ENGL 131 CompositionExposition Day One Genre and Audience

+ ENGL 131: Composition/Exposition Day One: Genre and Audience

+ FREEWRITE: How do you define conflict? Does it have multiple meanings? What are those meanings? Give an example of a conflict that you are invested in. Why does this conflict matter to you?

+ CONFLICT: Examples of conflicts: Net Neutrality Palestine-Israel Conflict Mike Brown Case Local issues: urban planning, development, etc. Internal conflicts

+ CONFLICT: FROM THE OED: n comes from the Latin, “conflictus, ” which means striking together, shock, fight n “an encounter with arms; a fight, a battle” n “a prolonged struggle” n “a mental or spiritual struggle within a [person]” n “the clashing of opposed principles, statements, arguments, etc. ” n “conflict of interest”

+ GENRE n 19 th century French word for “kind” or “type. ” (OED) n Also related to the word “gender. ” (OED) n “a particular style or category of works of art; esp. a type of literary work characterized by a particular form, style, or purpose” (OED) n Every genre shares a set of conventions n EXAMPLE: “TREND PIECE, ” New Yorker

+ Types of Genre n Novella, AIM n Email, Podcast, Radio n Speech, Music (Rap, Hip Hop, Rock, Indie Rock, Alt Rock, n Twitter, Journal entry, Conversation n Social Media, Journalistic interview, stand-up comedy, sketch comedy, satire, n Screenwriting (TV, Film) n Play n Opera

+ Genre: TWITTER n Conventions: n 140 characters n Hastags n Brief phrases; non-traditional spelling and grammar n General Audience depending on followers (friends; fans; org. members)

+ Black Panther Party Ten Point Program (CI 546) n Get into groups n Pick one of the ten points in the Black Panther Party’s Ten Point Program and translate it into a new genre n For example: a song; a poem; an op-ed; a page in a children’s book; a pamphlet; a blog; a meme n Be sure to discuss who you think your audience is, the conventions of the genre you are using n When we’re done, you’ll each present your translation