From Language Awareness, we will look at critical areas of building WHAT WE KNOW...
Which of these Direction/Action words seem particularly useful for your writing/research? What could be a challenge?
Will you need to broaden your topic? Go Bigger? OR is your focus too narrow and it will be hard to find material/sources to work with?
How might you answer: Who am I writing to? Why? Could my readers change as I do more research? Other than classmates/instructor, what is my concept of "audience"?
It all starts with...
- Hypothesis-driven statement for your writing/research (If.... then...) but can take many forms and should be FLEXIBLE to your research as it grows.
WHAT KIND OF THESIS STATEMENT IS THE BEST TO USE RIGHT NOW FOR YOUR DISCOURSE COMMUNITY?
CONSULT OUR THESIS BUILDING RESOURCE IN CANVAS WEEK 3 (In-Class: Building a Thesis Statement) AND SPEND SOME TIME PRACTICING USING SOME OF THOSE MODELS IN PRACTICING A THESIS STATEMENT OF YOUR OWN. TRY AT LEAST 3 MODELS AND THEN WE WILL PAIR UP AND SHARE.
Gee's article spends time discussing many different topics connected to Discourse:
Spend some and find a particular quote or passage that expands what we know about discourse community connected to language, behavior, or developing within that group. Jot down some notes or reflection on how this compliments what we know so far about Discourse Communities.
Topic Proposal
Initial D.C. Essay
Primary Research
Secondary Research
Artifacts=Data Visuals, Visualization, Social Media Posts, Genres
Research Report/Paper (Professional Research Findings)
WHAT AM I BRINGING TO MY DISCOURSE COMMUNITY?
1. Out of the 10 guidelines that Hinton gives for understanding your writing assignment - choose THREE specific ones that feel the most important to you right now when you explore your Topic Proposal in our first essay on Discourse Community.
2. Hinton points out at least 3 different examples of course assignments that ask for specific actions from the writer. How do you relate to these samples? Do they connect to understanding other assignments from other courses to better explain what discourse is?
3. The importance of evidence and needing an argument is something that Hinton discusses - what is a topic right now among your discourse community that could be an argument? What evidence would you need to support your stance?
4. We've talked about SHOW don't TELL when it comes to discussing a discourse community and their goals, lexis, communication, genres, etc. - What might be an artifact or situation that would be important to discuss that others might not understand if outside the community? How might you use this example in your writing?