Writing Decisions – Rhetorical Situation and Genre
Assignment Content
The ability to identify purpose, audience, genre, and context can improve your comprehension as a reader and enhance your ability to make decisions as a writer. When you write, how do your purpose, audience, genre, and context shape your decisions about how you respond to a project or task?
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Access the Genre Passages and Response Examples document and:
Carefully read the 3 passage excerpts that reflect 3 different genres of writing you may encounter in your daily life. Each passage’s title has been removed.
For each passage, make educated guesses about the:
Writer’s purpose
Passage’s audience
Genre of the writing
Passage’s context
Note specific passage examples to support your educated guesses. Focus on the purpose, the audience, the genre, and the context. Refer to the Response Guidance Examples at the end of the document to see how you might note your observations and respond.
Use the example responses provided in the document to assist you with this assignment.
250- to 350-word written response
Create your written response in which you share your educated guesses about the following items from the 3 passages and the clues you used to make them:
The purpose
The audience
The genre
The context
Include supporting examples in your response.
Written response: Review your completed written response for clarity. Use the Microsoft® Word spelling and grammar checker or grammar tools from the Center for Writing Excellence.
Summative Assessment: Writing Decisions – Rhetorical Situation and Genre
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Passage 1
Writer’s purpose
The writer could be a film expert because of the mention of terms likes series and novella. He or she aims at informing the audience about a new film called The Haunting of Bly Monor adapted from another film named The Turn of the Screw.
Audience
The writer is addressing film fans. The passage begins with the phrase “fans of the critically acclaimed series” denoting that the audience loves watching.
Genre
The passage is a movie review. The writer explains and mentions films like The Haunting of Bly Monor and The Turn of the Screw.
Context
The writer is giving a summary of a film to the audience. The first statement in the second paragraph, "The Haunting of Bly Manor takes the viewer far from Hill House and across the pond to England, where a young woman, Dani Clayton (played by Victoria Pedretti)…” shows that the writer is trying to explain the plot of a movie.
Passage 2
Writer’s purpose
The writer might be a gender equality advocate or a leader in such an organization. The passage is about women's empowerment. The discussion will be hosted by famous women who will empower and motivate the audience, especially about the female positio...
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