Explorations of Community Content and Spaces
# Visual Genres
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# Genre Analysis
"Genres are types of texts that are recognizable to readers and writers, and that meet the needs of the rhetorical situations in which they function" (Swales 467) "Genres are how things get done, when langauge is used to accomplish them; these discoursal expecations are created by the genres that articulate the operations of the discourse community (Swales 472). "Genres arise out of social purposes, and they're a form of social action within discourse communities" (Melzer 103-104) "Discourses are ways of being in the world; they are forms of life which integrate words, acts, values, beliefs, attitudes, and social identities as well as gestures, glances, body positions and clothes" (Gee 7). How do genres apply to discourse and discourse community?
# Genre Analysis
# Genre Analysis
Genres can...
- Be a form/medium of writing...
- Be a form/medium of communication...
- Serve the rhetorical needs of the group...
- Respond to situations of the writer...
- Have action-oriented goals, they accomplish tasks...
Genres have...
- Rules the community follow. They are...
-Expectations how and what they should communicate... They are...
- Features that determine how they work... They are...
- A specific visual aesthetic... They must look like...
For Discourse Community Research, Genres will...
- SHOW the communication methods of the group.
- DEMONSTRATE important aspects of information sharing, what content is valued.
- CIRCULATE additional ideas the group should be aware of.
- PROMOTE group ideologies, behaviors, or trends.
-RECRUIT new members
# CHAPTER 2
# Genre Analysis
As a group, each member SELECT ONE of our readings (Kerry Dirk, Seeley et al., Hemstrom & Anders) this week to respond to the following:
1. Find and select a unique passage from the reading where you integrate a direct quote/paraphrase that shows a deeper understanding of genre or a new way of looking at the concept of discourse community.
2. What's an interesting GENRE EXAMPLE your article gives? Are you familiar with this genre and if not, what may be features of the genre you would need to know about? What could be other connections to this genre? (Post your writing in your appropriate GROUP thread)
3. SHARE and REPORT a specific example of genre usage inspired by the readings. Use the URL and share with your group in discussion once everyone has accomplished 1 & 2.
What role do genres have in continuing research that is important for discourse communities?
#Genre Analysis
How does advice on social media posting, connect to writing techniques and what Amicucci discusses in her article?
What do you think are the Do's and Don'ts of effective Social media usage?
# Genre Analysis
Like all genres, each one includes technical features and components - let's take a look at the Blog...
# Genre Analysis
Prepping work for Mini_Presentations on Miller & Shepherd's Genre Analysis Article and its application