Friday, February 3, 2017

Journal 4

          Well to begin, genre is a type of art, a category of artistic composition. It displays content, subject matter and style. In order to fully understand genre, I feel that it is necessary that you are reading to understand the message that it is trying to convey. Understanding this term would make it easier for writers to express the messages they are trying to come across without complication or confusion. You want your readers to know and follow along with your work. Without comprehending the text it would make it hard for the reader to understand what they are reading without the general knowledge of a text. Genre factors into our decisions because reading text is something that we do on a daily as a part of our lifestyle. Genre can be literature, or even music; Music is also something that we hear or listen to on a daily basis. You may want to change a book or a radio station until your liking which gives you some decision of genre making. I believe that genre is all tied into one; in a way, they all correspond within each other.

         With audience and purpose the genre of writing can sometimes be specific, such as writing documents for someone. You must first know who your audience is so that you know what you are working with and at the same time also have a sense of purpose for what it is you are doing. Some documents might require the use of titles, page numbers or even subtitles. Each document would consist of something different in specifics depending on the situation at hand. To speak on genre would be to identify a set of conventions that should be followed. Understanding the genre of writing and knowing the conventions could be a great way to improve the writer’s task. Writers will be able to improve in their works in the future with a better feel of genre and its relation with reading or creating text. I feel that genre impacts the circulation and distribution process because everyday something new is happening or something is changing which can impact our decisions when it comes to genre choice. 

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