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    The document discusses writing genres and rhetorical situations. It defines genres as forms of communication used for particular purposes that establish patterns of regularity in language based on social context and goals. Rhetorical situations involve the speaker, subject, audience, and context. Generic conventions are the traits and patterns that define a genre and are dictated by these rhetorical elements and the purpose of the communication. Examples discussed include academic essays and e-portfolios.

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    9.23: Week 2 Foundational Theory in preparation for drafting the Writing Protocol

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    WRITING GENRES & WRITING PROTOCOLS

    Composition & Rhetoric I, Autumn 2013

    Genres
    Definition: describes the relation of the social purpose of the text to language structure[establishing] the different social purposes that inform patterns of regularity in language the whys & hows of textual conventionality (Cope & Kalantzis 2).

    Genres
    Definition (in other words):

    A form of communication used for a particular purpose (Lunsford).

    Rhetorical Situations

    Rhetorical Situations
    Speaker

    Rhetorical Situations
    Speaker

    Audienc e

    Rhetorical Situations
    Speaker

    Subject

    Audienc e

    Rhetorical Situations
    Speaker

    Subject

    Audienc e

    Rhetorical Situations
    Speaker

    Subject

    Audienc e

    Generic Conventions

    The traits & patterns that tie the genre together

    Dictated by speaker, audience, context & purpose

    Generic Conventions

    Academic Essays:
    Audience: Context:

    Purpose:

    Conventions?

    Generic Conventions

    E-Portfolios:
    Audience: Context:

    Purpose:

    Conventions?

    Generic Conventions

    Identify one or two of the genres on your list that you find most intriguing

    Identify the genres audiences, contexts, and purposes, and create a list of the conventions that tie the genre together

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