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Dr. Gabriele Betchel
ENG 225 C
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1. What are some genres that you feel you know well? How did you learn them? What are their common rhetorical features? I learned about the dystopia genre from reading The Hunger Games and Divergent series. In most dystopian plots, there is either some type of war/uprising to take down a corrupt government or a drastic climate change that affects all ways of life. Initially, the society seems perfect and efficient in their ways, but as the plot moves forward, readers feel the oppression the main characters are facing and root for an end to the characters’ struggles. In these futuristic societies, propaganda and fear shape the society, which continue to conform to rules and expectations until one or more individuals rise up to change things. 2. What rules have you been told to follow in the past? How did they shape what you were writing? In past writing classes, I have been told to follow several rules about format and word selection, like Kerry Dirk’s essay, “Navigating Genres,” discusses. After taking my first college-level writing course, I always made sure my thesis was placed at the end of the introduction, using it as a “roadmap” for the following body paragraphs. I also follow the rule of avoiding use of contractions and first-person point of view in formal writing. There was also a structured outline, provided to me by my high school English teacher, used for body paragraphs that I follow when doing a research paper. I do not always follow these rules in my writing now, but these rules are typically in the back of my mind. 3. How much freedom do you enjoy when writing? Does it help to have a form to follow, or do you find it to be limiting? I am the type of person that does not like too much freedom with writing. Typically, I only write for assignments, and it helps when I have a specific structure or instructions to follow. A specific form to follow makes my own writing process more efficient. In the past semesters, I have had a few writing assignments that had only vague instructions and format requirements. For these assignments, I found it difficult to begin the assignment and make my own decisions on how to format....