Dear Readers Introduction
This multi-genre collection includes a theme represented throughout and a skillfully placed repetend that ties it all together. The theme statement is that independence provides a feeling of freedom that leads to happiness and contentment. It is used because it is something that many people of any age can relate to, especially students who are nearing the end of high school and the start of post-secondary education like myself. In addition, the theme can link to governments, buildings, and communities through their need for independence and liberty to gain satisfaction. The repetend is a different quote used for each piece that connects with the theme and helps to link the pieces together. The quotes are from some well-known famous figures like Thomas Jefferson, and some are from lesser known people such as Stephen Covey, yet each quote carries the same importance. The quotes follow a cause and effect pattern, typically with self-sufficiency leading to fulfillment. Because of that, the cause is underlined and the effect is italicized in each quote, making it more obvious how similar they are. The theme statement and cause and effect inspired repetend help to unify the entire compilation, making it a true multi-genre collection.
A radio transcript, newspaper article, poem, and painting were the four forms chosen for this collection, each gracefully showcasing the overall theme statement. The fictional piece introduces a radio transcript with a first-year university student and radio host discussing the ups and downs of university life. This unique form is used because it displays an informal verbal conversation in a written way that is easy to follow. The informational text in the form of a newspaper article that describes self-sufficient housing and the different strategies that can be used to create a self-supporting home. A newspaper form was chosen because it is a common method of providing readers with useful information and fit perfectly with the subject. The non-fiction piece is a poem centered on the United States and the liberty and independence that it displays. A poem was the chosen form because it is an uncommon form to write a nonfiction text in and because it offered some creative freedom in the organization of the words. For the visual text, a painting was used to represent a small Amish village and the independent lives of the people within it. A painting was the most appropriate option for representing the visual text because it enables the creator to use specific techniques to give the viewer particular feelings, in this case, it was a sense of optimism and contentment. The forms that are used in this multi-genre collection are aimed to allow the author to experiment with different styles while allowing the reader to understand with relative ease.
A radio transcript, newspaper article, poem, and painting were the four forms chosen for this collection, each gracefully showcasing the overall theme statement. The fictional piece introduces a radio transcript with a first-year university student and radio host discussing the ups and downs of university life. This unique form is used because it displays an informal verbal conversation in a written way that is easy to follow. The informational text in the form of a newspaper article that describes self-sufficient housing and the different strategies that can be used to create a self-supporting home. A newspaper form was chosen because it is a common method of providing readers with useful information and fit perfectly with the subject. The non-fiction piece is a poem centered on the United States and the liberty and independence that it displays. A poem was the chosen form because it is an uncommon form to write a nonfiction text in and because it offered some creative freedom in the organization of the words. For the visual text, a painting was used to represent a small Amish village and the independent lives of the people within it. A painting was the most appropriate option for representing the visual text because it enables the creator to use specific techniques to give the viewer particular feelings, in this case, it was a sense of optimism and contentment. The forms that are used in this multi-genre collection are aimed to allow the author to experiment with different styles while allowing the reader to understand with relative ease.