Blog Post 12: "QRGs: the Genre"

Quick Reference Guides, the genre

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What is a Quick Reference Guide????

1.  Read Rules for Writers Chapter 50, “Principles of Document Design” (pages 402-409)

2. Peruse five (5) different examples of Quick Reference Guides (QRGs) linked below:

Examples of Quick Reference Guides

1. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/stemcells/quickref/
2. http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/10/14/the-only-guide-to-gamergate-you-will-ever-need-to-read/
3. http://www.vox.com/2015/7/10/8924517/puerto-rico-bankrupt-debt
4. http://www.thewire.com/global/2014/02/sochi-olympics-opening-ceremony-explained/357847/
5. http://www.vox.com/2015/7/20/9001639/bernie-sanders-black-lives-matter

3. Title your blog post “QRGs: the Genre” and provide concise but detailed answers to the following questions; refer to details from the above examples during your discussion:

1. What do the conventions of this genre - the Quick Reference Guide - seem to be? [Remember, convention in this context meaning “a custom or a way of acting or doing things that is widely accepted and followed”]
2. How are those conventions defined by the author’s formatting and design choices?
3. What does the purpose of these QRGs seem to be?
4. Who is the intended audience for these different QRGs? Are they all intended for similar audiences? Or different? How & why?
5. How do the QRGs use imagery or visuals? Why do you think they use them in this way?