Quiz 1: Genre And Purpose
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A genre differs from a purpose. "Genre" is a category of writing... a situation and type.Purpose is a goal, aim, or objective for the effect of the writing.Select the words that identify genres ONLY below.
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Letters, analyze, reviews, critiques, persuasive
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Letters, essays, critiques, blogs, journals, news articles
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Analyze, persuade, reflect, observe, inform
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This quiz will ask students to identify the differences between a genre and a purpose.
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A genre differs from a purpose. "Genre" is a category of writing... a situation and type.Purpose is a goal, aim, or objective for the effect of the writing.Select the words that identify purposes ONLY below.
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Letters, analyze, reviews, critiques, persuasive
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Letters, essays, critiques, blogs, journals, news articles
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Analyze, persuade, reflect, observe, inform
Correct Answer
A. Analyze, persuade, reflect, observe, informExplanation
Genres include: letters, essays, critiques, blogs, journals, news articles.
Purposes include: analyze, persuade, reflect, observe inform
There are many genres that exist to achieve various aims/purposes. There are many situations that you may wish to acieve a purpose, but they must fit the audience and that audience's needs for medium and interests. Thus, we have various genres.Rate this question:
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A personal diary and a blog are both examples of what purpose?
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Persuasive
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Informative
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Reflective
Correct Answer
A. ReflectiveExplanation
A personal diary and a blog are both most interested in self-expression or reflection. While they may contain the other elements on occasion, they are unlikely to expect any readership at all (certainly not for a diary) and don't make it a universal aim to convince anyone of their views or be a well-researched and informative source.Rate this question:
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An opinion column in the news, an advertisement, and a college argument may have a common purpose. Select the most likely common purpose below:
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Reflect
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Analyze
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Persuade
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Inform
Correct Answer
A. PersuadeExplanation
The most likely common purpose is to persuade because an ad wants to sell, an opinion column wants you to feel as they do, and an argument is built around proving a main claim with evidence, e.g. "persuasion."Rate this question:
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Looking at page 64, what of the following genres of writing are included in the examples of the purpose (aim) "Writing to reflect?"
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Rhetorical analysis
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Journals
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Blogs
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Memoirs
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Essays
Correct Answer(s)
A. Journals
A. Blogs
A. Memoirs
A. EssaysExplanation
Rhetorical analysis is not a reflection. The purpose of a rhetorical analysis is to analyze a written or visual text, not to share your feelings about it.Rate this question:
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