Navigating Genres

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       This article gave me a new perspective on genres and how they can be used.  I appreciated the anecdotes throughout the reading.  I found them to be humorous and they kept the 15-page passage interesting.  The part I found most interesting was the scenario of the kidnapper with three ransom notes.  The three letters all had the same central message, but each portrayed a different tone and could’ve suggested a somewhat different outcome.  Since all three were clearly a sort of ransom note, they all fall under the same genre, but their qualities make one far better for this purpose than the others.  The fragmented sentences and misspellings of note #2 and the friendliness of note #3 take away from the purpose of the note.  
       It is interesting to me as a writer to think about things like this coming into play in my writing.  Like the article pointed out, high school writing is extremely structured.  There are so many rules that writing a paper sometimes feels more like filling in the blanks.  I feel that taking more consideration of my purpose and how my audience will perceive my writing could really change the way I decide to write a paper, and overall enhance my writing in general.

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  1. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 8:12 AM

    I agree with you about the scenario of the kidnapper with the three ransom notes. It is so interesting how the genre and tone of the note can change the quality of it.

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  2. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 9:45 AM

    I agree with your idea about the author using humor to keep the passage interesting, without it the essay would have come off as very bland.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 1:45 PM

    I also thought that this passage was easy to read due to the humor the author used. I like your opinions on the difference of filling in the blanks when writing and how it makes writing structured.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 3:33 PM

    I agree with your comment that the article provided new information on genres. This article allowed me to realize that genres are involved within our personal lives, away from the classroom. I feel that Dirk's examples helped get this point across.

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  5. UnknownSeptember 6, 2017 at 7:41 PM

    Haha! I like how you emphasized the length of the text because it was indeed pretty long. But I don't necessarily agree that Dirk got off track of what he was trying to get across. I definitely think that his friendliness and fragments just allowed him to seem more cool and easy to understand, especially without all of that complicated textbook-like writing.

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