Quiz 1: Genre And Purpose

1. 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.

Letters, analyze, reviews, critiques, persuasive

Letters, essays, critiques, blogs, journals, news articles

Analyze, persuade, reflect, observe, inform

Answer question 2 also before you see an explanation.

Explanation

Answer question 2 also before you see an explanation.

2. A personal diary and a blog are both examples of what purpose?

Persuasive

Informative

Reflective

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.

Explanation

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.

3. 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.

Letters, analyze, reviews, critiques, persuasive

Letters, essays, critiques, blogs, journals, news articles

Analyze, persuade, reflect, observe, inform

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.

Explanation

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.

4. An opinion column in the news, an advertisement, and a college argument may have a common purpose. Select the most likely common purpose below:

Reflect

Analyze

Persuade

Inform

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."

Explanation

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."

5. Looking at page 64, what of the following genres of writing are included in the examples of the purpose (aim) "Writing to reflect?"

Rhetorical analysis

Journals

Blogs

Memoirs

Essays

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.

Explanation

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.

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