QUESTION FOR YOU: Based on the quote about what do you believe the word "discourse" means within "discourse community"? What does a group like this look like? What might they do?
Tagging is "writing" or expressing one's identity, background, or opposition to authority.
Swales and Melzer's articles explore what discourse communities are while our Language Awareness readings talk about speech communities and how we may be born into a group but have to navigate into new discourse communities:
"Genres are types of texts that are recognizable to readers and writers, and that meet the needs of rhetorical situations" (Swales 467)
Discourse Communities use Genres for:
- Rhetorical Situations
(e.g. message, persuasion)
- Needs
- Conventions of the group (rules of the genre)
Draws on Swales discussion of Discourse Community through his own experiences - What kinds of discourse communities does Melzer refer to in his article? What kind of genres do these communities interact with?
The Interview Process: Based on the Worksheet handout for today, you guys will want to start thinking about how you might answer your classmate's questions about discourse community and explaining that in writing. In groups, everyone will individually work with one side of the sheet (on your own), then each of you will take turns practicing answering questions about your discourse community based on Melzer's questions he poses.
-Group Members: Pose 2 questions you want to ask your partner.
-If it is your turn, try to answer everyone's question about the D.C. you may want to write about to the best of your abilities and then compose a reflection on this process (around 250 words) in your own document - there must be conversation going on to complete this task.
In-Class Week 2: Exploring D.C.
Group Canvas: D.C. Content (Friday)