TCT October Recap: Introducing Genre
Slides for Introducing Genre:
- Leigh Genre Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1pZgFRgtP8G1ExDHL2W4w1IvAfQG61x-RXiVLwCRpYRo/edit?usp=sharing
- Mona Genre Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/19BOGsuUqeu4D3lpBs3jOm26YZ6FaHNv2Y-1xYe-zbU8/edit?usp=sharing
- Michael Citation Genre Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v3KUKi5hMgZQWXXaxUrOvPnmtB2QadMN-3iwfHg6Gtw/edit?usp=sharing
Other Genre Introduction Ideas:
- Kristen: I use Steve Jobs’s Commencement Speech to discuss how he conforms to and challenges genre norms for commencement speeches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc
- Leigh Note: I also like to use Issa Rae’s Awards Acceptance speech to talk about how she conforms to and challenges the genre expectations for acceptance speeches – and how that challenge ties into a wider critique of gendered and raced language expectations: https://youtu.be/Db1dPZ5abn4?si=967RLI9lWu_elcvL
- Brian: I discuss genre in talking about how to cite sources in an oral vs written context, and for different audiences.
- Jonathan: After students finish their major research projects, I ask students to create an Instagram post representing that research.
Genre-Focused Activities from “Dynamic Activities for First-Year Composition”
Discourse Communities:
- Cathy’s “Intro to Discourse Communities” with embedded podcasts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vs2zJ6CgSmm96bgU_nYH3h2AbR8ccDJEBVeYfVcNsuI/edit?usp=sharing