| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Kerry Dirk. “Navigating Genres.” Writing. Spaces, Volume 1, Issue, 2010, 15. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | In the article Navigating Genres Dirk talks about how writing is the focus on one specific genre. He talks about how each genre differs from one another. He talks about how a genre helps us write on a specific and certain topic. He also talks about how important it is to understand context and put it together with the genre. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Transferability
Location may not be the first, second, and third most important qualities of writing, as it is for real estate, but location is surely among the situational elements that lead to expected genres and to adaptations of those genres in particular situations” (“Transferability” 218). |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects to my research because he talks about focusing in on one topic. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | How do rules shape our writing? |