Class 3 Literacy as social Roe & den Ch. 1 "The Ideas/Options for Entry 3: Continue adding to your working reference practice Concept of Genre"; Ch 3, list. Begin trying to group your references Feb. 8 "Academic Research" pp. 25-50 * Draw a visual representation of according to communities of practice. In your position relative to one or more other words, see if you can discern the Genre and communities of Becker, Ch. 2 "Persona & discourses. What topics, questions, "cartography" of the discourse. Write a page practice Authority" abstractions and methodological or two in which you discuss the different practices define your communities? groupings of articles and your reasons for Academic Discourse APA Chs 1 grouping as you have. Publication Manual, & 2 * Make a list of rhetorical phrases Defining key terms that are common in your discursive a topic (Research Site + Prestige community. Abstraction) Introduction to academic writing as discourse, * Make a list of the cultural genre, and jargon. and assumptions that define the discourse in which you are reading. Purpose of academic writing * Make a list of the kinds of questions that can be asked in your Identifying a discourse. Then make a list of the Site & kinds of questions that are not “prestige abstraction” asked. Graff & Birkenstein, Ideas/Options for Entry 4: Class 4 Critical reading (I) Due on BB: 1-2 page Topic Proposal Feb. 15 * Summary (descriptive Ch. 1 "They say" and critical) Ch. 2 "Her point is" * Make a list of tips or advice from Write summaries for at least two of your Ch 3 "As he himself puts it" the readings strategies to use sources. Use the language and strategies when summarizing and/or taking suggested in this week's readings. Roe & den Ouden, Ch. 4, notes "Skimming, notetaking and summarizing" pp. 61-75 * Make a you can refer to easily to remind you of Graff & Birkenstein's templates for summary. TOPIC READINGS due for class ACADEMIC WRITING HANDBOOK PROJECT ASSIGNMENT CLASS/ DATE Class 5 Critical reading (II) Becker, Ch. 8 "Terrorized by the Ideas/Options for Entry 5: Create a graphic representation of the Literature" "landscape(s)" of theory and research
Class 3 Feb. 8 Literacy as social practice Genre and communities of practice Academic Discourse Defining key terms Introduction to academic writing as discourse, genre, and jargon. Purpose of academic writing Identifying a Site & “prestige abstraction” Roe & den Ch. 1 "The Concept of Genre"; Ch 3, "Academic Research" pp. 25-50 Becker, Ch. 2 "Persona & Authority" APA Publication Manual, Chs 1 & 2 Ideas/Options for Entry 3: * Draw a visual representation of your position relative to one or more discourses. What topics, questions, abstractions and methodological practices define your communities? * Make a list of rhetorical phrases that are common in your discursive community. * Make a list of the cultural and assumptions that define the discourse in which you are reading. * Make a list of the kinds of questions that can be asked in your discourse. Then make a list of the kinds of questions that are not asked. Continue adding to your working reference list. Begin trying to group your references according to communities of practice. In other words, see if you can discern the "cartography" of the discourse. Write a page or two in which you discuss the different groupings of articles and your reasons for grouping as you have. a topic (Research Site + Prestige Abstraction) Class 4 Feb. 15 Critical reading (I) * Summary (descriptive and critical) Graff & Birkenstein, Ch. 1 "They say" Ch. 2 "Her point is" Ch 3 "As he himself puts it" Roe & den Ouden, Ch. 4, "Skimming, notetaking and summarizing" pp. 61-75 Ideas/Options for Entry 4: * Make a list of tips or advice from the readings strategies to use when summarizing and/or taking notes * Make a you can refer to easily to remind you of Graff & Birkenstein's templates for summary. Due on BB: 1-2 page Topic Proposal Write summaries for at least two of your sources. Use the language and strategies suggested in this week's readings. CLASS/ DATE TOPIC READINGS due for class ACADEMIC WRITING HANDBOOK PROJECT ASSIGNMENT Class 5 Critical reading (II) Becker, Ch. 8 "Terrorized by the Literature" Ideas/Options for Entry 5: Create a graphic representation of the "landscape(s)" of theory and research
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