QRGs, the Genre

• From what I understand about conventions of a genre, I believe that some of the conventions for these genres include African American minorities or police officers beating people.    
• Some of the authors use videos or pictures from an eyewitness to support their purpose or main ideas. Other authors use headings to provide an analysis of the paragraphs that follow that heading. 
•  One purpose of the QRGs is to serve as eye openers of crises that are occurring in the United States.  An example is the article on Puerto Rico's debt crisis because the article is informing its audience on the reasons why Puerto Rico is in so much debt. 
• The intended audiences differ between the QRG's. For example, I believe the targeted audience in the Stem Cell Quick Reference is intended for students interested in stem cell research or who want to know the difference between stem cells. These students might be writing a research paper on Stem Cells. The intended audience for the Gamergate article are women who believe they have equal rights to gaming as everybody else. 

Edit:

I commented on Jake's blog post and mentioned that we had similar ideas. I liked how Jake mentioned that the audiences of QRGs are different yet they all appeal to researchers and people who quick read. 

In Jess' blog, I agree with her claim that QRGs are not meant for taking a particular side on an issue, but rather for educating readers on the subject matter. 

Helen went into much more detail on each QRG from our class! I liked how she mentioned the similar audiences and different levels of education. Her viewpoint on audiences seems to be a little different than Jake's.

Based on what I have learned about QRGs, I will look back on my own QRG and see if my audience fits in well with it and will look into changing it up a bit if it does not.