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\u00a0and why they are so important. Her essay is an example of how a writer can use genre as a template to address their audience. The language she uses to address us as readers is informal. However, She uses collegiate words to maintain an air of intellectual superiority. In doing so Dirk provides more than just textbook examples on genre. She provides the readers with insight into how she as a writer drew from other pieces of literature\u00a0in the same genre to create the essay she wrote to us.<\/p>\n
Dirk also uses humorous examples such the ransom note and the headlines from The Onion to connect with her target audience. In doing this, she\u00a0provides examples of how writing within genres\u00a0is\u00a0specifically geared towards a target audience. These examples give more meaning to her explanations and help readers see the importance of using genre as a rhetorical strategy.<\/p>\n
Dirk makes\u00a0learning about genres a lot more thought provoking than a textbook would have. Her examples are relatable,\u00a0they\u00a0help readers\u00a0understand\u00a0how writing within a genre can change and how writers make specific choices within their genres to connect to their\u00a0audiences. Her essay\u00a0also eliminates\u00a0the idea that writing is solely formulaic and can be done easily. This\u00a0essay teaches\u00a0us as writers\u00a0how to\u00a0assess our\u00a0audience, how to think about purpose, and how to use genre as a template when writing but to also remember use the freedom within that genre to effectively convey our\u00a0message.<\/p>\n
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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\u00a0and why they are so important. Her essay is an example of Continue reading