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   Sophie Sall

   November 22, 2022 at 5:53 pm

   1. I think this text was good at explaining that popular culture is not a negative thing and does not necessarily make people less capable of writing academic texts and different genres. However, I think that what was said in this text could have been a little more condensed and straight to the point. I leaned that anybody can write any type of genre as long as they get taught how to do so.
   2. This text is about the fact that people think that popular culture affected people, especially students so much that they now have poor writing skills. The author proves the opposite by arguing that popular culture is actually beneficial to students and that writing skills are to be learned and developed at school.
   3. This text is an argumentative essay. The tone is formal.
   4. The intended audience is teachers, those who have a say in the education system and those who believe that popular culture has a bad influence on students.
   5. The purpose of this text is to show people that popular culture has a positive effect on students and that they can master writing by getting taught how to do so at school.
   6. Some people believe that popular culture is killing writing. As Adams Sherman Hill stated, “to read nothing but newspapers and second-rate novels is surely a waste of time… (and) tends to weaken the powers of attention and concentration, to diminish if not destroy, freshness of thought and individuality of expression” (Williams, para 1). They believe that popular culture takes aways from one’s mind power and also deprives one from thinking on their own and having their own opinions.
   7. The author disagrees with the argument. One example that he gives is that students nowadays can read and write longer texts because of online writing. As another example, he states that “what they are learning from writing and reading in online spaces is, again, a more sophisticated and critical appreciation of concepts of audience, genre, and style, as well as concepts of authorial presence, collaboration, and remix” (Williams, para 11). This example shows that students learn important notions of reading and writing online.
   8. I agree with what the author said because, nowadays, if you don’t understand something about reading or writing, you can go to the internet and get a clear explanation, which makes writing and reading so much easier. Also, now that we have auto correction, we write texts with less grammatical errors. For example, every time I write a text on a piece of paper, I like retyping in on my computer because it shows me errors I made and makes editing so much easier.

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   Shirley Hun

   November 23, 2022 at 2:34 am

   1. I liked the text, it was very lengthy and kind of boring butt the author did have some good arguments, and proved his point well. I learned that writing and reading is something that we all struggle with, but with practice and immersion, one can get better. 
   2. I think the text is mostly about how many perceive popular culture as the cause of poor writing, and numerous errors. However, throughout the text the author argues about how popular culture can do the opposite and be helpful in improving a student skills.
   3. The genre of the text is argumentative essay, as the author acknowledges critics point, but then refutes these critics who say popular culture is harmful in writing skills with research. The tone is serious and formal.
   4. The intended audience is for those who believe that popular culture has a negative effect. This being members of the public pr other writing teachers. He brings up his point and argues against these critics. 
   5. The purpose is to persuade and to debate on the controversial view among the educational system. To have people understand his point, which is that popular culture has benefits in writing. 
   6. Many argue that popular culture is killing writing, for example, many states that “Students who read too many comics, watch too much television, or play too many digital games, according to this narrative, will produce naı̈ve, emotional writing that is riddled with errors.” (Williams, 1). As well, as stating that “popular culture harms writing because it is too easy to under- stand and students learn nothing from it.” They believe overall that popular culture wastes a young student’s mind and produces underwhelming work.
   7. The author disagrees with critics, for example they state how students learn a lot from engaging in popular culture. “Students may talk about a romantic comedy in terms of genre conventions, for example, discussing the kinds of character types that typically show up, whether as protagonists or sidekicks.” (William) The author says this to show how students learn and can utilize rhetorics skills. He  also mentions that through studies it’s been shown how through online classes, students were able to improve writing in an increased rate. Producing longer essays with less mistakes. 
   8. I actually agree with the authors statement, for myself I engage in popular culture everyday! However, I don’t see it as a cause in my poor writing. Popular culture is easier for me to digest and have given me more knowledge and skills. I also prefer online classes and having access to internet have saved me. 

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3. 

   Andy Zheng

   November 26, 2022 at 4:06 pm

   1. I think this article is interesting, the meaning of the content shows that people have gradually understood the meaning of writing over the past few centuries, and it has gradually developed.
   2. The content of this article is about popular culture, which most people believe kills writing because novels and newspapers waste people’s time and impair concentration and the ability to concentrate on reading.
   3. The genre of this text is article-like, and the tone is formal.
   4. I think the audience for this post is writers and students who are trying to be writers. Anyone interested in writing should read this article.
   5. I think the purpose of this article is to guide students and writers not to rely too much on fiction and journalism. Because those articles are often deceptive.
   6. Some people think pop culture kills writing. They believe that popular culture has many rich elements, such as games, comics and novels with stories as texts. These elements can attract the eyes of students and reduce their concentration and concentration. So that they lose interest in writing.
   7. .”popular culture is that it is easy or simple and that’s why young people like it. It’s true that some movies or video games or television programs are not all that challenging in content or form. The same can be said of many books, plays, and poems. Even as critics of popular culture find it easy to summon uncomplicated reverence for established media and genres.” This passage explains why young people like pop culture, because it is easier to understand than traditional writing. And the content is more colorful. The most important thing is to be able to awaken the students’ worship of the genre.
   8. I agree with the author’s argument, because I also think that popular culture is easier to understand than traditional writing. And various elements can arouse people’s interest, but it is only limited to writing.

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4. 

