Genre essay

Ling 305W

Project 1 – Genre Analysis using DOCS

Use the DOCS+V system of genre analysis to analyze one text from our Linked Texts – Concussion. Together, these texts all relate to the theme of concussions in the NFL.

DRAFT: February 11th

PEER EDIT: February 11th

FINAL DRAFT: February 13th

Write your genre analysis using the Genre Analysis Outline on Blackboard to help you understand all the different parts. You don’t need to use this exact format, but you should include these parts in this approximate order:

a. Begin with the rhetorical information: title, author’s name, date, source, genre, target audience, purpose.

b. State your author’s main idea or short summary.

c. List all four elements of the DOCS model separately; identify 2-3 features for each element, include quoted and/or paraphrased text, and explain how these features connect to the text’s effectiveness or ineffectiveness.

d. List the reference information, using APA or MLA format.

INFORMAL PRESENTATION: Share part of your genre analysis from your final draft handout with the class

Genre Analysis Grading Rubric:

DESIGN: (20 points)

1. Neat and clean fits the length specifications (1-2 full pages).

2. Title, subheadings, indentation are included.

3. Optional images can enhance the handout.

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Organization: (20 points)

1. The sequence follows the order outlined or a similar logical outline.

2. Each section focuses on one topic only and is developed with details, descriptions, and explanations.

3. DOCS+V elements under the correct category

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Content: (40 points)

1. The purpose of the assignment is presented. The topic and issue is identified.

2. A text is introduced including title, author’s name, date, source, genre, target audience.

3. The text is explained/described in terms of DOCS.

4. An analysis is provided which discusses the elements of the text in terms of audience and purpose.

5. The text is thoughtfully evaluated in terms of its effectiveness as an example of a genre and its effectiveness in influencing its audience to its purpose.

6. Quotation / paraphrase are included in the analysis.

7. Reference/work cited information is included.

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STYLE: (20 points)

1. Errors are minimal and don’t hinder meaning.

2. Appropriate sentence structure (no run-ons or fragments, appropriate use of

coordination, subordination, and transitional phrases).

2. Appropriate use of parts of speech (verbs, nouns, adjective, adverbs).

3. Quoting correctly identified and punctuated. (APA/MLA)

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