Ciambrone+Genre+Characteristics+and+Criteria

__**Diary Entry**__ Characteristics: Personal, Dates, First person, thoughts not statements, emotional Criteria: Keeps it feeling real, makes it from one person, not indepth ideas, but first response thoughts, tear jerking for a real emotional feel Examples:[| Entry 1],[| Entry 2], [|Entry 3]

__**Trading Cards**__ Characteristics: Small, pocket sized, Colorful, pictures, short wording Criteria: Be able to carry them, bright to catch the eye, cool looking pictures, short and sweet text for younger kids Examples: [|Card 1],[| Card 2], [|Card 3]



__**Top 10 List**__ Characteristics: Numbers, pictures, descriptions, titles of each idea, paragraph explaination Criteria: Be orderly, pictures fit the list, descriptions explain each idea, paragraphs make it fit together Examples:[| List 1],[| List 2], [|List 3]

Characteristics: Big title, colorful, odd numbers, short statements, famous person on cover, issue date, scanbar Criteria: Title fits information inside, numbers lead to some article, states summarize whats inside, dates fit with the times Examples:[| Cover 1],[| Cover 2], [|Cover 3]
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__**Academic Journal:**__ Characteristics: Title, legitimate source, proper language, data results, research based, different sections Criteria: Gives journal a name, reliable, sounds academic, provides proof, shows back up, keeps it organized Examples: [|Journal 1], [|Journal 2],[| Journal 3]

__**Magazine Article:**__ Characteristics: Organized paragraphs, title, author, flowing, subtitle, non-biased Criteria: keeps it flowing well, gives it a name, credibility, helps the reader, introduces topic, not a fake article Examples: [|Article 1],[| Article 2], [|Article 3]

__**Interview:**__ Characteristics: Brief introduction, separation of questions and answers, orderly, sounds like a conversation Criteria: Helps introduce who your interviewing, keeps page organized, flows well, makes it sounds real Examples:[| Interview 1], [|Interview 2],[| Interview 3]

__**Obituary:**__ Characteristics: Brief Biography, Full Name of person, picture of person, his family, achievements Criteria: Helps the reader understand who it is, what their name is, what they look like, who was he close to, what he/she did in life Examples:[| Obituary 1],[| Obituary 2],[| Obituary 3]