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Textbook chapters usually begin with a broad, summarizing the topic of the chapter. Textbooks are meant to teach the reader, so the organization for each chapter is usually as follows: it tells the reader what they're about to learn, then teach them, then tell them what they just learned. Chapters are usually divided into smaller subsections by headings in bold. They use technical language specific to the subject they are teaching, therefore, any discipline-specific terms should be defined when they're first used. Sentence structure should not Citations are usually in-text, with a references page appearing at the end of the chapter. The audience will be primarily writing students, but secondary audiences might include journalists or anyone interested in beginning to write online environmental news articles. I've found that textbooks that attempt to relate to students using real world examples or humor are more appealing to read, so I will try to implement both into my wri...

-        Introduction o    Digital media shaping the way we access information §   Quick, saves resources o    Online environmental news articles let us know what’s going on with our environment from the comfort of computer o    Certain conventions of this genre exist to appeal to emotion, logic, and ethics to increase awareness of environmental issues in most efficient and effective manner -        Body o    Who is the writer and why do they want to write this genre? Who is the audience and what do they want to gain from reading? §   Exigence: ignorance to dynamics of environmental degredation §   Writers: journalists, scholars in environmental field, nature enthusiasts §   Goals are to inform, spread awareness, inspire action/involvement §   Audience: nature enthusiasts, scholars (primary), politicians, those indifferent/averse to nature (se...

- Introduction o Digital media shaping the way we access information § Quick, saves resources o Online environmental news articles let us know what’s going on with our environment from the comfort of computer o Certain conventions of this genre exist to appeal to emotion, logic, and ethics to increase awareness of environmental issues in most efficient and effective manner - Body o Who is the writer and why do they want to write this genre? Who is the audience and what do they want to gain from reading? § Exigence: ignorance to dynamics of environmental degredation § Writers: journalists, scholars in environmental field, nature enthusiasts § Goals are to inform, spread awareness, inspire action/involvement § Audience: nature enthusiasts, scholars (primary), politicians, those indifferent/averse to nature (secondary) § Want to be informed efficiently, quickly, in concise detail o How is this accomplished? Conventions of genre? § First to get reader to read, ...

The exigence for writing online environmental news articles is that people are typically ignorant of the constantly shifting dynamic between the public, our governments, and the environment. Awareness of environmental degradation is quite rare when taking into account the scope of the world and its population. The primary audience would consist of environmental scholars and enthusiasts, while possible secondary audiences might include government officials or people who have a neutral dispostion towards the environment. A constraint to this genre is that writers are urged to remain neutral in their position on the topic for the sake of professionalism and credibility, meaning it shouldn't show in their writing that they feel one way or another. The writers are most likely reporters on environmental issues, with at least some experience or interest in them. These may also be scientists/teachers that write in addition to their main careers in the environmental field. Either way,...

I will be analyzing online news articles relating to my environmental studies major. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2018/01/22/a-technology-many-hoped-would-fight-climate-change-would-cause-even-bigger-environmental-problems-scientists-say/?utm_term=.2308d661618c https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180123113020.htm https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trumps-environmental-actions-spark-resistance-in-many_us_5a65f582e4b0778013de4d5d Some conventions of this genre are the use of titles to urge the reader to actually open and read the article. Most will want you to care about the topic being discussed (in this case, environmental issues). Formal, scientific language is likely to be used, along with in-text hyperlinks for ease of information checking.

Online environmental news articles tend to use technical words regarding the environment, politics, and science. The words are not too difficult to comprehend, such as "sequestration" or "biomass," but the genre usually assumes the reader is familiar with environmental terms, especially since environmental scholars and advocates are the primary intended audience. Acronyms for established systems or organizations are used after explaining their meanings. Overall, the language tends to be formal. The titles can be both functional and/or descriptive. Many articles use words like "it" or "this" along with a clickbait phrase to get the reader's attention and curiosity, and press them to read the article. Others use titles that simply and generally describe what the article will be about; in some cases, one could read the title and already have an acceptional understanding of the topic without reading further. Summarizing headings are usually pr...

1. I am an ES student who came to UCSB from San Diego, but has moved around a lot between places like Portland, OR, Las Vegas, and Philidelphia. I am half African American and half Thai. I appreciate good animation and video game art design, am a fiend for dogs and animals alike, and have never left the US. 2. I would define writing as a medium by which humans can record and spread ideas, stories, and information to one another. It is a form of communication that serves as a basic component of most social and cultural systems. 3. I hope to actually become more interested and inclined to write outside of an academic setting. It is rare that I find myself writing for fun or for any reason other than for school, so hopefully this course will inspire me to write more for myself.