Chapter 7. Essentials_Video_Genres

7.1 Lesson 7 Essentials Video: Genres

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Lesson 7 Essentials Video: Genres

Watch the video below to see how students like you have analyzed and compared genres to meet audience expectations.

Transcript

Students in order of appearance: Alice, Chase, Darryl, Kendra, Hussain, Deonta, Lindsey, Ansel, Gretchen, Dan

Exercise: Integrate the video

Question

Write a substantial paragraph or two, with a topic sentence or mini-thesis, through which you respond to the students in this video as you form your own approaches to analyzing and comparing genres to meet audience expectations. You might begin by identifying the moments that stand out to you the most. Which student videos seem to make the most sense to you? With whom do you agree? Disagree? What patterns do you find among the student sound bites? Which ideas were the most instructive or helpful to you? What surprised you? How have your own ideas about “genre” come into focus through the videos?
Kendra says that, “I think [it] is good to play around with all different types of writing. You may not like a certain type of writing; you might find one you do like. Going in between them is different. You have to change your mindset and approach for different types of papers. But you can ask other people who may have just written that type of paper; or ask your teacher how to set yourself up for that type of paper you’re writing.” Her approach to genre may be different from yours, but as long as you are approaching your genre with the expectations of your audience in mind, you will be on the right track.