Genre is a category of literature. The style or form that you are putting together, and can be sorted. Past assignments and readings have influenced my definition because I can accurately categorize each piece that I’ve read or written. They are vastly different and about different things completely.
In his writing, Bazerman defines genre as a sociopsychological category which we use to recognize and construct typified actions within typified situations. This means that genre is something we categorize in our heads, and categorize them in actions and situations. It’s different from mine because I didn’t consider actions as genre.
Thinking about speeches, similar conventions I’ve noticed with them is that they are often similar sounding. Formal language, and sometimes persuation if that’s the point of the speech. Speeches are usually built around background info, then leading into the main point of the speech. The commencement address had similar traits, formal language and an opening, then on to his main point. I’ve not really thought about genre in terms of speeches. To me they are not related much.
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