After reading the essay, I learned that genres are not always easily identified because there are so many genres that derive from other genres. I agree with with Miller when she says genres shape our everyday lives because when I think of genres I think of them as different classifications. For example with movies there are so many different genres, such as romance, comedy, and horror. However, sometimes some genres fall very close to one another so it makes it hard to distinguish genres from one another. Another good point that the author made, was the genre of thesis statements. Not everyone will have the same ideas about thesis statements or they were taught differently from their classmates. But I don't think there really is a wrong way of writing a thesis statement there are just various ways that can fall under this genre.
Throughout chapter 1 of “The Bedford Book of Genres,” I learned that there are a variety of ways to improve one’s writing. Several writers tend to get carried away while writing that they forget who their audience is and what message they are trying to deliver. This is when one must ask themselves what their purpose of writing is, do they want to present a narrative/ tell a story, inform, or persuade. After figuring out ones purpose they must choose a genre to be able to shorten their idea and be concise. In order for this to occur one must know the basic qualities and agreed-upon rules about the genre they are composing. Once one makes those decisions they move on to the rhetorical situation which mainly explains the idea. This allows the writer to provide support on their purpose such as saying what is great about it or provide statistics, which will automatically make their writing more interesting for the audience to read, as well as, get t...
One thing I have never thought about before is how genre is all around us in the media, in movies, books, and TV shows. Genres can be very much alike, so being specific in your genre choice by focusing on the sub-genres can also help establish similar guidelines used to write.
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