I believe Yancey’s text was different, by this I mean that it was able to keep my attention. It wasn’t the same outline all the way through, She changed her style up multiple times which kept me intrigued and wanting to know more. The addition of pictures to sway your mind from all the words …
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Blog Post #7
I would describe knowledge as information that you are given that is then able to be retained and used for future use. Knowledge is something that you learn from information, it actually sticks with you and can impact your beliefs that you may have already implemented in your brain. One piece of information can change …
Blog Entry #6
After reading Swales’ piece, I’d like for you to consider a discourse community that you belong to. Describe how this discourse community meets each of the six characteristics that Swales describes (i.e. shared goals, lexis, genres, etc). A discourse community I personally belong to would be my German class. A goal shared amongst other members of the discourse community would …
Blog Entry #3
How does Bitzer define the rhetorical situation, and what key terms does he associate with his definition? How do you define rhetorical situation in your own words? Find an example of a rhetorical situation and analyze it using the key terms that Bitzer defines. (NB: you can use our assigned course texts or locate a text …
Blog Entry #4
Define audience. How will you define it as a group? Audience is basically the community of people you are aiming to connect with. It can also vary based on who actually reads your writing. You are intentionally aiming for a specific audience but then again there is your unintentional audience which include the people you …
Key concepts check in
Audience: Whoever read your writing whether intentional or unintentional Rhetorical situation: An issue which requires a solution Genre: How writing is able to be categorized based on features the piece may have Reflection: an overview of Discourse community: a group that has a common goal or has something in common Knowledge: information that is able …
Discussion of Bazerman Article
Comfort Level with Bazerman’s text? I was overwhelmed with the text, but I was able to understand the reading. Approach to reading Bazerman’s text? I was open minded to what he had to say about different types of genres and how they are and can be categorized. Response to Bazerman’s text? It’s interesting how pieces …
Blog Post #2
Blog Entry #2 Genre in my opinion is basically the form or style of a piece of writing or music. Each genre has they’re strongpoints that the writer puts more emphasis on in order to somewhat fit a category or genre. An example of a genre would be fiction, everything included in this genre would …
Blog Post #1
What is writing? Writing is a way to express your beliefs, thoughts, or ideas, in your point of view. What defines successful writing for you? In my opinion writing is successful when someone is able to walk away from your work with an understanding of the point/topic you are trying to make or talk about. …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
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