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What do the conventions of this genre seem to be?
There seem to be five basic conventions.
- Informative titles, additional subheadings
- Short introduction that expands upon the title
- Use of (properly cited) images or graphics related to the topic
- Concise text in the body paragraphs; text is not overly wordy
- Links to additional informattion
How are the conventions defined by the the author's formatting and design choices?
The title introduces the article as a whole, is backed by the short introduction, and subheadings are used to further break up information into readable chunks. The text, images, and links provide additional information that the reader can chose to look at if they want to learn more. I myself chose to read additional posts after reading one article. All of these create a readable article that's not too overwhelming to readers.
What does the purpose of these QRGs seem to be?
The main function of these seems to be informative. The article cuts down the information and presents it in an easy to read fashion. This makes it easy for readers to get the basic facts, and continue reading other related links if they so chose.
Who is the intended audience for these different QRGs? Are they all intended for similar audiences? Or different? How & why?
The intended audience is likely the general public who may have an interest in the content of the article. For example, the Gamergate article narrows down the focus of the Gamergate controversy and breaks it down into small sub-sections that explain each issue (albeit with some noticeable bias). This would be for people interested in discovering the beginnings and reasons for the social issue. Contrastingly, the one on Greece's economy might be for the more globally inclined. If they wanted to know more about the issues with Greece's economic collapse. They have slightly different audiences, but are still just for those who are randomly interested in learning.
How do the QRGs use imagery or visuals? Why do you think they use them in this way?
Images do a couple different things. They can add a "human" element to the post. By showing the people actually involved in this issue, it can add a relatable moment to the post. These extra visuals make the wonder what happened to the smiling girl who was attacked over twitter, why the numbers of the graph decline so rapidly, why a little girl looks mournful beyond her years. Images make the post more interesting and can help the readers relate a little better to the post.
EDIT:
After reading Mike's and Bri's posts about QRGs, it's pretty clear most of us wrote very similar things. We all had generally similar definitions and understandings of the QRG. I noticed that my post was a bit wordy in some places, and theirs were a little more concise usually. I tend to have a problem with being overly wordy, so I'll have to keep that in mind for the actual QRG.
EDIT:
After reading Mike's and Bri's posts about QRGs, it's pretty clear most of us wrote very similar things. We all had generally similar definitions and understandings of the QRG. I noticed that my post was a bit wordy in some places, and theirs were a little more concise usually. I tend to have a problem with being overly wordy, so I'll have to keep that in mind for the actual QRG.
I found your QRG very helpful! It is very thorough and is very easy to read. It is formatted very well and then detailed just as well. I also used the same format and also used Gamergate as a reference article for certain topics. Good post!
ReplyDeleteI think it is funny that as he is having us explain what a QRG is, we are writing it in the format of a QRG. Probably not a coincidence. But this post looks great! The only thing I would suggest is some of the paragraphs are a tad long. But this made me go back and look at mine and realized I did the same thing. Other than that, good job Hallye!
ReplyDeleteHey Hallye! I really liked your QRG post, I thought it was sweet and to the point, much like mine. We used similar example with the Greek debt crisis and such, too. Keep up the awesome work, it looks great!
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