This reading explained the importance of knowing genres and the expectations that come along with them. Dirk gave great examples about how rhetoric changes over genres. Dirk opened with the example of country music, a genre in music in which there are common themes throughout. In country music one would expect certain topics that the song would include and therefore the audience almost knows what to expect from that style of music. Genres allow the author to know some sort of "guidelines" to writing and to keep organized. Knowing qualities of various genres and the audiences that go along with them allow the author to write more effectively to that audience. With that being said, before one can even decide what genre to use they must focus in on their purpose and their audience. Once they have done this they can look into what genre would work best for them. This reading taught me that effectively choosing a genre can influence how your audience responds to your work.
My writing process for project 2 was different from project 1 because I had to conduct research towards my argumentative topic. I also was required to use the Florida State university database in order to find peer-reviewed article that would provide me with correct information. This essay also had several sources whom mad me sound more credible towards my audience, which enabled me to write more about my topic. The personally think that writing a first draft and then revising it in order for it to be my final draft to be very helpful when writing a research essay. I was able to carefully go over any grammatical or punctuation errors as well as make sure that all my sentences made sense and were not random. I enjoyed project 2 the most because I was required to conduct research on my topic, which allowed me to expand my knowledge towards an argument that is personal to me and it made me sound even more credible when discussing this argument face to face with someone.
I agree that this reading showed how important picking a genre is and how choosing one can effect the audience reading your paper.
ReplyDeleteEvery genre has its own unwritten rules, or "guidelines" that come with expectations, and if a writer were to miss that mark, they will be that much harder to comprehend. And as you mentioned, choosing a genre and following its format can influence your audience and their overall impression of your work.
ReplyDeletei definitely believe that it is important for a writer to pick a genre for themselves and even the readers. I, as a reader, think it is easier to understand the logic behind a reading or the goal of the author is more easily understandable when reading their work.
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