As another week flies by, the learning continues. This week, we continued to learn more about genre and identifying conventions. However, we did something a little bit different. We used genre generating websites to determine the different conventions of the particular website. For our PB1B, we explored SCIgen, Pandyland, a meme generator, and I found my own song lyric generator. Did you see what I just did there? I used the Oxford comma! Zack would be proud. I'm glad that Z emphasized to use the Oxford comma because in the past, I have always heard that it doesn't matter whether or not the comma is used. After his explanation on why we should use the comma, it makes a lot more sense now that it really is necessary.
As I was writing my PB1B I noticed the similarities in conventions between comic strips and memes. Both genres are supposed to create humor for the audience, and are often very immature. After using the generating websites, I developed a better understanding that although conventions do not follow any rules, a similar pattern of conventions develop throughout different examples of the genre.
In our class reader, the article "So What? Who Cares?" taught me to always identify the reasoning for your writing, and how it is relevant to the reader. If one does not answer those two questions and assumes the reader already knows, the audience will dismiss the text as irrelevant. Overall, the readings and our in class discussions have been extremely helpful and I know that they will help me when doing my WP. That's a wrap!
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