The DOCSV analysis report was quite different than previous projects I’ve ever worked on. Most of the previous projects that I’ve worked on that required a text analysis was done in an essay-style format. I had to point out what an author of a particular piece did or use to get his/her point across a reader. The DOCSV was slightly similar yet required me to focus on some other different elements of a text piece that was used by the author to create his/her work.
The text that I analyzed with my peers is of an infographic type of text titled The Reasons for Becoming Vegan. The infographic focuses on reasons for becoming vegan that included many informative information regarding the benefits of becoming vegan. Generally speaking, what I learned about this genre of the text is that it included many elements that included specific features that fit the general aspects of this genre. Infographics are usually, informative, yet presented in a simple manner. However, what stood out the most from this genre, in my opinion, are the number of graphs, images and colors used in this infographic. For an individual to immediately know or identify the text as an infographic, they usually look at elements of design featured in the text.
Using the DOCSV analysis, I also learned that the author used other important elements that proved to be highly effective to explain his/her main topic successfully. For example, one effective element the author used in the infographic is the organization element where he/she tries to separate each idea and/or issue by using features such general to specific and/or explanation to clarify his/her points in a manner where the reader could understand the context of the topic easily and gradually.
Although some parts of the genre seemed easy for me to identify when analyzing the infographic, I stilled experienced some difficulties in other parts of analyzing the infographic text. For instance, one part that I struggled to accurately identify from the infographic are features related to the content of this genre. In the DOCSV analysis toolkit, various examples of element features were provided followed by a brief description of each feature to help guide us through the analysis process. However, I was still struggling with the process of identifying the features that seemed fit to describe the content of the infographic.
Throughout this course session, I hope to enhance my abilities to analyze a genre while using the DOCSV genre analysis toolkit as a guide. I am looking forward to surpassing these challenges and other challenges to better my abilities to write and analyze successfully for my future career.
Link to the mentioned infographic:
https://onlybuyvegan.com/vegan-infographics/
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