In reading the two student essays , they were both similarly structured. They were both structured in a way that allowed enough information for readers to understand the purpose of the association ,as well as how the association operates.
The first essay was from a member of that specific community. I think this allowed for an easier conversation to be held between a chairman of that association. I also think that allowed for the structure of this essay to flow differently than second essay. The second essay seemed more like an interview. It mentioned specific conversations and what specifically was said ,but the writer also included pictures. The second essay seemed like the writer was someone fond of the specific organization ,rather than apart of it. I think that played into the strengths of this essay because it allowed for a specific conversation between the writer and the interviewee. In the first essay I think the strengths were being apart of the community and listing specific genres and languages of the community.
The sources that these two essays used were: (First essay) Dirk, Kerry. “Navigating Genres.” Writing Spaces: Reading on Writing, vol.1, 2010, pp. 249-262.
Glatch, Sean. Personal interview. 29 Mar. 2019.
Johns, Ann M. “Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership, Conflict, and Diversity.” Text, Role, and Context: Developing Academic Literacies, 1997, pp. 498-510.
Project: Spit. “About.” facebook
(Second essay) Johns, Ann M. “Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership, Conflict,
and Diversity.” Text, Role, and Context: Developing Academic Literacies. 1997, pp. 498-510.
Puerto Rican Student Association. “Constitution of Puerto Rican Student Association.” PRSA at
UCF, 25 Oct. 2017.
Swales, John. “The Concept of Discourse Community.” Genre Analysis: English in Academic
and Research Settings. Boston, Cambridge: UP, 1990, pp. 466-473.