Friday Post: 11.15.19 and 11.22.19

I am writing these together, as I forgot the one for 11.15 but still wanted to get it done.

The three sources I selected were:

1. “Genre Performances” by John Swales
2. “Genre in the Wild” by Lisa Bickmore
3. “Genre and Genre Analysis” by J.B. Corbett

For my 11.22 Friday post, and I recognize that I’m doing this a little early, and this draft is VERY subject to change, I just want to have it done. I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the prompt for this Friday’s draft, and I am taking baby steps to get it done. What I am posting is a rough skeleton or outline of the piece, that I am looking to expand and build upon. Some prompts in this outline may even have multiple responses to think about. This is the metaphorical doodle in my notebook, and I am slowly making sense of the topic and my response as I go. Thanks for the patience along the way!

1. What is a Writer
   1. Hook
      1. Who is, or can be, a writer?
      1. What is a writer?
      1. How can writing be given a definition, since it so permeates our society in a way that is easily taken for granted?
   1. Intro
   1. Overall Thesis
2. Genre
   1. Thesis on genre
      1. Genre relates to the discourse community by providing the community with context. A genre affects the words, format, and meaning of a piece, so it is important to first identify what discourse communities one is writing for before determining the genre. The Activist caters to the University of Cincinnati discourse community. By writing a piece in an appropriate genre, one can better impact and affect the audience. In class, we explored genre through different pieces of text, and how those genres ultimately impacted how the information was framed, written, and received by an audience. A prime example of this is in the profile pieces in relation to our photo caption lists. While each provided valuable information on a topic, the two genres had very little in common. As such, the information was received in different ways by the reader. Our profile piece focused ona specific person, movement, or event. It went into detail into the life of this topic, and how this topic impacts the world. Our photo caption lists went into the bare minimum detail it required, and kept all of its information clear, concise, and efficient. This served its purpose especially well in the digital media, as the work was consumed mostly by internet users, who usually read articles online in a fast paced manner.
   1. What is genre
   1. What purpose genre serves
   1. How we explored genre
3. Discourse
   1. Thesis on discourse
      1. Discourse communities use their own terms to further their goals or ideas. UC Blue Ash, the University itself, and the city of Cincinnati are their own discourse communities. When one enters a discourse community, they learn those terms and identities and become more aware of those communities’ ideals. A written work can cater to more than one discourse community, and there are many forms of discourse. Especially in the context of genre, the discourse community the written work is catering to will undeniable affect how the piece is written. Genre and discourse have an interconnected relationship in which one affects the other. Genre is manipulated by the discourse community the piece is writing for. For example, my profile piece “Go Talk To Jill” is a profile on UC Blue Ash’s campus counselor, Jill Trigg. This piece explores a figure in the UC Blue Ash community through the lens of journalistic discouse, and for the UC Blue Ash discourse community. Without these discourse communities, the piece may be less detailed, or read less effectively. While it is possible to manipulate the piece into different genres, a profile was chosen specifically for its effectiveness within the UCBA discourse community.
   1. What purpose discourse serves
   1. How it relates to genre
   1. How we explored discourse
4. Writing and writers

Writing is a complicated process for those who struggle to understand it.

1. Thesis on Writing an writers
   1. What purpose writing serves
   1. How to identify a writer
   1. How we explored who a writer was and what writing did
2. Conclusion
   1. Overall thesis restatement
   1. Overview of genre’s uses
   1. Overview of discourses uses
   1. Overview of a writers purpose
   1. Pull it all together
   1. Mic Drop