Journal 4: Genre

            Genre is the basis for the choices we make in any creation. Per Devitt, genre is all the smaller parts and each of those are their own separate genres and when put together they have their own unique quality that she states is beautiful. This ties into what Wysocki is stating by the discussing the different aspects of text and how they should pertain to the audience that you are trying to attract. When Miller and Shepherd were discussing the blogs, they discussed how they were broken up into genres based on the audience that they were trying to attract and the context of their blogs and how this aspect is important. When we are composing, we are debating on the genre of what we are composing depending on the audience that we are trying to attract. Audience is crucial to the consideration of genre because people are going to be attracted to things that interest them. Consider the many different genres of blogs, if the audience is interested in politics they are going to want to read blogs that have this topic. Genre topics impact circulation and distribution by whether the genre is one that interests a big audience. For people to want to share the work you have composed they must be interested in it.  Wysocki also discusses other aspects of what attracts an audience. The color scheme and organization are also aspects that come into play when trying to attract an audience. People will acknowledge these things and could lead to them either overlooking your work or engaging themselves in it. Not to mention, the way that you set up your text will determine the kind of audience that you are trying to attract which Wysocki also mentions. If you are trying to attract the audience of a business professional than you will ensure that what you are composing has professional qualities to it like organization and is basic so not to focus on how the text is delivered but more on what you are delivering. On the other hand, if you are trying to attract a more casual audience you will take that into account when composing. The example Wysocki uses is that of a children’s book and how you will want to create something that will spark their interests with lots of bright colors and large text. Ultimately, genre interrelates to your audience and affects the purpose of yout composition and the way you go about delivering it.