When you consider the readings for today, think about how genre plays a part in the way the argument is presented--tone, level of exposition (sharing information or assuming the readers have the info), diction, conventions/generic expectations.
Do the texts fulfill your generic expectations? Explain
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I think genre definitely played a part in these texts. An example would be the Goldberg article "Well Done." This article, published in a very conservative magazine, has the tone of a sarcastic Republican repudiating liberal ideals. It is factual in some aspects, but comprised mostly of opinion in order to spark debates. The other articles seem to do the same according to the audience they serve.
ReplyDeleteI think that genre played an important role, most of these texts were from completely different magazenes or newspapers than the last readings. I found them interesting and very humorous. I think that hte articals were mostly informitive with a sarcastic flare. I think that the tone is reformed liberal vegetarians, ones that have come to the realization that meat is healthy and it is part of the natural cycle of life.
ReplyDeleteThe "Why Vegetarians Are Eating Meat" article appeared on Food & Wine's website, which gives it some credibility and much weight. Thus it's language was more proper and informative than any of the others. I was put off by "A carnivore's delight poses an ethically meaty dilemma," though the website does give you the heads up it is under the notes and errata heading. The language was extremely loose and uninformative - more sarcastic than anything else. But it all comes back to thde genre and tpye of writing.
ReplyDeleteI thought the article with the most interesting topic was “Do Farm Animals Survive by Dying?” However, the fact that it was written in an interview format was a major turnoff for me. I think the story could have been better if it was written in a different format than the question and answer method the author chose.
ReplyDeleteI guess that the texts don’t fulfill my generic expectations except for the “Why Vegetarians are Eating Meat.” I personally loved the sarcasm in “Well Done” and “A Carnivore’s Delight Poses an Ethically Meaty Dilemma.” As a meat lover, I felt that the sarcasm made their view a little more palatable. The article “Why Vegetarians are Eating Meat” was the only article written in a traditional informative manner. While the topic wasn’t the most entertaining, I felt like it read the best because it didn’t get caught up on being funny.
I agree with Shaun, also being a meat eater and lover it makes a vegetarian view point more interesting and readable for me. However, “Do Farm Animals Survive by Dying?” could have been more interesting had it been more informative about urban farming and the ways to go about doing it versus the interview format and hearing only one persons life and opinions.
ReplyDeleteThe readings are very diverse in viewpoint, target audience and style of writing. It ranges from meat lovers to vegetarians and informal sarcastic writing to more formal informative writing. I personally enjoyed reading "Do farm animals survive by dying" because it evoked some emotions as I cannot believe how disconnected she is with the animals she raised and feeds. I do agree with shaun that the writing style would have been better if it was not written in an interview format.
ReplyDeleteAs Kristi said, I found it interesting reading the different articles and seeing the differences in writing styles and how I responded to them. I think that the familiar tone taken by Christine Lennon in her article was quite effective in making the reader feel comfortable. The interview format of Amy Standen's article was slightly less effective to me as the reader, though I think it was a good choice so that she could really relate the personality of Novella Carpenter. The differing writing styles and differing tones transmitted their messages in differing levels of effectiveness, as I feel like I was more comfortable with Christine Lennon's article and was able to get more out of it.
ReplyDeleteI personally enjoyed Mark Morford's article, “A Carnivore’s Delight Poses an Ethically Meaty Dilemma.” His style is very playful and entertaining. It was the last article I read, but his style kept me focused and I was interested in reading it. I always appreciate writers with his type of elaborate and humorous writing style, this phrase, for instance caught my eye, “Humanely raised and kindly slaughtered and kissed by the sun and blessed by the sly and cooing angels of gustatory bliss…” I mean he’s talking about beef, but if you leave out the first part of the quote, it seems like he is talking about anything but meat! He continues using this kind of language throughout the article, often with a humorous undertone that I really enjoyed. Aside from his style of writing, I got a lot out of the article. I found it to be informative and persuasive. I found myself questioning my decisions about where my food is coming from by the end of the article.
ReplyDeleteThe genre thats set definitely defines how these readings come off to the audience. They are written to a specific group of people with every word thought of carefully. I enjoyed "Do Farm Animals Survive by Dying?” the most I think mainly because whos ever heard of urban farming? Like who does that. But it just shows in that article how the genre can set the tone for whats to come. With not that much inside info on urban farming, it kind of turned me off so to say. It just seems trashy and inhumane to raise livestock in someones own backyard in a city. It's just really weird and something that, at least I, would take as a joke if I were told that.
ReplyDeletei feel that the texts do have genre in them which helps get the authors message arcoss better.in the article "Why Vegetarians Are Eating Meat" i feel that genre play an important role because the author wrote in a way that her readers could relate. being that the article was found on the food and wine website where mainly wealthy people view, i feel thar christine did a good job at relating to them. she understands that people who view these website are more educated then others and she is able to speak with more complicated diction.
ReplyDeleteGenre plays an impoetant role in any writing because this is were the audience is the main focus. The authors have to write so that their intended audience is able to understand and also feel that the information is on the level that are so they feel knowledgable.