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Genre Analysis Assignment

Purpose
This assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:
Evaluate academic writing genres.
Analyze the effectiveness of a scholarly article.

Overview
In this assignment, you will develop a short genre analysis of one of the scholarly articles that you have identified in your Module 3 Discussion: Research Plan assignment. This article should be one that is central to your research question.  Because this is academic work, make sure that you abide by the practices of academic writing as detailed in Module 1 Preparation. Get expert-level assignment help in any subject.
To meet the requirements of this assignment, your genre analysis must:
Describe some of the ways in which this scholarly article exemplifies conventions of the academic writing genre.
Identify how the conventions used in the article contribute to its effectiveness as a piece of academic writing.
To address these requirements, select ONE of the following four aspects of academic writing and respond to the associated questions:
Reasoning
What is the central line of reasoning of the scholarly article you selected? 
What distinguishes this line of reasoning from other types of writing you have experience with (e.g. persuasive essays, workplace writing, etc.)? 
How would you evaluate the quality of this article's line of reasoning in relation to others you have read? Is its central claim supported by clear, well-evidenced reasons, or are there shortcomings?  
Genre Competency
How would you describe the form and structure of the scholarly article? 
At the broadest level, what are the article's key components, and what purposes do these components serve?  
At a narrower level, how are paragraphs structured, and how does this structure support the goals of the article? 
How would you evaluate this article in terms of the way in which it does or does not realize the typical conventions of the genre?  
Reader Engagement
What aspects of the text demonstrate that the writer has (or has not) written the scholarly article with the reader's expectations and values in mind?  
How would you evaluate the article's engagement of the reader in comparison with other articles you have read?  
Style
In general, how would you describe the voice and tone of the scholarly article? 
How would you describe any of the following aspects of the article's syntax and mechanics: first-person language, sentence length, diction, passive voice, or some other stylistic consideration? 
These four aspects of effective writing - reasoning, genre competency, reader engagement, and style - can be used to describe and

Action Items
Select one of the scholarly articles that you identified in your Module 3 Discussion: Research Plan assignment. This article should be one that is central to your research question.
By the due date indicated, create your initial post. Include:
A link to the scholarly article that you are analyzing.
Your genre analysis, written according to the instructions and requirements described in the Overview.