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| Jordan, Bri. Screenshot of "The Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremony Explained." 9/12/2015 via The Wire |
1. What do the conventions of this genre - the Quick Reference Guide - seem to be?
- An informative title
- Questions as subheadings
- Use of images or statistical data
- Proper use of white space
- Hyperlinking
Using an informative title will help the audience know exactly what they are about to read. It also has key words in it that should help the audience find it if it is searched on Google. Using questions as subtitles allows the audience to scan the article with ease. It gives the reader the ability and freedom to jump around the article if the desire.
An author will also use images to provoke emotion and connection to the article. If it is statistical data, it gives the article credibility as well as helps the reader to understand the data with a glimpse rather than reading the entire article. Proper use of white space is important in this genre because it easy on the eyes as readers are jumping around. It makes reading it quick, like the genre implies. Hyperlinking is also important because it allows the writer to give more information without having to write it in the article. It also gives the article credibility.
3. What does the purpose of these QRGs seem to be?
The purpose of a QRG is to provide a quick stop for a reader who needs to know information about something. It helps narrow a topic down to the important points that should be know and cuts out the things that are unnecessary, or provides a link to other articles if the reader prefers more.
4. Who is the intended audience for these different QRGs? Are they all intended for similar audiences? Or different? How & why?
The intended audience is set a level of wide variety. A QRG is meant for anyone interested in the topic talked about. This is why QRGs are written in a way that most people will understand them. Often they are written for audiences that don't know anything about the topic making it necessary to use common language.
5. How do the QRGs use imagery or visuals? Why do you think they use them in this way?
QRGs use images to complete the story being told. Sometimes if it is a dry topic, or one that many people may not be interested in, a picture will be used to connect the audience to the article. This can help make it more human or form a connection to people on the other side of the article rather that data that may be presented. The use of an image can also be to break up long blocks of text to keep the readers engaged.
Reflection:
Looking at Even's, Elliot's, and Hallye's blogs, they all look similar to mine. When I first started writing this post, I realized we were writing a QRG about QRGs. An irony that I guarantee was intended. Looking at others' posts, I realized how important short, concise paragraphs are. It made me want to skip the whole section if the paragraph was too long. I went back and looked at mine and realized I have a couple paragraphs that little long that I went back and fixed. Another important thing that I noticed is making the subheadings pop out. If the subheadings are not bolded or put in a list, they hid in the text and it's hard to differentiate the different thoughts.
You did a very good job with keeping the post pretty concise! The second paragraph was a little bit lengthy. Otherwise I agree with what you wrote, and our posts look very similar. It's kind of funny that he made us write a sort of QRG about QRG's haha, though probably intentional!
ReplyDeleteI agree a lot with you post. The conventions you pointed out for QRGs are nearly identical to the ones I observed as well. Questions as subheadings was one of my main conventions for QRGs. This was seen repetitively in most go the examples. The image or statistical data is key. Not every topic can provide both, so its good you recognized this as an "either or" situation.
ReplyDeleteYou make several insightful conclusions about the QRG genre, such as how the author uses certain techniques to evoke responses from the audience. I'm a little concerned with the broadness of some of your answers, though, specifically is regards to the audience of the QRG. It just seems quick and I feel that the audience do actually tend to have some exposure to the idea of the topic, thus have the incentive to read the QRG to understand more.
ReplyDeleteI agree with a lot of the things you had to say about the QRG. I also feel like the purpose is to provide the important information that the average person would need on the subject, but also to allow people to gain a deep understanding of the subject through hyperlinks. Also, the conventions we both chose were nearly identical. Great job overall.
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