and Order, Decoded, old episodes of Scooby Doo • Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia; Harry Potter movies • Independence Day; Transformers; Star Wars movies • My Sister’s Keeper; Bridge to Terabithia; Basketball Diaries • Pretty Little Liars; Enchanted; Legally Blonde • Remember the Titans; Gridiron Gang; Bad News Bears • Pawn Stars; WWII movies; The History Channel • Disturbia, Paranormal Activity; Scream • Twilight movies; True Blood series; Vampire Diaries • Journey to the Center of the Earth; Pirates of the Caribbean; Castaway; • Naruto; Dragonball Z; Pokemon • Diary of a Wimpy Kid movies; Jeff Dunham; Family Guy • Once Upon A Time; Beastly; Grimm • How It’s Made; Prototype This; League of Extraordinary Gentlemen; Hugo

10. 4. You love movies or books that: • Have crimes, puzzles, or mysteries to solve • Have dragons, magic, elves, and evil forces • Take place in the future; have robots, cool gadgets; setting may be in outer space • Have real people with real problems—abuse, divorce, illness, death, gangs, drugs • Have a great love story • Have something to do with sports • Tell a story that took place sometime in history • Are goryor so scary you sometimes lose sleep at night • Have vampires, werewolves, ghosts, or zombies • Have some sort of adventure or quest; lots of action! Have people who face harsh conditions—deserts, extreme cold, marooned on a deserted island, etc. • Have lots of pictures; violence doesn’t bother you • Make you laugh! • Have romance, castles, magic, or spin-off well-known stories • Have mechanical animals/people or genetically-mutated animals or people

11. 5. Your friends/parents say you: • Are curious; you ask a lot of questions • Play too many role-playing games online • Are very inventive or are good at creating new things to make your life easier • Are a good listener; you are a shoulder to cry on • Are boy-crazy or girl-crazy; like to spend too much money • Are great at catching, pitching, or kicking a ball • Know a lot of useless facts (names, dates, etc) • Scare them sometimes • Are too obsessed with Twilight! • Are a dare-devil; are always looking for an adventure • Are practical and would be great at living in the woods • Are a class clown • Are a drama-queen; are always singing or dancing • Were born in the wrong time period

12. 6. You would most like to meet: • Nancy Drew • A fairy or elf • An alien • Dr. Phil • Your true love, whoever that may be • Tony Romo; Dirk Nowitski; Josh Hamilton • General George Patton • A real zombie • A vampire or werewolf • The Cast of Survivor or Sir Edmund Hillary (first to scale Mount Everest) • Trey Parker (creator of Southpark) • Larry the Cable Guy • Walt Disney • Someone living 50 years from now

13. Now turn your paper over, and write the letters A-N down the fold of your paper like this: A. B. C. D. E. F. G. (etc.)

14. Now open your paper. Count the number of times you use each letter and write the number beside each letter. A. 1 B. C. D. E. F. G. H. 1 (etc.) Mary Ann Smith • A, H, L, M

15. Do you have the total number of each answer?? • 1 • 5 • 3 • 1 • 0 • 1 • 2 (etc.) Circle your top 3!

16. Double Check… Did you circle the three letters that have the highest numbers? (Some may have the same number)

17. Here come your top three genres based on this quiz! (Of course, you are always free to choose from any genre you wish!)

18. List Your Genres!! • 1 • 5 • 3 • 1 • 0 • 1 • 2 (etc.)

19. Mystery • Fantasy or Mythology • Science fiction • Realistic fiction • Romance/chick lit • Sports • Historical fiction or biography (#92) • Horror • Paranormal • Action-Adventure (Survival/pirates/spies) • Manga/graphic novels • Humor • Fairy tales • Steampunk