A research paper produced by the generator begins with an abstract that describes what the goal of the experiment is. This section is then followed by a Table of Contents, which contains an extensive introduction explaining the reasoning behind the experiment and the step-by-step process for completing it. After the introduction, comes the related work section, which is divided into its own subgroups. This is then followed by architecture, implementation, results (also with its own specific subsections), a very short conclusion, and a long list of references cited in a similar style. Another convention is that different diagrams and graphs are often used in order to make the experiment more clear and to easily demonstrate the results of it to the reader.
Conventions of the comic strip generator include cartoon characters (usually no more than two) with short dialogue boxes combined to tell a story. The facial expressions of the characters are often clearly overdone in order to show the audience a specific reaction to something said or done by another character or to lead into what will happen in the next box of the strip. These and other physical actions done by the characters of the comic are often humorous and assist in the main purpose of the strip: to entertain the readers and to make them laugh.
Memes are usually sarcastic and are often used as a quick way to get a laugh. One convention of memes is the fact that they use a combination of pictures and text to get their point across. The picture is often of a famous person or a well-known movie or television show, and the words usually relate to the image on some level. The text of the meme is often written in large, white font in order to stand out from the picture and to be read easily by the audience. The image is usually of a person with a funny facial expression or someone doing something funny that can express how the readers may feel about or react to the what the meme is saying.
Another online genre generator I found is one that creates lyrics for different types of songs, and I looked specifically at the love songs it creates. For these songs, the generator asks you to fill in specific things about your relationship and the person you love. Some of the questions include what you love most about the other person, what your favorite feature about them is, how long you think your relationship will last, what your favorite time spent together was, a description of your past relationships, and what your idea of a perfect date is. With all of this information, the generator is able to fill in additional lines, which include other words that have to do with love and happiness, in an attempt to create a catchy love song.
These generator websites are all able to show easy examples of what fits into each specific genre. They can format the information properly or request details that are commonly found within the genre in order to create a "plug-and-chug" pattern for people to follow. This can help people begin to understand the conventions of these genres, so it would be beneficial for people to look at these websites when they are first learning about a genre in order to get a feel for what they would need to include in it. By creating different examples of pieces within the genre, these websites are able to show the patterns and general conventions of it and give people ideas for what they would need to include in their own writing of the genre.
This was a really great summary of memes, research and the cartoon generators because you were very thorough in your description. Maybe next time incorporate the purpose more for research, but maybe it is self explanatory. Additionally, I feel as though an example for the meme explanation would have been very beneficial. Finally, each of these type of genres have very different tones and I think it is important to mention their similarities and differences. For instance, both comic strips and memes have a humorous effect but one is clearly more sophisticated. Overall, very concise and interesting.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the description you gave about the function each genre had, you really honed in on what was important about each piece of the genres and explained in great detail the way the functioned within the genres. Your explanation for what was gained by each different template was also greatly appreciated as it helped me to further reflect on how each generator can be of use to us in our studies. Maybe including examples of what exactly you were talking about such as the function of a word you put into a specific category would further the greatness of your paper. Over all great job!
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ReplyDeleteI like how you get into the intended audience for the Elizabethan-era comedies and how this shaped the playwright’s tone—yep! It seems like you know your… stuff… when it comes to this; I loved this line in particular: “They were usually written in a mixture of verse and prose in order to denote the social standing of each of the characters. Common characters spoke in prose, while nobles would use a particular form of poetic meter known as iambic pentameter.” That’s the kind of in-depth, nuanced observation that I want you to bring to our Writing 2 “genre table.” Many of the other plot-based conventions that you raised also seemed to be accurate. We always want to ask ourselves: OK, what patterns are going on here?
On to PB1b: you made some claims about the comics like they were humorous and intended to be entertaining—based on what? I want you to help me SEE what you’re referring to. Get specific. Make claims about the (textual) language being used. Providing direct textual evidence (i.e., quoting) can help you do that (and in order to do that, you need to reference specific examples—this could have added a stronger layer to your meme analysis).
In Writing 2, we’re trying to train you to become super-observant so that you can get down to the nittiest of details and adhere (if that’s what you want to do) to the audience’s expectations. You’re well on our way. By gaining a deeper and more critical reading awareness, you’ll be able to adopt/adapt writer’s choices (their writing) into your own writing—we’re not quite there yet (that’s WP2!), but we’ve got a good start.
One other side thought: I’d like to encourage you to play around with your font/formatting—sometimes it looked like one big word blog. Break it up and toss in some images if you think that’ll enhance your readers’ experience.
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