Genre Transformation

Genre Transformation:

College students are bound to having some stress and although it is a common topic to write about it. I’m feeling like I have a lot to write about stress, so I found a scholarly article on this little issue. (not only because one of the most intense quarters is about to be overwith) Thinking about all the genres associated with younger audiences and older audiences, I began to think outside the box where I came to a conclusion of what I want to write about. I wanted to pick two genres that go on the extreme of each side of the age range scale. For the younger age genre, I chose a nursery rhyme while for the older age genre I chose a prescription label. Nursery rhymes are sung by many children at a very young age. Most nursery rhymes are sung and taught to their children for entertainment and in hopes for them to remember. To remember these nursery rhymes it helps children develop their minds and use of words if we look at it in an intellectual sort of way. Back in the day, nursery rhymes were sung to spread a certain message whether it was political or religious. For example, “Ring Around the Rosie” was sung to describe the Bubonic Plague and to describe the effects of it. Nursery rhymes also have a distinct structure where most of them are short and sometimes they do rhyme but at others they don’t. Continuing with the older range genre, it is known that many older people to read books, journals, encyclopedia, and emails,  but none of these genres are interesting. As we get older, our immune system starts shutting  down on us and our bodies need more help from chemicals to help us function. Everyone as they age are going to reach the certain point where we need to take meds daily and I felt that prescription labels are seen constantly by elder people. Prescription labels have a distinct structure and purpose where they are direct. Since stress related medicine and stress related rhymes could be generated from one article, my writing project three seems like it could have some kind of potential if I dig deep into the two separate genres to find concrete analysis. Stress in this case seems like a flexible topic to be able to convert and break down. The nursery rhyme I was thinking of making it would be playful, but at the same time use some of the ideas of the article in the nursery rhyme. I could possibly use one of the original nursery rhymes and switch out some of the words for stress related symptoms or ideas. While in the prescription label, it is more direct, so I would find a stress related medicine and apply some of the ideas in the article on the label. After looking at some prescription templates, I will mostly likely have to scan the picture of the template I make to turn in or submit to gauchospace.

Moves Moves Moves..

PB2B: “Moves” in “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” and “Spaces of Writing”

Clearly, the topic in these articles is writing, but the formats are extremely different. Both of these articles are oriented towards college students, as well. College students who are searching for a guide in the artistic form of communicating through words. The authors take in consideration the audience while trying to explain some basic fundamentals in the criteria for an exceptional paper/project. “Spaces of Writing” is more of a broad approach in writing while “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” specifies on citations.

    Now to begin with the author’s moves. “Spaces of Writings” was a comic style piece of text which made the piece so much more easier to read. The authors of this comic clearly know that students read the original format of papers daily. By bringing something new and fresh, the audience of this paper will be indulged and amused by the difference. The illustrations overloaded the piece of text which distracted the readers from the actual writing. (not distracted enough to forget about the actual message of the text though) Speaking of “rhetoric writing,” the authors try to interact with the audience in the most influential, yet interesting style. As a reader, one feels the authors were supporting and rooting for students to enjoy writing. Since “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” was more of a serious article, the format of the article was the usual “plain Jane.” It was an essay form with paragraphs and subtopics. The tone of the author correlates with the purpose of this format because he sincerely cares about the corrections students should approach. Like he states in his title, they are “annoying” ways or things students tend to do. His title is a move apparently as well by the choice of words he is using; he demonstrates to the readers his ideas are to be taken seriously. If the author would have changed his title to: “Ways Students Use Sources.” Would the title have the same effect on the audience?

    Another move portrayed by the authors of “Spaces for Writing” was the use of short phrases and punctuation. The short phrases in the comic bubbles helped the reader tag along easily to what is trying to be interpreted. In a long thought, the authors disconnected the ideas and somehow connected them to ellipsis. The ellipsis made sure to let the reader know that the whole idea has not yet been expressed. So as a reader, one focuses on the reading more and continues onto the next bubble. Additionally, exclamation marks can be seen as a move. The exclamation marks in the comic seem to bolden some ideas. By emphasizing the importance of the comments, the reader takes note on remembering what was stated. “Annoying Ways Students Use Citations” had a few moves that worked efficiently; Kyle D. Stedman made use of rhetorical questions. Rhetorical questions can be seen as a move because it involves the reader and initiates a connection. The author automatically connects with the reader by making them think of a response. The author also made use of some side comments of the paragraphs. For example, he states “Armadillo Roadkill: dropping in a quotation without introducing it first.” He used these side comments as a summary of the entire paragraph. Using these as short summaries, the author gets the reader to understand the main concept and not feel confused after reading the paragraph. The side comments were used excessively throughout the article, so it means the reader should be following along with the article closely.

