We see in the article Navigating Genres by Kerry Dirk the statement of "Let’s consider a genre with which you are surely familiar: the thesis statement." So, to start let us identify if there even is a thesis statement of the professional blog article post. If so, what is the thesis statement? We in the blog post by Sarah Cruzan "It would be nearly impossible to write about the many things I do during my 12-hour shift, but I will try to describe a typical day as a postpartum nurse:" Clearly the blog post does have a thesis statement. It explicitly states that she will be describing a typical day as a postpartum nurse. We also see in the article from Dirk "When approaching a genre for the first time, you likely view it as more than a simple form: “Picking up a text, readers not only classify it and expect a certain form, but also make assumptions about the text’s purposes, its subject matter, its writer, and its expected reader” (Devitt, Writing 12). With the blog post in the headline, it clearly shows what the article will be about "A Day in the Life of a Postpartum Nurse" The purpose of the text is obvious. We know that the writer is a postpartum nurse and see the detailed explanation of the text regarding nursing, the subject of blog post. The blog post is directed well to its expected readers, someone interested in the day-to-day life of a postpartum nurse. The purpose of the blog post is meant to be educational to the blog reader to provide them with the information in a relaxed comical presentation rather than statical facts just laid out for you to read. The blogger of this article does well in providing information that appeals to a specific audience.
When reading Rosenberg's essay " Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources" the section "The introduction" is something that I understand and go by. As a reader I was always one to just skim through the introductions and not pay much attention to them. I did not utterly understand the importance of it. Rosenberg states "If the author is doing her/his job well, the introduction will not only summarize the whole piece, present the main idea, and tell us why we should care, but it will also often offer a road map for the rest of the article." (p. 216) The introduction is something that sets the essays up and will give you what you need to understand whatever it may be your reading. The introduction is used to set the tone to the essay. The section in which Rosenberg discusses the title is something that I can use to learn from. Rosenberg states "The title. As obvious as it sounds, pay attention to the title because it can convey a lot...
Once again you covered this post and topic amazingly. I liked that you broke it down into thesis statement, purpose and audience. You also reminded me of my lack of citations, it still continues to slip my mind at times!
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