Navigating Genres Response

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  Kerry Dirk’s article did frustrate me because I feel that I have to be more aware of the genre I choose to write in as well as the particular situation I am writing for. The article, however, does allow me to realize that I don’t have to create a different genre for each writing, and that I can use preexisting genres to help me choose how to address certain situations. Before, I did not pay close attention to genres because I was more focused on completing the basic steps of an essay which were stating your thesis, topic sentences for each body paragraph, evidence to support my thesis, and conclusion. I never focused on genre because it was not emphasized in my high school English classes. Now, I feel that English courses in college focus on many different elements within writing, and genre is now element that I am learning more about to help improve my writing skills.

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  1. Julie CottonSeptember 6, 2017 at 5:00 PM

    I agree that getting used to using different genres rather than just using a basic essay is definitely going to be an adjustment

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  2. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 5:29 PM

    Its going to be an adjustment but it think it could be fun. Writing the same boring style is grilling sometimes. Im excited to see something different.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 7:10 PM

    I also in high school mainly focused on the prompt of what I was writing rather than what genre I was writing in and hope to change this in college.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 7:34 PM

    I can completely agree that it was usually very easy to look past the specific genres and simply focus on the basic steps of an essay, but I feel like it's good for us to expand out horizons and think differently than we would normally.

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  5. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 8:42 PM

    I also used to not pay attention to genres and learned in high school to focus on the structure of an essay and I have also noticed how much in college that there are other elements within writing to focus on which will improve writing skills.

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