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
It is the first week of my first year in college, and my professor has assigned a reading, Navigating Genres, by Kerry Dirk. Subsequently, each student is to write a 250 word response to the reading. This is my first Continue reading
After reading “Navigating Genres” by Kerry Dirk, I found new understanding for a topic that I had thought to be very shallow. I figured genre was simply a way to categorize what a work was generally about. While I was Continue reading
In “Navigating Genres,” Kerry Dirk writes about how genre is nothing more than a specific category, he explains that genres go well beyond just fitting into a particular class or type. Each genre has specific characteristics which categorize works under Continue reading
“Navigating Genres” by Kerry Dirk was a quick and easy read due to his light and informal tone. Dirk was able to get his points across and educate while still maintaining interest. He knew his audience and the best way Continue reading
In Navigating Genres, by Kerry Dirk, the formation and function of genres is explained in a unique and stylistic manner with the objective of clearly conveying the message to college students. Throughout Dirk’s essay I found numerous details and Continue reading
