ENGL 1010 PROJECT 3 DUE NOVEMBER

GENRE ANALYSIS
ENGL 1010 Objectives
Thus far we've examined personal
practice writing in multiple
experiences with literacy as well as those
genres and in response to
in our intended careers. In project 3, we
real-world writing situations
will continue to examine literacy in our
make appropriate decisions
future professional lives through the
about content, form, and
genres by which people within those
presentation
communicate communicate and
define and illustrate key
function. This is a good time for you to
concepts in composition
carefully consider a writing genre closely
studies
linked to your intended field of
expertise.

Description

Your first task will be selecting the genre you will be analyzing for this
project. You will need to analyze a minimum of 3 artifacts.

After selecting a genre you will research it and structure your analysis in the
form of that genre.

Necessary Components Consider

Carolyn Miller's definition of
elements that construct the genre
rhetorical genre, in which
contextual uses of the genre
genre functions as "social
exigency for the genre
actions," not just as forms.
conventions, affordances, and
Miller tells us, "As a recurrent,
constraints
significant action, a genre
embodies an aspect of cultural
rationality" (165).
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GENRE ANALYSIS
Grading
In order to earn a passing grade for this assignment you must:
Provide copies of the genre artifacts
Receive "satisfactory" in the genre analysis and genre development
categories
Reach "satisfactory in at least 1 other categories

If not, you will be required to make revisions and resubmit the assignment.
Demonstrate sufficient thought and effort while following the guidelines and
you will do well.

SATISFACTORY UNSATISFACTORY

Claim is clear, debatable, Claim is unclear, vague,

CLAIM focused, and specific and lacks focus

Provides a thorough Provides a weak

GENRE analysis addressing all of analysis; does not
ANALYSIS the necessary address all of the
components necessary components

Appropriately organized Not organized or

and designed; designed with attention
GENRE
incorporates the to genre; does not
DEVELOPMENT elements that were incorporate the
analyzed elements that were
analyzed

Easy to understand, with Difficult to understand,

WRITING
minimal grammatical or with many grammatical
CONVENTIONS copyediting errors or copyediting errors