English Essay
Questions for Analysis:
1) What is Dirk saying about the nature of rhetorical genres? Cite the essay specifically in formulating your answer.
2) Which genres do you follow most closely? Using at least two different genres, cite some specific examples from these genres and comment on their rhetorical features. What are the hallmarks of these communication types?
3) What, in your view, are the important components of the advertising genre? What about the contemporary speech or verbal address?
Where applicable, feel free to use hyperlinks to connect your essay to a resource or two in support of your answers. (1)