the essay, vou’ll first establish the conventions of the genre by comparing the two or three examples. How is the gen matted? What kind of language does it use? What else makes the genre distinct? Then, you’ll analyze how the conventio respond to a recurring rhetorical situation. Who is the audience of this genre? Why were these genre conventions established in the nirst place? And finally, you’ll discuss what sorts of behaviors and actions these genre conventions enable or disable. What are
the purposes behind the genre conventions? How does the genre create social action?
Rubric
Here is how the genre analysis essays will be
shows a consideration of genre as social action)
to prepare you for the real-world writing situations you’ll find yourself in as you progress in your major and field.
Genre Analysis Assignments The first genre analysis essay will be about a written genre. The second will be about a visual genre. For the third, you’ll have
the choice between an auditory or multimodal genre.
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