PB2A

Comparison Between “SciGen” Article and Scholarly Academic Publication

Both the articles had a similar like structure where both publications could be considered journals instead of articles. The journals both consisted of multiple authors; most informational or research based journals involve about three or more authors. The possible reason for the multitude of authors is that one person could not attain this amount of information efficiently  and in a timely manner. Abstracts are found useful in these journals as well; they come to use as an eye opener to details that will be important in the paper. The abstracts let the audience know that one journal was about the connection between water supply and gastrointestinal infections. While the other journal had a different topic, the journal’s abstract focused on the making an outline of a program to support the “evaluation of the context free-grammar.”  Before viewing the abstracts, the papers also have rather long titles. For example, the two journals analyzed were called “Decoupling Robots from Active Networks in Hierarchical Databases” and “A basic bottom- up approach for small systems of safe water supply: a decentralized case study in Uganda.” Following the abstracts, introductions connected the main ideas to the rest of the journal. The introductions function to attract the readers attention and state the topic more thoroughly.

The arrangements of the subtopics in the journals were distinct, but primarily similar. Charts and data were demonstrated whether in word format or in graphs. The charts are seen as line graphs or bar graphs depending on the information one was more adequate than the other. For the water supply journal, the bar graphs showed the answers to one question before the water supply intervention took place and the after the intervention. In the technology article, the line graphs compared the relationship between the “work factor” and the “popularity of the networks being decoupled.” Consisting of method subtopics, the journals exemplified over the research that they found using different methods. The water supply journal showed how the borehole, wells or other water resources affected the health of the people. Results are important to these research text because it gives the support to the reasoning and importance of the topic. As a usual subtopic in journals, results come towards the end since these journals are recorded in a chronological fashion. The conclusions usually end the journal to point out any details that were needed to be emphasized and the main ideas are reiterated. After the conclusions, it is reasonable for a journal author to have a section for references. References state where other information of books or articles came from if they were used to support the research.

    Some major differences between these two journals were additional topics or conventions in the text. The water supply article had a questionnaire to add to the research. Groups of people were asked to take an opinion on what was the reason why people’s health was being effected. Another major question the researchers had was who populated the area and what what was the quantity. It was necessary for the group of people to express their opinion on a intervention of the water supply. In this article, there was a discussion where the whole project was revised and “discussed” as pointed out. The conclusion and discussion are two separate subtopics because conclusion tie up the loose ends for this journal. Acknowledgements were added onto this journal; the acknowledgements generally give thanks to helpers of the project whether it be doctors in certain areas of expertise or those who help funding the project.

The purpose of journals is to inform a general audience or a specific set of experts who need this research to make a difference. The tone or style of journals are serious, yet educational. Viewing the social aspect of the piece of text, it connects the public or experts.

Genre Generator

The first generator created the basic research paper. A research paper has the purpose to inform the readers of the topic; in this case, it was the effect of communication on software engineering. The research paper consists of titles, subtitles, table of contents, references, graphs, and charts. The audience of the research paper would possibly be educated colleagues interested in the software engineering or in general adults. The tone of the genre is serious and informative. The authors are stating facts and information that is crucial to the topic. The charts and graphs support their ideas and prove evidence of their research. The research paper also demonstrates context where the paper came from and who wrote the paper. The reaction of readers to this genre is to feel informed over a topic and possibly believing in their research.

The next generator created comic strips. Comic strips are meant to entertain the audience with pictures and short comments. The audience can range from children, teens, and adults. The authors of comics generally assign the audience when the comments or pictures are figured out. For example, the first comic strip was about two squirrels and scenes of nature. This may seem innocent and readily directed to children if wanted. Contrarily, the comments coming from the squirrels are not adequate for children. The second comic was about a man who is speaking to his boss over an incident with a customer. Directed to adults, the humor of most comics has its own targeted audience. The conventions from a comic are pictures, comments, bubbles off the characters, and actions of characters.

A meme is also a genre that is out there and used often in social media like Instagram or Twitter. Memes are also used as entertainment and to convey a message to the audience at times. The audience of memes could range, but they are usually not for children. People who are online often have more access to view memes. Most memes are generated from movie, music, or show references. Conventions of a meme are the picture in the background, the witty or humorous comment, bold lettering, and solid color scheme. Reactions coming from memes are usually laughter or surprise.

