Unfamiliar+Genres

The Unfamiliar Genre Project

"Through their analysis of multiple samples, students begin to observe that while each genre looks and reads in a recognizable way, professional writers do not follow strict formulas "(41).

Is it accurate to say that genre conventions are formulas for successful writing?

What is the key to successful writing in any genre?

Examine two genres: the Rambling Autobiography and the Memoir in Free Verse = Rambling Autobiography = Purpose:to give a random account of your life

Structure: apparently random; stream of consciousness; not chronological; like bullet points ; thoughts are not connected;ends with a wish or desire.

Style: more like conversation, natural flow;appeal to the senses

Other Features: significant events; quick snapshots; rambles; catches attention

Audience:

Memoir in Free Verse: "To a Daughter Leaving Home"

Purpose: to use a metaphor of growing up

Structure: chronogical - analogous to growing up

Style: romantic; imagery has emotional effect; a sentenc

Other Features:

Audience:to parents = Social Groups: =

Other Features: concludes by looking forward
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