Genre Analysis Matrix

Subject: 

Potential genres that could be used to discuss this issue:  

There are four parts you must discuss in your genre analysis:
Rhetorical issues such as audience and purpose questions
	Intended Audience and discourse community

	What do readers already know and what do they want to know?

	How much time will the audience spend with this document?

	What is the writer’s purpose?

Content
	How does a writer select content material to achieve a particular purpose for a particular audience?

	What is appropriate information for this genre?

	What types of evidence are acceptable to support claims?

Structure
	How much information is appropriate for the genre?

	What is a typical sequence for the information in this genre?

	How does the structure serve the writer’s purpose?

Style/language
	How formal/informal is the language?

	What specialized vocabulary is used?

	What other language features do you notice (text, type, font, color, visuals etc)?