In your previous lesson, you learned about the context clues. One of those is synonym.

Today, you will

apply what you have learned by answering the organizer provided.

When you hear the word genre, what comes immediately into your mind? Choose the words associated
with the term genre from the pool of words provided below.

Another Activity:

You will be shown two (2) short clips taken from the internet. Check if you can give the names
of each video clip.
As an average student, you spend at least 900 hours a year in school and 1,200 hours
viewing television, movies, and online videos. With that, you get tons of information about the
world and how you could interact with people.
Our daily living highly involves visual media such that the television and online platform
allows us to become active in the modern way of communicating around the world. We see
advertisements, films, diagrams, symbols, photographs, videos, drama, drawings, sculpture and
paintings in a daily basis that pave way to developing the viewing skill, as the fifth macro skill of
learning English language.

Viewing helps you understand the message by seeking and checking understanding. It is
classified according to its purpose and type of information presented. The classification of
viewing is called genres of viewing. There are five genres of viewing: news flash, music video,
internet-based program, movie trailer, and documentary.
Genres of Viewing
When there are current issues that the news organizations like ABSCBN, GMA, and CNN feel
the warrant of interrupting their scheduled programming in television, news flash is aired. The
information conveyed in a newsflash is important enough for viewers to take a quick break. For
example, a typhoon with heavy rain would come to your place, a timely news will interrupt your
favorite television shows like teleserye and movies.
Music Video: a videotaped performance of a recorded popular song, usually
accompanied by dancing and visual images interpreting the lyrics. Music videos aim to: Promote
both album and single sales. Promote new artists to an audience and maintain
an audience focus on an existing artist. Promote an image of an artist or band that is exciting
and dynamic.

Internet-based program also provides the viewers informative shows that can be accessed
through websites using internet connection. Netflix, iWant TV, and many more internet-based
programs provide shows that are highly dependent to the internet. It would also require accessing
through desktop computers, laptops, and smart phones.
Oftentimes, when there are upcoming movies, there are series of selected shots that are shown in
television or internet. As these movie trailers attract you because of its exciting, funny, or
noteworthy parts of the film, these are usually short to avoid spoilers.

Finally, a documentary is a genre of viewing that is based on research. You can usually see it in
long duration. As it is lengthy, it has the ability to bring us a broader, more deeply engaged and
wider view of the current issues.