Blog post Week 1 - Navigating Genres

I thought the reading was interesting especially in the form that the writer wrote in. He started out explaining how we recognize different characteristics that make up a group or genre in this case. Those characteristics will allow us to separate these genres and better understand what kind of things would fall into that category. He then gets off the subject of genres and explains how he came to write the essay the way he did, which I think is interesting but somewhat appropriate. He lets us know what he will be talking about and gets the reader to kind of see what he's explaining and then tries to ease up on the "teaching" approach by relating to us. Going on about how he had to research other essays of teachers directing their message to students. Allowing him to set the stage that he will be talking to us in a relatable and relaxed manner.  I thought it was unnecessary to explain how genres became and what they used to be defined as. In this day and age we have become very good puzzle solvers. The fact that the word genre has been implemented into every single ipod ever created suggests that one would be able to connect the two, genres of different styles/types of music and genres of different styles/types of writing.  We are pretty aware of the current meaning of genre. Genres can be summed up as the various situations of writing calling for a different style of writing. It's as if you have this big cake to bake and you have to choose the right recipe for the cake. Now I know people are out there making some pretty weird and crazy cakes but I for one would not take a can of sloppy joe sauce and mix it into the batter. To this same point you wouldn't go off using offensive language in a 4th grade paper. The two just do not mix. Pick a style of writing that fits your situation and run with it!