journal #1

Answer each of the following questions in regards to the two pieces of writing you’ve chosen to analyze in essay #2:

• What are the key features that define each genre you have chosen?
• What are the assumed audiences for each genre?
• Are there any specific conventions used in one genre that aren't found in the other?
• How are the two genres similar?
• What are the reasons for what is conveyed visually? For what is conveyed via text? How do the visual and verbal texts in the ad interact?