Genre analysis - WRIT 077-305 (Fall 2018) Writing Seminar In Psyc: Adam Grant\'s Originals - Dr. PDF

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WRIT 077-305 (Fall 2018) Writing Seminar In Psyc: Adam Grant's Originals - Dr. Melissa Kapadia...

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My ideal publisher is Scary Mommy because the intended audience is young mothers or fathers who are expecting or parents of young children who are looking for guidance on effective parenting. Since my literature review focused on the different styles of parenting and their effects on childhood development, I have some expertise on what the “best” type of parenting is and that allows me to write credibly about various arguments relating to my area of expertise. Example 1: The Case For Letting Our Teenagers Sleep In

Example 2: Why I Make My Kids Take Music Lessons

Example 3: Why I Don’t Potty Train My Kids

How do the authors open and close the piece?

The author begins with a personal anecdote and closes with a restatement of her proposition.

The author begins with a personal story about her own son and closes with a restatement of reasons that support her proposition.

The author begins with a short, blunt statement that grabs readers’ attention and closes with another blunt, cynical statement.

What kinds of evidence, reasons, documentation are provided?

She makes logical arguments, backing them up with hyperlinks to other Scary Mommy articles.

She uses scientifically-based evidence that helps and only includes one hyperlink to reinforce one of her points.

Her reasons are mostly backed up by her personal experiences as a mother.

Are these opinion pieces logically and semantically coherent?

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

How much text is devoted proportionally to these various elements?

The actual article occupies about ⅓ of the page, and the rest is mostly white space and ads.

The actual article occupies about ⅓ of the page, and the rest is mostly white space and ads.

The actual article occupies about ⅓ of the page, and the rest is mostly white space and ads.

What is the register of language, sentence complexity, tone, paragraph length?

The tone is informal yet informative, sentence complexity is not complex at all, and paragraph length varies but is generally very short.

The tone is informal yet informative, sentence complexity is not complex at all, and paragraph length varies but is generally very short.

The tone is informal yet informative, sentence complexity is not complex at all, and paragraph length varies but is generally very short.

Is there a title?

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

How is the text formatted?

The text is formatted short paragraphs.

The text is formatted short paragraphs.

The text is formatted short paragraphs.

Are there photos? Captions?

There is one photo and there is no accompanying caption.

There’s one photo without a caption. There’s also a TED video embedded in the middle of the article.

There is one photo and there is no accompanying caption.

Subheadings?

None.

None.

None.

An author’s bio?

None.

None.

None.

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