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.