The college admissions essay may be one of the most intimidating things for students when applying to college. The main goal of the student is to sell themselves, convince the university that they are unique, and the perfect fit for Continue reading
A college admissions essay is exactly that, a medium for the the applying student to utilize while applying for the school of their choice. However, it is more than simply a demonstration of the student’s writing capabilities, it is a Continue reading
Kerry Dirk defines the location of an essay as “among the situational elements that lead to expected genres and to adaptations of those genres in particular situations,” (Dirk 255). Location was definitely a factor while I wrote my college admission Continue reading
As I reflect on the process of writing my college application essays, I vividly remember the many emotions I felt – fear, anxiousness, confusion. These essays were particularly nerve wracking because they were a genre I was not quite familiar Continue reading
In ” Navigating Genres”, Kerry Dirk goes into great detail about the importance of genres when it comes to writing and explaining how understanding genres and your audience is vital to getting you message across. Each genre is unique in Continue reading
In “Navigating Genres,” Kerry Dirk explains how understanding genres will allow a writer to better address his or her audience to make effective points. Dirk discusses the importance of recognizing not only the material to be presented in the content of Continue reading
Ever since the beginning of times, us humans have gravitated towards separating and labeling ideas, people and beliefs. And as time passes by, our templets and pre- conceived ideas serve almost as a box where we separate into sections the Continue reading
In Kerry Dirk’s essay, “Navigating Genres”, the author uses several categories of genres (and her own essay) to provide examples to her readers about how genres can be understood and why they are so important. Her essay is an example of Continue reading
Kerry Dirk wrote “Navigating Genres” to help inform readers about how genres are used and how to apply them to our writing. Genre is the form of which one writes, as well as, rhetorical situations that change the tone of Continue reading
In Kerry Dirk’s “Navigating Genres,” she describes how genres are created and the complex nature of writing to them. She begins by explaining how genres are simply a repetition of rhetorical strategies depending on what you are trying to accomplish, Continue reading
