ENGL 1301 Genre Analysis Notes Assignment

Instructions: Following the example of Dr. Nelson in the Genre Analysis Demo videos, analyze
the genre and rhetorical situation of your written text. Complete each chart with information and
evidence gathered from your written text in order to document your analysis of that text.

Genre:Booklet

Conventions Quoted Evidence

• Sub headings • "The Founding of Nuevo Santander & Laredo"
• Photo descriptions • "Signature of Tomas Sanchez"
• Informing about laredos origin • "Laredo was founded on May 15, 1755, ..."
• Publisher/Author • "REPUBLIC OF THE RIO GRANDE LAREDO TEXAS"
• Organization who gave a grant to print it • "Laredo Convention and Visitors Burea"
• Historical figures • "Jose de Escandon" "Tomas Sanchez"

Convention Spatial Placement / Additional Visual Details

• Sub headings • Since this is a booklet their are many paragraphs, to
• Captions seperate them they used subheadings.
• Informing about Laredos Origin • In this booklet their are many images, under these their are
• Publisher/Author descriptions of what is displayed in the picture or drawing.
• Organization who gave a grant to print it • This booklet talks about laredos begining and origin.
• Historical figures • The Author/Publisher of this booklet is the Museum
named "REPUBLIC OF THE RIO GRANDE LAREDO
TEXAS"
• In the back of this booklet they acknowledge an
organization that gave them a grant that made the printing
possible.
• There are many names of important people to this writting
mentioned all over this booklet.

Combine your notes from the two charts above into this chart for a comprehensive view:
Convention Quoted Evidence Spatial Placement / Additional
Visual Details
• Sub headings • "The Founding of Nuevo • Since this is a booklet their are
• Photo descriptions Santander & Laredo" many paragraphs, to seperate them
• Informing about laredos • "Signature of Tomas Sanchez" they used subheadings.
origin • "Laredo was founded on May • In this booklet their are many
• Publisher/Author 15, 1755, ..." images, under these their are
• Organization who gave a • "REPUBLIC OF THE RIO descriptions of what is displayed in
grant to print it GRANDE LAREDO TEXAS" the picture or drawing.
• Historical figures • "Laredo Convention and Visitors • This booklet talks about laredos
 Burea"
• "Jose de Escandon" "Tomas
Sanchez"
Gather your notes on the remaining elements of the rhetorical situation:
Rhetorical Situation Quoted Evidence
Situation, or Context
Author • "REPUBLIC OF THE RIO
GRANDE LAREDO TEXAS"
Date of Publication • 2023
• N/A
Location of Publication
• Learning about laredos legacies
Culture
Audience • "treinta y cuatro anos despues de
su fundacion,..." "Laredo was
founded on May 15, 1755, ..."
Purpose • "Laredo Legacies"
begining and origin.
• The Author/Publisher of this
booklet is the Museum named
"REPUBLIC OF THE RIO
GRANDE LAREDO TEXAS"
• In the back of this booklet they
acknowledge an organization that
gave them a grant that made the
printing possible.
• There are many names of important
people to this writting mentioned
all over this booklet.
Explanation
• This booklet does not specify who
is the author but it is made by the
museum.
• N/A
• N/A
• People in laredo might want to
learn about their cities past.
• The audience is is builingual
people, spanish speaking people,
english speaking people, and
people who want to learn about
laredos past.
•
• The purpose of this booklet is to
teach people about laredos legacies
as stated in the title.