Assignment – Discussion board:

In most cases, the audiences you will be appealing to in Projects 1 and 2 that we will work on later are not academic audiences. Given this, it would make sense to write your project as something other than an academic style paper, and you will need to choose a different genre that is more appropriate for your audience. The following video discusses the concept of genre and some of the genres that might be appropriate for our work in this course:

To help you think about the genre and genre conventions you might use in Project 1, you will find a real-world example of a genre you might want to work with in your project. The example should be appropriate for your audience, purpose and rhetorical situation. The content of the example does not need to be related to the topic of your project, but your choice should reflect the audience, tone, content and style you discussed in your analysis plan. For example, if you are writing to someone at work, you might find a good example of a formal memo to analyze.

After you choose a specific genre example, you will examine it rhetorically. Rhetorical analysis is a critical reading of another’s work; and discussing the effectiveness of other writers’ rhetorical choices helps us become better writers ourselves. After you analyze the piece rhetorically, you will discuss how it might be useful for your own project.

Assignment – Discussion board:

In most cases, the audiences you will be appealing to in Projects 1 and 2 that we will work on later are not academic audiences. Given this, it would make sense to write your project as something other than an academic style paper, and you will need to choose a different genre that is more appropriate for your audience. The following video discusses the concept of genre and some of the genres that might be appropriate for our work in this course:

To help you think about the genre and genre conventions you might use in Project 1, you will find a real-world example of a genre you might want to work with in your project. The example should be appropriate for your audience, purpose and rhetorical situation. The content of the example does not need to be related to the topic of your project, but your choice should reflect the audience, tone, content and style you discussed in your analysis plan. For example, if you are writing to someone at work, you might find a good example of a formal memo to analyze.

After you choose a specific genre example, you will examine it rhetorically. Rhetorical analysis is a critical reading of another’s work; and discussing the effectiveness of other writers’ rhetorical choices helps us become better writers ourselves. After you analyze the piece rhetorically, you will discuss how it might be useful for your own project.

Part I – Initial Post ( 350 words)

Rhetorical Knowledge and Genre

To participate in this discussion, respond in detail to the following questions, using specific examples from the real-world example of the genre.

1. Describe the example you chose: Who is the author of the piece? Where does it come from? Who is the intended audience for the piece?
2. What are the main “external” conventions of your genre example (formatting, design, multimodal elements, etc.)?
3. How do you think these “external” genre conventions help the piece appeal to the audience or help the audience understand the material in a specific way?
4. What are the “internal” or writing conventions of your genre example? For example, how would you describe the tone, style, and level of formality in the example? What kind of diction or language choices does it use? Are there any phrases that stick out to you as good examples of the kind of language the piece uses?How do these “internal” genre conventions help the piece appeal to its audience?

Composing Process and Conventions: Your own rhetorical strategies

1. What is your own topic, purpose and audience for Project 1? (Provide a brief explanation for your peers)
2. What are the specific ways the internal and external genre conventions in your example that might help you appeal to your audience in Project 1? Are there features of the genre that may not work for your audience and purpose? Why?

 

Part II – Respond to a student (200 Words)

Focus on the following questions:

1. Thinking about the external and internal conventions of genre, which of the features of your peer’s genre example did you find the most interesting? (Focus on the elements discussed in the video and textbook; refrain from commenting on the topic or ideas presented in the example.)
2. To what degree do you think this genre fits your peer’s audience and purpose? Are there other issues related to genre you think your peer should keep in mind?

IMPORTANT! Scroll down to view the student response and check the comment!

Discussion of a student:

1. The example I chose was a formal report about stress on employees and the programs offered by employers to manage employee stress. This example was intended for Robert J. Olney of Southwest Texas State University. It was written by Charles Dishinger.

 

This is an example of a discussion that a student posted. You will use it as an example so you can know how you will write about our project. No more than 350 words. Also, you will replay to the same discussion.

Part I – Initial Post ( 350 words)

Rhetorical Knowledge and Genre

To participate in this discussion, respond in detail to the following questions, using specific examples from the real-world example of the genre.

1. Describe the example you chose: Who is the author of the piece? Where does it come from? Who is the intended audience for the piece?
2. What are the main “external” conventions of your genre example (formatting, design, multimodal elements, etc.)?
3. How do you think these “external” genre conventions help the piece appeal to the audience or help the audience understand the material in a specific way?
4. What are the “internal” or writing conventions of your genre example? For example, how would you describe the tone, style, and level of formality in the example? What kind of diction or language choices does it use? Are there any phrases that stick out to you as good examples of the kind of language the piece uses?How do these “internal” genre conventions help the piece appeal to its audience?

Composing Process and Conventions: Your own rhetorical strategies

1. What is your own topic, purpose and audience for Project 1? (Provide a brief explanation for your peers)
2. What are the specific ways the internal and external genre conventions in your example that might help you appeal to your audience in Project 1? Are there features of the genre that may not work for your audience and purpose? Why?

 

Part II – Respond to a student (200 Words)

Focus on the following questions:

1. Thinking about the external and internal conventions of genre, which of the features of your peer’s genre example did you find the most interesting? (Focus on the elements discussed in the video and textbook; refrain from commenting on the topic or ideas presented in the example.)
2. To what degree do you think this genre fits your peer’s audience and purpose? Are there other issues related to genre you think your peer should keep in mind?

IMPORTANT! Scroll down to view the student response and check the comment!

Discussion of a student:

1. The example I chose was a formal report about stress on employees and the programs offered by employers to manage employee stress. This example was intended for Robert J. Olney of Southwest Texas State University. It was written by Charles Dishinger.

This is an example of a discussion that a student posted. You will use it as an example so you can know how you will write about our project. No more than 350 words. Also, you will replay to the same discussion.