The generators used above help point out the visual characteristics and other connections to each piece. Each genre seems to have distinct characteristics that separates each from one. Although there are some similarities between genres, each genre has its own purpose and audience. Looking through each generator, the genres showed individuality to the context and tone as well. Making or composing the piece of genre ourselves breaks down the genre into clear parts. Answering the questions “how does this make it ____?” and “why does this resemble _____?” helped.  Knowing whether or not the piece needed formal language or not was essential. The research paper more than the comic or the meme needed a polished context. The comic and meme were both more for entertainment of the audience. The language on these two pieces was more easy-going and humorous. The pictures on these two pieces are a crucial part to their genre; without the picture, the audience would not be as interested in the genres. The meme is shorter and straight forward; while the comic is longer, it has more comments and ideas roaming all over the strip. Referring to social, the research paper connects colleagues or adults who have an interest in engineering. Memes connect young adults and adults. Comic strips are generally seen in children books to newspapers for older people. Comic strips seem more flexible towards the audience. All three of these generators helped thoroughly.

Genre: Email

There are many types of genres; one possible example would be an email. An email can be discrete or public, so the audience could vary. It can be directed towards one person like a coworker or friend; emails can also be more widespread to a group of people or colleagues. Typical emails are revolving around school, career, or company; indeed they are professional pieces of text. The purpose of an email is to inform the other person or group of people of a subject. Meetings, clarifications, and questions could be directed instantly to the other person at the other end. Emails are fairly quick and effective. People who use email often tend to reply to their emails every 2-3 days if not daily. Companies or other professional settings use email as a source of communication every day. Customers are able to email or contact companies to complain or ask questions about products. The tone of emails are generally serious and sharp. Serious enough to let the reader see that this subject or email is important. Some of the visual conventions are the email address of the contact, the subject area, and greeting of the email. People usually greet to whom the email may correspond to. For example, the person sending the email may say "Good evening Mr. Bob" or "Dear Sir or Madam." Examples that are not appropriate for emails are "hi" or "hey." Most emails are composed to set a good impression upon the reader. Emails could also vary in length; some people send short emails, but others send emails that are fairly long to inform the reader fully of the subject. Closings are also another convention which also show the formality of the email. For example, an email may close off saying "Sincerely," or "best regards." An informal example of closings are "lots of love,"  or "take care." Emails should usually also be written with the most cautiousness since every word should show concern and sincerity. It is also important to make sure to spell check your emails that shows preparation and etiquette. Emails are generally best received in normal font because not all computers have fancy writing available or shown.  They are also not in multiple colored font as well because  that makes it more difficult for the reader to read. Word choice is crucial to emails since one has to try and convey their message in a certain way. Many misunderstandings and emotions can arise from inadequate word choice. Some writers of emails tend to leave their word choice serious, but at times they could come off rude. Capitalized words tend to show a screaming manner and clearly this is not formal. When words seem rude, the reader needs to try and read the email in different ways to find different meaning. Since emails are a bit indirect, emotions could not be easily connected. One may mean to be proper, but the word choice can come off as the opposite. Emails are professional and informative pieces of writing.

"ABOUT ME" STUFF

   "She flies by her own wings." I'm simply a girl who wants to reach goals. I have a mindset that only I could determine who I am and who I want to be. Meanwhile, keeping my feet on the ground, I'm a girl who enjoys the pleasures and adventures that come my way. whether spending my days or enjoying time with my crazy siblings, everyday has something to look forward too. Some days may seem more interesting than others, but that's not the point. The point is what I make of each day. Days pass by and I find out more about my likes and dislikes. Bright green is definitely my favorite color. Birds are my favorite animals; why is that? They are free. Bachata found a special spot in me. The beat of the music is extremely enjoyable. (It is the best music to dance too, as well.) Like many people, I'm looking forward to traveling the world. I'd like to see South America, Ireland, Spain, and Europe. Education is clearly an important part of my life. Family is my number one priority. My niece and nephew are my little treasures. Friends make my life more adventurous; Days and nights with them have created many unforgettable memories. Now my dislikes... I dislike anything that revolves around negativity.

My names is Evelyn Iglesias. I'm a second year biology major. What am I looking forward to in this class? I want to broaden my ideas and create more depth in my writing. Looking back at my writing, I don't have difficulty setting my ideas on paper. My writing would be better if  I expanded more thoroughly on my ideas. Writing has never been one my favorite subjects, but lately I find it more interesting.