Running head: CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY

Children and Technology: A Genre Analysis of an in erne ar icle and a you u!e "ideo Ro!er o Ley"a The #ni"ersi y of Te$as a El %aso

CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY Children and Technology: A Genre Analysis of an in erne ar icle and a you u!e "ideo Introduction Children ha"e !eco'e 'ore and 'ore de(enden on echnology !ecause i is so'e hing ha hey see in heir e"eryday li"es) *u + ho, hel(ful is i for -ids o gro, u( ,i h hese echnology ad"an ages. There are (eo(le ha ha"e done s udies o"er children/s reac ion o,ards he use of echnology o disco"er if echnology is a "ery hel(ful learning ool for children or a ,ea(on ha is har'ing children/s gro, h) E"en hough echnology has i'(ro"ed so 'uch he ,ay of li"ing of children+ i can also da'age he')

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As said !efore+ here s ill e$is 'any dou! s of he good and !ad effec s of children using echnology 0 herefore here are so'e genres a"aila!le o co''unica e he effec s of his issue+ such as+ Children and Technology, an infor'a i"e you u!e "ideo u(loaded !y Nao'i Le'os+ and an in erne ar icle i led 1Children and technology should you be concern+ ,ri en !y 2ara+ fro' ins i u e of Hear 3a h) *y analy4ing hese ,o genres he audience can !e 'ore concern a!ou he li'i s of children using echnology) What is the Purpose of the Genres? *o h genres are as-ing for he (aren s/ a,areness o"er his echnology issue) The ar icle is rying o raise a,areness !y as-ing he (aren s o encourage in 'oni oring heir -id/s 'edia echnology ha!i s+ ,hile he you u!e "ideo is rying o ge he (aren s/ a,areness !y sho,ing ,ha children had o say a!ou his issue as ,ell as so'e fac s o"er i )

CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY Audience and Purpose

The in ended audience in !o h genres is 'ainly he (aren s of children ,ho are ge ing in his ne, ,orld of echnology+ and ,hich (aren s are unsure of ho, o con rol heir -id/s use of echnology) %aren s already -no, he i'(or an role of echnology in heir -ids0 hey -no, ha i really has a grea i'(ac on heir children as hey are gro,ing u() 6ha hey do no -no, is ho, grea his i'(ac can !e+ as i can a-e e'o ional feelings fro' -ids such as e'(a hy for o hers) E"en hough he (aren s -no, a!ou his issue+ hey ,ill li-e o -no, ho, o con rol i s effec !ecause hey are ,orried a!ou he ,ay heir children are gro,ing+ as ,ell as hey ,an he' o inno"a e he'sel"es !y de"elo(ing s-ills in echnology) The infor'a ion (resen ed in genres+ he ar icle and he you u!e "ideo does no a-e oo 'uch o read and ,a ch since hey are 'ainly o !e read and ,a ch !y (aren s+ ,hich in 'ore cases hey do no ha"e oo 'uch i'e !y all he ,or- and su(er"ising of heir children) Therefore+ i is "ery clear and easy o read and (aren s ,ill no ha"e o s(end i'e rereading he ar icle) As 'en ioned !efore !o h genres really hough a!ou heir audience in e"ery single ,ay+ e"en in heir language and he use of heir "oca!ulary+ !o h genres are for'al and used an unders anda!le "oca!ulary ,i h no 'edical er's in"ol"ed in nei her he genres) Rhetorical Issues: Ethos, Pathos and Logos The genres differ fro' one ano her ,hen i co'es o credi!ili y) Tal-ing a!ou credi!ili y+ he credi!ili y used in he you u!e "ideo is no ha effec i"e !ecause he "ideo is 'ade !y a 'o her ,ho is a college and used he "ideo for a (ro7ec a school and e"en hough she used fe, a(es fro' he ne,s in T8+ ,hich are credi!le+ !u he "ideo is no credi!le a all

