Designed To Help Students To Identify The Different Genres They Encounter In Their Reading, To Explore And Discuss Their Findings, To Become Aware Of How 'readings' Of Texts Are Constructed By Gender, Background And Cultural Influences, And To Become Aware Of Alternatives To The 'dominant' Reading. Example Genres Given Include Short Stories, Autobiographies, Biographies, Journals, Newspaper Reports, Interviews And Essay Writing. Each Genre Form Is Presented As A Diagram, Which Illustrates How A Writer's Purpose And Style Shape The Content Of A Text And Thus Determine Its Particular Form.