Assignment 2.1

Unit 2 Activity 2.3

Comparing Everyday Genres

Re: Seated at the Table by Dr. Ayanna Rashida Cummings

Genre: What do people call this type of text?	Business Writing
Writer’s role: What is the writer’s role and status?  Might the writer have several roles in this text?	Informative; Expert and Experiential Learning; implementation Designer
Audience: What types of people will read the text?	Business People; Academics; Governmental, NGOs, Non-Profit Employees.
Purpose: Why do people write texts in this genre?  Might they have a primary purpose and some secondary ones?	Advise on cultural change methods, pitfalls, and best practices. As this is intended for various audiences, secondary purposes may arise in varying contexts on a user-by-user basis.
Context: Where can this text be found? In what situations is it written and read?	Online book retailers It is written and read for the purpose of designing strategi c cultural transformation implementations.
Structure: What patterns of organization do you notice in the text? Are they typical of the genre, or do you think texts vary in their structure?	The use of citations and references throughout the text substantiate the assertions the author makes. This is typical of business writers using Footnotes, superscripts, and References at the en of Chapters, Indeces, etc.. The author uses them throughout the text in APA format, as a cross-pollinating approach between academia and industry.
Language: What do you notice about the language of this text? How do you think the context affects the language in the text?	The language and tone of the text are scholarly in this context, which is appropriate in some audiences, albeit less likely to be persuasive in the context of business writing.
Conventions: What other features of the text are important? For example, are there conventions for formatting and style?	No other notable conventions.