food truck pwr point
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Going out to eat at the Food Truck!
Kameron Moshier
Alex Karl
Our Genre Examples
Where is the genre used? What kinds of activities happen here? What kinds of people come here?
Do these people have shared objectives?
-The food truck is centered in the middle of the academic buildings located here on campus. Students and faculty come to the truck to eat and mingle. The people who come to the food truck often are looking for something to eat or an opportunity to socialize with others.
What is the interaction it accomplishes?
-The menu at the food truck is a social interaction and it allows customers to see what can be ordered and for how much. The contact information allows
people to gather information about the food truck and it advertises for the business itself. The ordering of food
accomplishes the actual social interaction of purchasing and selling
food.
Who uses the genre and to do what? Does the user change for each genre piece?
-The menu and contact information on the truck
are used by both the food truck operators to
communicate their operation to customers and
they are used by the customers to obtain
information about the business and understand
their buying options. As mentioned above the
genre pieces are used by the operators and the
customers but everything involved with the truck
is used by the customers.
What subjects does the genre discuss?
-The menu communicates price and items to order, the truck itself gives contact information and business
name, and the ordering accomplishes the interaction
between the truck operators and the customer, it discusses how
much the order is and what exactly the customer is ordering.
What relationships does the genre suggest?
The person reading the menu is the reader
and the menu is a genre piece, the
relationship is that it makes the person
reading a customer. When a person is
ordering food this also makes them a
customer, and finally a person reading the
truck’s contact information and name creates
another relationship and it creates a
“perspective customer.”
What roles does the genre suggest?
-The person creating the menu is the
food truck operators role, the contact
information is also a role or
responsibility of the truck operators and
the ordering and communicating of
what is needed/wanted is the role of the
customer.
What kinds of languages are used within the this situation and genre
piece?
-Writing the menu and the contact information on the
truck alone is a language because it is a way of
communicating ideas from the food truck operators to
the customers. Also an obvious one is the ordering of
food, the verbal language used by the customers to
order their food is a kind of language as well. The
food truck itself is also a language because the food
options on the menu branch out to many people.
How does the situation shape the genre pieces?
-Ordering food at a food truck really
creates a “need” for the menu and the
contact and basic information on the
truck, therefore shaping the genre
pieces. Without the actual situation (the
food truck,) there is no ordering or
customer worker relationship.
How do the genres shape the situation?
-The menu of the food truck is on a chalkboard in
front of the truck, so it really is the attention
catcher for the truck and it helps people decide
whether they want to eat at the truck or not. The
contact information on the truck helps decide
where the truck goes and what kinds of customers
visit it. Finally, ordering actually makes the truck
exist. This means without the action of ordering,
the food truck would cease to exist.
What does the genre allow its users to do and not do?
-The menu allows customers to see the options and
it allows them to decide if they want to dine at the
food truck, it does not allow users to set their own
price. The contact information allows potential
customers to get in touch with the food truck
operators and even lets people see the name of the
business. Ordering food allows the customers to
actually request, receive, and pay for their food. It
does not however allow the customers to choose
what goes into the food exactly and it still does not
allow them to change the price.
Whose needs are most served by the genre? Whose are least served?
-The food truck meets the needs of both the
operators and the customers, but ultimately it
meets the food truck operator’s needs more
because it is there business and way of life. The
menu, contact info, and ordering aspects are
what helps both the customers and operators. In
comparison, the customer’s needs are least met.
Does the genre enable its users to represent themselves fully
-Using a menu to order which is a set list of options
to us really shows that the customers cannot
represent themselves fully. Maybe since the
operators created the menu, they are representing
the food that they like to prepare and serve to the
public, therefore representing themselves.
Does the genre create inequalities amongst its users that lead to
imbalances of power?
-The only real imbalances of power we
can see is that the operators of the food
truck control the making of the food and
the choices of food that is sold (the
menu.) All the customers control is the
ability to order what they want off the
menu.