How is Devitt participating in a conversation with other writing teachers/theorists? Are they agreeing? Disagreeing? Expanding? Clarifying?
What is the role of form and content when thinking about genre in Devitt’s piece? What about the individual and the group?
How can one use genre negatively? How can they use it effectively?
What common ideas do you notice in Devitt’s piece that also show up in Dirk’s discussion of genre?
Writing Style Best Practices: Look at Devitt’s conclusion, what moves does it make to keep the conversation going after we finish reading this piece?
Beattie
How does Beattie help to expand on our definition of genre through her response to Devitt?
What differences do you notice in Beattie’s audience compared to Devitt’s audience? How does each author connect with their intended audience?
How is Beattie’s response the next stage of the conversation? How can we apply Burke’s Parlor Metaphor to this response?
Writing Style Best Practices: Review the transitions that Beattie uses at the start of each paragraph. How does she connect all of her writing under a central theme? How does she help us to move smoothly from idea to idea without feeling like it has come out of nowhere?
While these questions are good starting points, don’t feel like they have to be the only topics you write about. I look forward to seeing your discussions about this reading!
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