The science of the Internet truly does wonders, and this isn't in reference to endless cat videos on YouTube. The Internet has certain websites that generate different genres, which in return, helps the Writing 2 class further understand this once simple concept and analyze it deeper. From the computer science to memes, these genres all have certain conventions that are essential to what they are.
of our framework depend greatly on the assumptions inherent in our design" which brings the audience to assume that the "writer" understand what they are talking about. Images follow the introduction of the framework, explaining the results of the experiments. The generator even includes a conclusion and its citations as well. Of course, the constraints of the CS Paper Generator is the formal tone and format that needs to be followed. Nonetheless, these details are all conventions that an audience would use to understand that the generator created a paper.
The second genre generator is the Pandyland Random Comic Generator, which combines various cartoons to eventually create a crude comic. The conventions of these comics are two men, awkward situations and issues that involve either or both of them, sexual jokes, and a random ending. This genre generator is a bit more restricting than the Automatic CS Paper Generator because as I continued to create various comics, a few images began to repeat itself. The certain humor that the comics carry become a difficult tone to follow, which becomes a constraint in this specific genre. If they had added more characters, the genre would be more hilarious, in my opinion.
Following these two generators is one with a more mainstream popularity: memes. This generator website of course has its conventions that its audience uses to categorize it as a meme. The ability to insert your own photo and caption, however, gives its audience more a leeway. There are less constraints in this genre than there are in the aforementioned websites. One staple convention in this meme is its font, Impact, with white color and black borders. This font has slowly become the number one sign of the meme. These memes tend to have reaction photographs with strong, emotional responses. The first sentence is always a set up for the punch line, and both are broken up by the reaction photo between it. The sentences are never grammatically correct or formal, and they are usually both dependent clauses.
Overall, these three generators help the audience of Writing 2 accept the concept of genres, the wide range of genres, and the items that make genres what they are. These three generators are created conventions that are specific to them. None of the conventions within each genre overlap with each other, and all three generators come from a broad spectrum of genres. The access to these generators and the popularity or need for each of them aided in the understanding of genre. They are vary in their styles, structures, context, constraints, and most importantly, conventions.
The more practice with these generators, or with other lessons in Writing 2 will truly make the classroom thrive in the knowledge of genres. Ultimately, the class has learned to analyze different genres by picking apart the elements of the genre and analyzing its purpose and style. What once was a synonym for the word "label" now branches out into different details and factors that make it to what we now understand is the genre.
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Your super creative title caught my eye right away, and your opening sentence was very humorous. Including pictures of each of the generators described also aided in keeping me interested and engaged. At the end of the post, you gave a link to another genre generator that you found. I think it would’ve been to your benefit to actually write about this generator and it’s conventions. Your second to last paragraph is also a little confusing, but I think overall you did a great job!
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ReplyDeleteYour blog looks so polished it comes across like a professional one, and that’s no BS. Great job with the consistent structural/visual decisions.
Congrats on being the editor-in-chief for your hs yearbook; you should consider working for/with the UCSB campus publication. ☺
Re: PB1A, Buzzfeed works! It’s distinct, and it has its own set of conventions which you’ve acknowledged. The links that you provided give great example/evidence for what you’re referring to—great, great job on that front. I want you to pump the breaks just a bit on the phrase “literary genres.” To me, that evokes associations of poems and novels and short stories—genres are much more than just those things. Instead, try to think: “textual genres”—genres with written language (text) in them. I think that considering genres in that light will help you think about them more expansively.
Re: PB1B, I really like what you wrote here: “What once was a synonym for the word "label" now branches out into different details and factors that make it to what we now understand is the genre.” I’ve written this on some other folks’ blogs, and I’d like to include it here too: with memes, the white capitalized font is outlined in black. Why would that be? Well, this way, the language can be displayed on any kind of background without getting drowned out. Also consider: what’s the content of pictures that are typically used? (Usually pop culture references, although some grainy “homemade” pictures are typically used too.) These are the sorts of angles and questions that I want us to develop an eye for.
All told, I’m very pleased with your work here, Santos. Thanks for putting in such good effort and for including the images and examples.
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liked the title, and although that may have been the reason why I originally I clicked on yours, it was the pictures that made me stay. I know that we are supposed to be critiquing content, but I just wanted to compliment your showmanship first. Okay now to content: it seems that you have a very good grasp of what defines genre. I am jealous. I also thoroughly enjoyed the structure of your PB. It was clear and concise, well guided by the pictures as well.
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