Project one: understanding genre through form (1500 total words)

Using a single text from the course as the basis for your analysis, develop a 1500-word essay analyzing a) the formal conventions of the chosen genre, b) how these conventions are used rhetorically for a specific audience in a specific context, and c) at least one other instance of these conventions in a different genre. In the course of this analysis, you may want to consider: What is the relationship between style and genre (as elements of choice)? What is the significance of identifying conventions from one genre in others? What types of narrative effects are generated through these choices? This project will help professionalize your close reading skills and by extension, your decision-making