EXPLORING THE GENRE: Topic Proposals
3. How is this genre structured?
The introduction introduces the writer's main objective: to propose a topic for study. The next paragraph/section discusses how the topic relates to the author and other people. Next, the proposal discusses how the topic relates to the author and the author's personal experiences. Finally, in the conclusion the author suggestions sub-topics or questions to write about in future papers.
7. What is the emotional content of this genre, and how is it expressed?
The emotional content of this genre is minimal, no more than 10% of the essay. Even though the topic is related to the author and s/he is likely to have had some emotional associations, the writer gives more attention to the events that generated the emotions than to the emotions themselves. The emotions can be expressed directly ("I felt angry") or indirectly ("That idiot didn't help me").
11. What are the goals of the people engaging in the genre—that is, what do the writers and readers want to get out of the genre, and what might they do with the new knowledge after reading?
The reader wants to know whether the topic is a good one for the writer to pursue, by seeing if the writer has a personal and unique relationship with the topic, if the topic is interesting and important, and whether the writer has a clear view of the topic in the context of future writing. S/he may also want to learn something about the topic, but that is secondary. The writer is looking for approval of her/his topic, and possibly to know more about their own topic.
Lily, Dharanish, Alex, Sunny
The introduction introduces the writer's main objective: to propose a topic for study. The next paragraph/section discusses how the topic relates to the author and other people. Next, the proposal discusses how the topic relates to the author and the author's personal experiences. Finally, in the conclusion the author suggestions sub-topics or questions to write about in future papers.
7. What is the emotional content of this genre, and how is it expressed?
The emotional content of this genre is minimal, no more than 10% of the essay. Even though the topic is related to the author and s/he is likely to have had some emotional associations, the writer gives more attention to the events that generated the emotions than to the emotions themselves. The emotions can be expressed directly ("I felt angry") or indirectly ("That idiot didn't help me").
11. What are the goals of the people engaging in the genre—that is, what do the writers and readers want to get out of the genre, and what might they do with the new knowledge after reading?
The reader wants to know whether the topic is a good one for the writer to pursue, by seeing if the writer has a personal and unique relationship with the topic, if the topic is interesting and important, and whether the writer has a clear view of the topic in the context of future writing. S/he may also want to learn something about the topic, but that is secondary. The writer is looking for approval of her/his topic, and possibly to know more about their own topic.
Lily, Dharanish, Alex, Sunny
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