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1. The conventions that all of these QRGs have in common are subtitles phrased as questions, hyperlinks included, many cited and related images, simple and concise paragraphs, a large amount of white space, and both sides of the argument are well introduced.
2. For QRGs, design and formatting are crucial. In most/all of the QRGs, there is a large amount of white space surrounding and throughout the paragraphs, and to the sides of the paragraphs, there are pictures, and at times even sidebars that offer summaries or additional information to the topic.
3. The purpose of the QRGs seems to be to inform the readers of a debate, and possibly even persuade the readers to take a side, by offering the readers information and arguments for both of the sides. However, the QRG itself doesn't seem to take a side in particular.
4. The intended audience for these QRGs seems to be the general public in all cases, especially since the QRGs are so simplistically stated, formed, and presented, making them easy for anyone to understand. However, an audience how has a key interest in the topic the QRG surrounds is more ideal, as the QRG goes in depth about things that may only peak the interest of some.
5. Images in QRGs seem to be scattered throughout and contain related images, pictured data, graphs, and more. The images offer more information to the topic, through the picture and through the captions which seem to add additional information to what the image presents.
Reflection: I learned from my classmates Lauren, Jessi, and Tyler a great deal of information on how to write QRGs that I had missed on my own. While we were all in a general consensus on the conventions of QRGs (probably because we talked about them in class), we did not all agree on the purpose or audience of the QRG. The others really helped me to fully understand that QRGs are intended to inform more than persuade, although they can persuade, and that the intended audience is the general public, although it might benefit the audience to know a little background on the topic.
Spaces between the items in the numbered list who make this SOOO much easier to read! :)
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the most part, except some of the QRGs I've seen have taken a clear side on the issue. I suppose there also might be QRGs directed at someone other than the general public, but by far the ones that are aimed for the general public are more common.
ReplyDeleteOver all, It looks like you got the conventions down, but one that may be important is that they all need to put their subject into context. It really helps with an understanding of a subject, and any QRG has a lot more to offer when it provides that to its readers.
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