In the third episode in this series, I share a paragraph from Carolyn Miller's influential article titled "Genre as Social Action." It's a passage that has stuck with me for some time and informs my use of various genres--long and short, large and small--in my writing classes. I also go through various genre samples that I have collected over the years and can draw from as I match them up to student needs and interests. Toward the end, I compose a brief 5 or 10 minute class activity to help students practice a ROCSS analysis--to give them a chance to practice using ROCSS, which will help them when they encounter new genres later.

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