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since i really does no ha"e any source of infor'a ion !u he in er"ie,s o -ids and "ideos fro' in erne ) In he o her hand he credi!ili y in he ar icle is differen fro' he "ideo since i is (u!lished !y he ins i u e of Hear 3a h :Re"ise his sec ion and arrange i + as I ,as reading his (ar I could no 'a-e a connec ion or ransi ion fro' one sen ence o he o her;+ and no only ha !u he fac ha a he end of he ar icle i offers you o read o her ar icle ,here hey go all he infor'a ion+ as ,ell as i offers he reader o loo- a o her sources and chec- he infor'a ion ,hich gi"es 'uch 'ore credi!ili y han he "ideo) The e'o ional res(onse fro' he audience e"o-e differen ly for each genre) The you u!e "ideo does no go 7us !y he e$(er s/ o(inions !u he children/s o(inions as ,ell) This is a grea ,ay o e"o-e e'o ion in (aren s+ since i 'a-es he (aren s reali4e ho, heir children hina!ou he issue and 'ay!e go ahead and as- heir children for heir o(inion) The ar icle addresses so'e e'o ional res(onse in i + !u i is no as effec i"e as he "ideo since i is !ased !y he o(inion of an e$(er in he issue ,ho ,ri es 'ainly !y fac s 'ore han !y e'o ions) The (ur(ose of !o h genres as said !efore ,as o 'a-e he (aren s concern in his issue and using e'o ional res(onse is a grea ,ay o ca( ure he (aren s/ a en ion) In all genres ,hose (ur(ose is o concern i s audience a!ou cer ain issue is "ery i'(or an he use of e"idence used o su((or he clai's of he infor'a ion+ ,hich hel( he audience o co'(ro'ise o do so'e hing o"er he issue) The e"idence sho,ed in each genre really gi"es he logic in he') The "ideo used he e"idence of fil'ing children al-ing a!ou his issue+ ,hile he ar icle ge s i s logical !y he use of s a is ics ha sho,s e"idence o he reader)

CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY Structure and Deliver

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The ar icle/s s ruc ure is "ery clear and easy o read) I follo,s a se=uence+ ,hich 'a-es i easier for he reader o unders and ,ha he au hor is rying o say) The 'essage of he ar icle is ,ell organi4ed+ since i firs ells he readers ,hy hey should !e concern+ and ,hy hey should !e encouraged o ,or- and do so'e hing a!ou his issue) This ar icle does no a-e oo 'uch i'e o read since he in ended audience is 'ean o !e 'ainly (aren s ha do no ha"e oo 'uch i'e+ !u i also (ro"ides a lin- o a si'ilar ar icle if he reader ,an s o -no, 'ore a!ou he issue and ha"e enough i'e o read i ) The li'i a ions ha his genre has are he in ended audience do no ha"e oo 'uch i'e o s(end reading i + and herefore he au hor has o su''ary he (a(er and lea"e so i'(or an fac s in order o 'a-e he (a(er easier and shor er o read) The you u!e "ideo has a differen s ruc ure fro' he ar icle/s s ruc ure) Yes hey !o h don/ a-e oo 'uch o read or ,a ch+ !u in con ras he you u!e "ideo canno !e ha easy o find+ since i is no he 'os seen "ideo or i is recorded !y a fa'ous ins i u ion+ (aren s 'ay ha"e a hard i'e finding his "ideo+ ,hich is one li'i a ion fro' his genre since (aren s ,an his -ind of hings =uic-) Ano her difference fro' he !oo- and he you u!e "ideo is ha in he "ideo+ he audience can do co''en s o"er he "ideo ha can !e ans,ered !y he (eo(le ,ho -no, 'ore a!ou he o(ic) Ano her i'(or an fea ure in you u!e "ideos is ha he audience can su!scri!e o he channel or he !logger of he "ideo and ge no ifica ion of ne, "ideos co'ing for he' o ,a ch) !onclusion

CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY Af er analy4ing !o h y(es of genres and loo-ing a heir 'essage of concerning he

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(aren s i is found ha he in erne ar icle is 'ore effec i"e in i s (ur(ose han he you u!e "ideo) The in erne ar icle is easy o read as i s argu'en s are easy o follo, and herefore does no a-e oo 'uch i'e for he audience o read i ) The rhe orical a((eals can see' o do no !e enough !u he fac s are enough o 'a-e he audience o !e concern+ and cause he ar icles o success in i s 'essage)

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