WP1 Reverse Outline

Main Point of Paragraph: To introduce

my analysis on the comparison and
contrast of how the genre of social media
posts, through different media outlets,
uses emojis.
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What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

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(Thesis
Stateme
nt)

People approach the use of emojis

differently based on the type of social media
outlet they are using. In analyzing the genre
of social media posts through the sources of
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, I compared
and contrasted not only the type of post
emitted from the users on each site but also
the role of emojis in these posts.

Main Point of Paragraph: Gives

information on the convention of social
networks and their posts.
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ph

I added in this
whole thesis
statement because
my previous one
did not address a
clear argument for
my readers to
refer to.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

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#1

In general, the purpose of a social network is

to keep up with what is going in your
interests whether it be your friends, family,
favorite singer, favorite news broadcasting
channel, hockey club, etc.

Main Point of Paragraph: To explain an

emojis purpose.
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I added etc. to
the end of this
sentence to keep a
formal tone for my
academic
audience.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

#1

An example of this can be seen through an

interview that Caroline Moss, from the
Business Insider, had with eighteen-year-old
Hope R. In the interview Hope explains how
using emojis is her new normal and how
prevalent its use is in her communication with
her friends (Business Insider).

Main Point of Paragraph: Explains

how social networking has a wider appeal
to younger audiences.
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ph

I added this
sentence because I
had stated a claim
about how emojis
generally are for a
younger audience.
However, it was
not convincing
enough so I found
evidence to help
support it.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

Final, Revised Submission

4
#1

According to Linkedin, the age demographic

for Instagram users has a 37% youth
percentage compared to Facebooks 28.7%
and Twitters 35% (Linkedin).

Main Point of Paragraph: To compare

the conventions of social networks post
between each source.
Paragra
ph

I added this to add

more textual
evidence to
support my claim
on social
networking having
a high youth
usage.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

Final, Revised Submission

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#1

The use and effect of an emoji is based on

the conventions of the posts for that social
network.

This sentence
creates a better
introduction that
clearly explains
what will be
analyzed in the
paragraph.

Main Point of Paragraph: Compares

the way each social media source uses
emojis in their posts.
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ph

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

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#1

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ph

In Navigating Genres by Kerry Dirk, he

mentions that in order to understand a genre
you need to consider the context in which it
is being used (Dirk, 23)

I added this in
because I felt as
though this quote
relates to how the
context of a social
media post must
be taken into
account in order
to understand the
implications an
emoji will have in
it.

Main Point of Paragraph: Explains how

in the genre of the posts of these media
sources, emojis can also be used a form
of slang.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

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7
#1

In a Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram post it

is also common for an emoji to stand in place
for a word or a slang term.

Main Point of Paragraph: Explain the

relevancy of genre and how it is

This sentence, and

the paragraph that
follows, was there
previously it was
just connected to
an even longer
paragraph so I
split it to better
capture the
readers attention.

What You

important.

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ph

Added/Omitted
and Why

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#1

Genre should be acknowledged by anyone

who cares about the conventions making up
our world.

I did not add

anything to this
paragraph
because I felt it
had explained my
reasoning behind
the importance of
genre well.

WP2 Reverse Outline

Main Point of Paragraph: Each author
presents their argument through
different genres with different moves
with the aim of making their argument
effective.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

Paragra
ph 1

Final, Revised Submission

#1
(Thesis
Stateme
nt)

Each source presented their argument

through different genres using different
moves and rhetoric that was aimed at
convincing the reader of their claim. When
compared and contrasted, one can understand
how the moves and rhetoric that makes one
piece effective may not be the case for the
other.

I added this
sentence to state
my argument to
base my paper on.

Main Point of Paragraph: It is an

introduction of each scholarly and nonacademic article I used, their authors,
and their genres. These sources are the
ones in which I will be uses to support

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

my thesis.

Paragra
ph

Final, Revised Submission

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#1

In the article One more Round the

Competitive Couple Dancing the author,
Leslie Hall, explains dancesport (couple
dancing) and how it can be done
competitively.

Main Point of Paragraph: How

conventions help the authors genres and
how they compare and contrast with the
other genres of the other authors.
Supports my argument by analyzing the
genres.

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ph

Previously, this
sentence was
confusing to read
when it came to
adding in how
couple dancing
was another name
for dancesport. So
I omitted the
previous wording
and put couple
dancing in
parenthesis.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

Final, Revised Submission

3
#1

Alperts article is similar in that it too has a

title stating its main point, however, it also
includes a list of her credentials, a list of
keywords given towards the top of the page,
bolded subtitles signifying the certain effect
of dance being analyzed under that section,
and references.

