paris : genre affordances and constraints

advert

affordances : provide necessary details, accessible (online, paper and video)

constraints : costly to produce, won’t appeal to all audiences

travel guide

affordances : provides necessary details, accessible to most

constraints : could include outdated info (e.g. old photos), can be hyperbolic

blogs

affordances : conveys opinions, covers a large range of topics

constraints : may include false information

memoir

affordances : personal experiences (truthful), offers new view points

constraints : opinions may be controversial or have false information

online forums

affordances : discuss ideas and hear peer views

constraints : only online (not completely accessible), may produce arguments

personal narrative

affordances : unique view points constraints, written with meaning and passion

constraints : all opinionated, may be controversial

news

affordances : trusted narrator, visual aid

constraints : may be hyperbolic and tedious

literary (historical) non fiction

affordances : informative and reliable, organised layout (e.g. contents and index)

constraints : tedious to read, important information can be lost in long paragraphs