QRG the Genre

            The conventions of a quick reference guide seem to be that there is a bold title that is centered at the top of the page. The size of the font of the title can be bigger than the rest of the text. Next there is introduction paragraph or paragraphs that includes the thesis statement for the quick reference guide. For the rest of the guide there is second level headings. These can be bolded and are the same size font as the surrounding text. The second level headings can be questions or guide words that describe what the next paragraph or couple paragraphs are going to be about. All of the text should be one and a half to double spaced. This makes it easier for the reader to read. Depending on the topic and the purpose of the document, visuals such as pictures, diagrams, graphs, or any other visual can be placed near the relevant text. It is necessary to reference and explain the visuals within the text so the reader knows what the intended message is.

              Conventions are defined based on what message the author is trying to portray. Based on the different audiences and purposes the formatting will be different so that the author can portray his or her message. Often for academic writing it will be double spaced while a piece of business writing will be single spaced. The margins should also be between an inch and an inch and a half around the whole paper. Spacing the margins this way create a frame for the text.

               The purpose of all of these quick reference guides is to explain a topic to a normal person who isn't an expert on the topic. A normal person who isn't an expert is the audience. They all have similar audiences because their purpose is to inform the average person and it is meant to be a quick reference guide. Quick implies that it will be simplified and easy to read through quickly which would appeal to the average person. The average person doesn't want to and might not be able to read through a high level scientific journal. They might not understand it and it isn't meant for them. Those journals are meant for people in the scientific community who already have background knowledge on the topic.

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               A common part of a quick reference guide is images are frequently used. The images include pictures, charts, graphs, diagrams, and more images. These are very important because they are used to help explain the topics that the quick reference guide is about. Visuals can offer simple explanations instead of large pieces of complicated text. This also makes it so that they are quicker to read. There is less large blocks of text.


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