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Context, Intention & Genre

Context, Intention & Genre. AP Language & Composition. Context. Context A convergence of time, place, people, events and motivating forces- that influences how the rhetor understands , analyzes, and generates the persona, the appeals and the subject matter material. Immediate situation

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Context, Intention & Genre

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  1. Context, Intention & Genre AP Language & Composition

  2. Context Context A convergence of time, place, people, events and motivating forces- that influences how the rhetorunderstands, analyzes, and generates the persona, the appeals and the subject matter material. • Immediate situation • Historical background • The persona and identity of the rhetor • The knowledge and beliefs of audience

  3. Intention Aim or purpose- a reader’s intention is what he or she want s to happen as a result of the text, what they want the audience to believe or do after hearing or reading the text. Part of successful writing process- ability to take a topic and discover an aim through the exploration of ideas and evidence. Intention

  4. Genre Writer’s want to accomplish an aim and readers want to discover an intention; therefore, every write chooses a certain type of text Ex: a poem, a lab report, a convincing letter, a five paragraph essay (this is a great genre for students when they have to write a timed, improtu essay for a test but not the only genre students should learn to produce) Genre

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