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In this article, I will be responding to questions about the Quick Reference Guide (QRG) genre and it's convention. If you would like to know more, keep reading!
1. What do the conventions of this genre seem to be?
The conventions of the QRG genre seem to be similar to the conventions of a blog post. The QRG provides a compelling title, a short and informative introduction, short and concise paragraphs that are spaced out, hyperlinks to further sources of information and to be used as a form of citation, and interesting and relative images that pertain to the topic of the article.
2. How are those conventions defined by the author's formatting and design choices?
Author's all have their personal style when it comes to formatting. The conventions including: use and location of hyperlinks, use of images as data and/or to evoke emotion/response, relationship between the author and it's audience (use of questions, etc.), and much more, are defined and altered by that particular formatting and design the author has chosen.
3. What does the purpose of these QRG's seem to be?
An informative source that is easy to read and is aesthetically pleasing to it's audience. Although the format and style of QRG's can vary between authors and topics, they all share the same purpose.
4. Who is the intended audience for these different QRG's? Are they all intended for similar audiences? How & why?
The intended audience is anyone seeking information on the topic that the QRG is writing about. And no, some QRG's are on topics or controversies more serious than others which would effect who it's audience is.
5. How do the QRG's use imagery or visuals? Why do think they use them in this way?
Visuals provide further insight to what the article's main point is. They often evoke emotion or response from the audience, encouraging them to continue reading. However, sometimes images are used as visual data to provide a clearer and more aesthetically pleasing form of information for the audience.
Reflection:
After reading Clay, Rose, and Lauren's posts on QRG's, I realized that I probably could have done much more to my post to make it more effective for my reader. Clay provided clear bullet points that expanded the conventions of a QRG by providing further explanation of how and why those conventions are used. Additionally, the bullet points made his post easy to read and pleasing to the eye. Rose's and Lauren's posts both provided several hyperlinks with examples to QRG's. I probably should have done this so my reader would have a visual idea of what a QRG is and what its purpose is. However, Lauren's and my post were similar in that we both asked the reader questions and then wrote a clear and explanatory response.
Careful to use images that actually show up after you publish....
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with how blog posts are very similar to QRGs in their conventions. I also agree with what you think imagery or visuals are used for. In my opinion, sometimes the author of the QRG wants to make the reader think a certain way which is interesting because typically, QRGs are not supposed to be biased. The bias presents itself in how the author makes the reader feel.
ReplyDeleteAddie, I agreed with all the conventions you listed for the first question. I think I had the same ones. I also agree with the point you made about aesthetically pleasing QRGs and the overall purpose for them. I think you should have some of the information presented in bullet point form or short and spaced out sentences rather than short paragraphs - it would just make things easier to find. Overall, great job!
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