If they encounter a situationnew to them, it is the genres they have acquired inthe past that they can use to shape their new action.
I had to base my memo assignment on persuasive essay assignments from the past because I haven't really been exposed to the memo genre in real life.
“Picking up a text, readers not only classify it and expect a cer-tain form, but also make assumptions about the text’s purposes, itssubject matter, its writer, and its expected reader
This reminds me of our discussion in class about considering our audience when we write. It's important to anticipate the audience's expectations and response.
And becausethe genre of this essay is still developing, there are no formal expecta-tions for what this paper might look like.
Do you think it's appropriate to start a piece "genreless", so to speak? I believe the author did this intentionally, and that the essay isn't truly still developing genre, it's just developing its expression of genre