I added in a
comparison of
Alperts article to
Halls to show how
conventions
between different
genres can be
similar.

Main Point of Paragraph: The focus of

each authors study in regards to the
topic of dance and their point of view in
making their pieces. With different
focuses and perspectives the authors go
about making their articles in ways that
they believe will be convincing to their
argument.

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ph

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

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4
#1

Patricia Alperts study focuses on the

medical benefits of dance, and her
perspective is that dance is something that
holds great medical value.

Main Point of Paragraph: Analyzes

Alperts moves.

Paragra
ph

This sentence was

added for greater
understanding to
the perspective of
her discourse that
I analyzed later in
my paper.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

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#1

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ph

Alpert, in her article, Captures Authorial

MaintoPoint
of Paragraph:
Analyzes
Action
add credibility
to her argument
by
Stahls
moves.
referring to the studies of U.S. Public Health
Service and the Verghese and associates, and
to herself given her statement in her bio that
Revised Submission
she is anFinal,
associate
professor at the University
of Alabama (Alpert 157).

I added
What You
capitalization
to
theAdded/Omitted
names of the
Whycan
movesand
so they
be recognized as
official moves.

She also Entertains Objections by

bringing up certain arguments that are
in opposition to the actions of the
Ballet Memphis like how people argue
Main
of Paragraph:
Tocould
analyze
that Point
this perusal
of diversity

the
audience
of
each
author
and
their
water down our art form (Stahl).

This was
previously stated
in my initial essay
submission. I did
You
not What
change
it
because I wanted
to show how
authors can use a
move for counter
argumentative
purposes.

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#1

expectations from each authors article.

From knowing this I can show if the
authors discourse was effective or not
for their specified audience.

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ph

Added/Omitted
and Why

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#1

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ph

The audience Stahl is appealing to is

anyone interested in the changing
world of modern ballet.

I added this
sentence because
it simply stated
Stahls audience,
whereas my
previous sentence
was very complex
in its descriptions.

Main Point of Paragraph: Evaluating

the rhetoric and discourse of each author
and how in some cases their discourse
was effective and in other cases not as
much.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

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8
#1

The medical research paper genre

limits Alpert in that any sort of
personal opinion would diminish the
credibility of the paper, but in her case
it actually aids to the effectiveness of
her article because people tend to
want proven facts and treatments in
regards to their health.

I did not add

anything because
the paragraph had
compared the
academic and nonacademic texts
and their genres
well.

Main Point of Paragraph: The

effectiveness of Halls discourse and
rhetoric in her article.
Main Point of Paragraph: To explain
and
compare
the evidence
the
Main
Point
of Paragraph:
Thethat
evidence
authors
that Alpert
for used
her
argument.
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Final,
In the genre of journal articles, Hall
also faces limitations as well as
leverage in making her argument
effective.
Her
observation
of the rise
of
Patricia
Alpert uses statistical
evidence,
European
and
American
interest
specialized knowledge, and examples toof
rumbaher
is argument.
for the purpose of informing
support
her readers, and it is effective in her
argument because the reader has a
higher regard for her observation
given her credibility.

Main Point of Paragraph: To conclude

the essay by explain the authors aims.

Paragra
ph

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why
What You
Added/Omitted
What You
and Why
Added/Omitted
and Why

I added this
sentence because I
wanted to be able
introduce
Halls
added
this to
I Ito
added
this
discourse.
show
how
sentence
toethos
played a role
in
introduce
a new
helping her
paragraph
argument.
analyzing
Alperts
evidence in
comparison to the
previous authors.

What You
Added/Omitted
and Why

Final, Revised Submission

12
#1

Within their argument they aim to address

the problem, consider the audiences needs,
provide accurate information, and have a
compelling claim (Carroll 55).

I added this
because I found
that the course
reading explains
the aims of these
authors well.

My original essays lacked in presenting my argument clearly, so I altered their structures.

In my WP1 a basic, yet big, problem in my structure was the lack of indentation at the beginning
of each paragraph. That made it hard for the reader to follow my argument, so I fixed that first.
For both my WP1 and WP2 I created a new thesis that presented a clear argument because that
was a major issue in my unrevised essays. In my WP2 I restructured the order in which I

compared and contrasted the different aspects how each author approached the topic of dance
through the genre of their article. I also included a paragraph on how each authors point of view
on dance effects the way in which they present their piece. I realized how that played a major
role in why their pieces attracted a certain audience and why they used certain moves. I changed
the topic sentences of most paragraphs, in both my WP1 and WP2, so that they accurately
addressed the content within it. Then in doing this matrix I was able to better evaluate if the
content in my paragraphs related back to my thesis and effectively supported my argument.