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Write a research paper.

What does it mean to write like a ...?

For the paper, Research one of the main genres of your major or career field. Read several examples of the genre you choose, and then write a How-to guide for people attempting to learn to write that genre.

For example, if you are a biology major, you might choose scientific research reports. If you are a business major, you might look at budget plans. Your goal is to examine in depth the conventions of writing in that genre, and specifically, how that genre function within your discourse community.

Your job is to explain the strategies and tactics of writing in your chosen genre: what its characteristics are, what its purpose is, how it works, why it works, to whom and in what context it works. The purpose of this analysis is to investigating what it means to write like a member of the discourse community you are intending to join, and specifically how to write your chosen genre. You will be writing for a novice audience, but should write in a professional/academic style and tone.

You should collect at least 3 examples of the genre, and should quote them as evidence for points you make about writing in the genre. You should have a minimum of 3 sources, all of which will be primary sources (the actual genre itself).

Helpful tip:
• Pick a genre that you have access to. For example, a business memo may be difficult to get real examples of, but business plans are easy to find online. Academic genres like academic research articles are also easy to find. You might also have easy access to genres you use in your work.

• Make sure that the examples you find are all the same genre. For example, if you are doing business plans, make sure all three of your examples are actually business plans rather than one business plan, one budget report, and one assessment report, etc. You are looking at one genre and making claims about what you see all three of the examples doing.

Paper should be 5-6 pages long, typed, double-spaced, with one inch margins and 12 point Times New Roman font. Cite your sources and have a works cited page.

Length : 5-6 page.

Attachment:- Genre analysis examples.rar