A genre is a typified utterance that appears in a recurrent situation. A genre evolves through human use and activity to be a durable and usable form for carrying out human communicative intentions in fairly stable ways.”
Formal definition which is important to remember**
don’t define the genre, although they are often helpful signals.
important**
similarities and differences between kinds of writing.
I believe this is very important because writing is a very broad category. Making classifications allows the reader/writer to narrow down their work!
we find all sorts of written genres,
I hope to expand my knowledge on different genres and become a stronger writer in many different types of genres
“kind, sort, or style” and is often applied to kinds of art and media, for instance, sorts of novels, films, television shows, and so on.
Genre has a wide variety of different uses
genres.
All different types of writing have genres!
Let’s begin by imagining the world—the worlds, rather—in which you wri
There are many different worlds in which you live everyday. For example I have a sports world, home world, friends world, college world, home world, etc. Each world contains different experiences and is significant based on the context it is described with.
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both individually and collaboratively).
i find it helpful to be able to see other classmates ideas
In each module of the course,
good way to know that work is being completed in a timely manner
As members of this WRT 109 studio, we can all offer that grace to one another in our interactions
i feel like this is a great guideline/point mentioned. Everyone has a bad day once in a while and it is not hard to be respectful and caring
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have that day’s assigned readings/tasks in front of you, along with a notebook or laptop to take notes
Will everything be online?
be awake and engaged,not just an observe
very important for critical thinking
you will annotate readings, keep a record of ideas and responses, take notes on class discussions, maintain a writer’s journal,
this will help me to grasp the material better because I will have many modes of comprehension
different audiences
What audiences will we adress? does this just refer to different groups of people
evision, editing,
Yay! I often struggle with editing because after i write down one thing I cannot get my mind off of that one thing I brainstormed
nd write in a range of ge
Does this mean Argument? Narrative? etc??
various writing situations and for various audiences
One of the main reasons i took this class was to become a strong writer and improve my skills for other areas
critical thinking and explanation.
very important to be able to think beyond the surface, ask the bigger questions, and understand text
A life story is written in chalk, not ink, and it can be changed.
This is good because people should never have to be held to expectations of what they were in the past. As their surroundings change they should be able to alter who they are and how they deal with life.
“The future is never a direct replica of the past,
i believe that this is a good things because humans should learn from their experiences
foreshadowing in fiction in the first place is because of this human tendency
Since humans wrote the first stories, they like top predict the future and what is to come
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sticking to your true self and not altering the person that you are
predict the future
past experiences can often predict future ones because humans are creatures of habit and often act the same
often tell stories about others who helped them in the past.
another example about how people are shaped by those around them
There’s something about the narrative form, specifically—while expressing thoughts and feelings about negative events seems to help people’s well-being,
I believe that recording experiences like a narrative can help a person understand what led to that outcome and walk through the story in their head
going to come back and bite you if you don’t deal with it,”
I believe that this can relate to repressing traumatic events instead of talking about them
traumas for whatever reason, they’re sort of in a double bind,
Growing up and watching moves, no matter how bad the event it was always a "happy ending" (happily ever after). But this is not always the case in life and some things do end poorly.
finding a positive meaning in negative events is linked to a more complex sense of self and greater life satisfaction.
i find that being optimistic in bad times helps to confront problems instead of pushing them off.
Many people have some smaller stories of each type sprinkled throughout their greater life story,
Example: Big story could be that you go to college but the smaller story is you go abroad and meet your best friends one year
they stigmatize anyone who doesn't follow them to a T, and provide unrealistic expectations of happiness for those who do.
The classic narrative excludes many key parts of life (mental illness, broken relationships, sadness, growth, challenges, change, etc). These "perfect narratives" give people a false sense of what is ok and result in stigmatism.
If you don’t tell, “your memory for that event may be less flexible and give you less chance for growth.”
connection: In shows people who hold in their feelings often cannot recall the stem/root of the trauma
there are consequences to not telling.
I believe this happens often because of the judgement that exits in the world today
making decisions with the hopes of producing desired outcomes.
Children may think that they need to believe something their family does in order to please others. That is why these "desired outcomes" or pieces of stories may be affected by others
People aren’t writing their life stories from birth, though.
i believe this is another reason why others help create your life story. For example, most children grow up with some beliefs already instilled in them like politics. Other people around children form their life story too, like parents and siblings.
complicated.
complicated and imperfect.
in order to hold onto our experience, we need to make meaning out of it,
experiences can be empty without doing something with them
own imagination,
Stories were first created by people so it makes sense that they mirror life.
But life rarely follows the logical progression that most stories—good stories—do,
Like I said in a previous annotation I believe this is because "good stories" often leave out the critical parts and challenges.
And so it’s hard to be a human being and have relationships without having some version of a life story floating around.”
I believe this is because you share experiences with people you have a relationship with
“Narrative is not a mode that has ever come easily to me.”
I always find it hard to write narratives of myself too. IO think this is because people think of themselves very critically. I may only focus on one side of my narrative instead of the whole picture, making it hard to write about the whole picture.
there’s huge variation in the degree to which they engage in narrative storytelling in the first place.
Again, perspective comes into play here. Someone could decide to tell every detail of THEIR story but a different person may tell that same persons story in a different context.
disjointed, avant-garde representation of their existence?
No, even if someones story and experiences are chaotic i believe it still represents their life story
everyone has a book inside of them.
There is a plot that is constantly being formed
A life story doesn’t just say what happened, it says why it was important, what it means for who the person is, for who they’ll become, and for what happens next.
often times i find my life experiences and choices affecting the next experience and choice. they all string together to form one cohesive story.
meaning.
experiences can be empty and useless unless a person makes the most of them.
traits, goals, and values,
numerous different factors make up a person
“Life stories do not simply reflect personality. They are personality,
Stories can be told in many different ways and from many different perspectives which is why a story reflects on a person
choose to tell the stories of their lives,
The perspective from which a story is told is very important.
but I suppose I thought there’d be more of a narrative arc.’”
What is expected in life often only is the positive aspects. Stories and expectations often forget to highlight the low points and challenges life also has to offer