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Genre Production

Genre Production. ENG 101: Composition as Critical Inquiry. Overview. Composing Awareness of Skills Understanding the Genre Production Assessment Activity. Composing. Any form of writing constitutes a genre production

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Genre Production

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  1. Genre Production ENG 101: Composition as Critical Inquiry

  2. Overview • Composing • Awareness of Skills • Understanding the Genre • Production • Assessment • Activity

  3. Composing • Any form of writing constitutes a genre production • Critical inquiry allows for a more thorough analysis and a deeper understanding of the genre • Reflection upon genre productions will heighten awareness of writing skills and processes • Understanding prior-knowledge will guide future lines of inquiry

  4. Awareness of Skills • Pay attention to the genre you are composing in: • Is this a familiar genre? • Is this a new genre? • What do you know about the genre? • What do you need to learn before producing the genre? • What kind of writing skills are relevant to this genre?

  5. Understanding the Genre Begin by examining the genre in question: • Recognize the genre • Consider personal experience • Conduct a genre analysis • Purpose/Audience/Context • Conventions/Features

  6. Understanding the Genre Genre Systems • No genres exist independently • What genres can I connect to this genre? • Don’t focus on similarities • Look for collaborative genres • How do these genres work together? • Examples: Course Materials

  7. Understanding the Genre • What genres are similar to this genre? • What genres are different from this genre?

  8. The Production • Production plan • Remember “Shitty First Drafts” • Revision • Commitment • Aftermath

  9. Assessment • Consider your genre production: • Does it fit the genre conventions? • Does it accomplish the intended purpose? • How would you change the production? • How will this production experience affect future genre productions?

  10. Activity: Composing a Facebook Status

  11. Awareness of Skills • Is this genre familiar or unfamiliar to you? • How often do you produce this genre? • How did you learn to write in this genre? • What kind of writing skills do you need to have before composing in this genre?

  12. Understanding the Genre • Context • Purpose • Audience

  13. Understanding the Genre • Genre Conventions/Features • Basic • Content • Format

  14. Understanding the Genre • Genre System

  15. Understanding the Genre • Similarities? • Differences?

  16. The Production • Log onto your Facebook • Check out the News Feed • What are people talking about? • Any trends? • Anomalies? • Compose a Facebook Status • Consider • Revise • Commit

  17. Assessment • What did you write about? • What factors influenced your composition? • Pay attention to the effects of your production • Comments • Likes • Lack of response • How will this analysis affect future productions in this genre?

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