Profiles belong to a very “stretchy” and versatile genre. These profiles of Griffith Park differ greatly, but they both describe the same place.
A.How do they differ in terms of the details they describe?
The first story has a real historic feel. The writer goes into a lot of details about the land and how the land later came to be a national park. The second story tells a story of an adventured through the famed park.
b. How do they differ in purpose, angle, audience, and style?
The first article is for more of a historic reason, while the second story is there simply to tell a story about a night filled with adventure.
c. How do their titles forecast the content, angle, and style of each?
The first title is long and detailed. The seco0nd is short and sweet.
d. How do their organizations differ? How do they begin and end?
The article which tells the history, lists several historic facts about the person whom created the Park. The second article tells a story which happens to take place in the park. One Article is to educate, the other is simply to tell a story.
e. Finally, compare the two in a single sen- tence that follows a pattern like this one: “The Recreation and Parks piece makes me feel alive, while Percy’s piece makes me feel kind of bored.
Exam
With over 4,210 acres of both natural chap- paral-covered terrain and landscaped parkland and picnic areas, Griffith Park is the largest mu- Nicipal Park with urban wilderness area in the United States (Johnson-Sheehan 633)
Johnson-Sheehan, Richard, Charles Paine. Writing Today, Custom Second Edition. Pearson Custom Publishing, 2013. VitalBook file.
Exam
A kind of smog-belching, schizophrenic beast.
We park along the L.A. River at Atwater Village and step into the concrete channel. (Johnson-Sheehan 634)
Johnson-Sheehan, Richard, Charles Paine. Writing Today, Custom Second Edition. Pearson Custom Publishing, 2013. VitalBook file.
2. The first profile is written for readers who visit the Los Angeles Recreation and Parks website, the second for people who enjoy reading outside magazine. Use Google to find each website and speculate about the values and expectations of each set of readers. How would Outside readers react if they found “General Information” in the magazine? How would visitors to the Parks and Recreation website react if they encountered Percy’s profile?
I honestly feel that if these two stories were switched and put into other places. The readers may be expecting to read something totally different and may be let down when it is time to start reading.
3. Which kind of profile would you most enjoy writ- ing? Or would you rather write something that falls between the two? Explain your choice.
I would enjoy writing a profile that falls in between the two. Something that is informative and gives plenty of historic facts, while also telling a good story that will entice and catch the reader’s attention to keep on reading.
4. “Welcome to the Jungle” has more energy and snap partly because it tells a story. What narrative elements does Percy use to make this very short story interesting?
He uses a lot of details in his story, with some thriller qualities. While keeping his story intersing by traveling to different places throughout the story.