   Biana

   November 27, 2022 at 1:01 pm

   1. Although the author did demonstrate the point and outline the arguments, I did not particularly enjoy the article. I discovered that most individuals, like myself, find writing and reading difficult, yet I am finding that I am improving.
   2. In this discussion, people discuss how popular culture has a negative impact on pupils’ writing abilities on all levels. The author explains how using examples from popular culture can aid in teaching and strengthening students’ writing abilities 
   3. The genre is a artistic composition

   4. People who are aware of how popular media influences us students negatively are the intended audience.

   5.The intention is to help us understand how some believe that popular culture has a favorable impact on pupils and how those students can improve their writing skills if they study it in school.

   6. From what I see, they are saying that popular culture is killing writing. At the same time Pop culture is not destroying writing, contrary it is assisting students in developing their writing throughout many various ways.

   7. The author is really attempting to demonstrate how popular culture serves as a means for young people to communicate because it is a more informal medium. and how they are likely to absorb the content quickly

   8.Since English is not my first language, I occasionally may find it challenging to comprehend written material. The only thing that actually aids me is Google Translate. Because of this, I occasionally find that judging pop culture is tough.

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5. 

   Jaden Schultz

   November 27, 2022 at 10:22 pm

   –        I thought this was a great text because it explaining that popular culture is taking over in young students in school which makes people less of reading and writing in academic texts with different genres and college essays. Also it explained the meaning of content which is people who gradually understand the meaning of writing over the past couple of centuries that is developed. 

   –        This text is about people that think popular culture has affected students due to over the centuries

   –        The genre of this text is an argumentative essay. The tone is formal and serious 

   –        The intended audience for this text who teachers and students to inform them how popular culture has a negative effect on students.

   –        The purpose of this text is to inform and persuade those who have a debatable view on popular cultures and how it has affected the way students read  and write 

   –        Many people have argued that popular culture is killing, many state that “Students who read too many comics, watch too much television, or play too many digital games, according to this narrative, will produce naïve, emotional writing that is riddled with errors”. Also as Adams Sherman Hill expressed, “to read nothing but newspapers and second-rate novels is surely a waste of time…(and) tends to weaken the powers of attention and concentration, to diminish if not destroy, freshness of thought and individuality of expression.” This proves that they believed that popular culture has a withdrawal on the way a person thinks

   –        The proof that shows that popular is not just only killing writing but assist with student writing is, “Students may talk about a romantic comedy in terms of genre conventions, for example, discussing the kinds of character types that typically show up, whether as protagonists or sidekicks”. This proves that students learn through movies which improves this writings with less mistakes. 

   –        I agree with the authors argument because we live in the century where popular culture is everywhere and affects everyone differently

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6. 

   Allison Tang

   November 28, 2022 at 10:31 am

   1. I agree with the author that popular culture does not have a negative impact on people’s literacy. However, the article was very length and repetitive, therefore not at all interesting.
   2. The genre is an argumentative essay.
   3. In the text the author talks about the myth that popular culture harms people’s ability to write well. He argues that instead it can be used to help develop their writing skills.
   4. the purpose of the text is to inform others that popular culture does not harm student’s writing skills but instead can be used to teach them to write better.
   5. The genre is an argumentative essay.
   6. A quote from the article is “To read nothing but newspapers and second-rate novels is surely a waste of time… (and) tends to weaken the powers of attention and concentration, to diminish, if not destroy, freshness of thought and individuality of expression.” by Sherman Hill. They believe that popular culture texts are “too reliant on emotion, too informal, and often morally compromising”.
   7. “The ease with which students can interpret a form of popular culture has developed with practice which at some point included struggle, help from others, and accumulating knowledge—in other words, learning.” This quote shows that learning how to interpret popular culture can help students learn other forms of writing.
   8. I agree with the author about how popular culture can be used to help students with writing and that it boosts creativity.

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7. 

   Danielle

   November 29, 2022 at 9:50 pm

   • I liked the topic of this text because it addressed a thought process that most people think. I’ve always been told by older people that the social media and television was killing our brains and making us more lazy academically so that’s what I assumed but this text gave me a new perspective. I learned that pop culture isn’t ruining academic writing, it is just a different genre. 
   • This text is mostly about that popular culture isn’t bad for writing like the majority of people say it is and that reading popular culture texts can actually help develop other skills. In the text it states “ undergraduate writing students are not only writing longer papers in their courses today, they are making fewer errors of usage and style. Clearly, popular culture has not led to a generation of illiterate people. What’s more, popular culture is not, in itself, the cause of poor writing and when young people engage with popular culture they are learning valuable rhetorical concepts and skills.” (Williams, paragraph 2) This shows that the writer of this text does not agree with the idea that popular culture is ruining writing. 
   • The genre of this text is an argumentative essay and the tone is formal and serious.
   • I think the intended audience for this text are educators, students and people who believe that popular culture is ruining writing by making people illiterate.
   • I think the purpose of this text is to help people be more open minded and inform them that the new things like social media, games and television is not the reason for poor writing.
   • Some people think that pop culture is killing writing because it is too informal so people who play a lot of video games, use social media a lot or watch a lot of TV have a lot of spelling and grammar errors in their writing and do not know how to write professionally. I know this because in the text it states “Popular culture texts, according to these laments, are intellectually unde- manding, too reliant on emotion, too informal, and often morally compromising (the last was also a concern of Hill’s). Students who read too many comics, watch too much television, or play too many digital games, according to this narrative, will produce naı̈ve, emotional writing that is riddled with errors.” (Williams, paragraph 1)  
   • The author disagrees with the argument that pop culture text are killing writing and is the reason for poor writing. The author proves their argument by stating research from Andrea Lunsford that “ undergraduate writing students are not only writing longer papers in their courses today, they are making fewer errors of usage and style” (Williams, paragraph 2). This shows that pop culture is generating for writing skills because students are having fewer errors in their writing according to Andrea Lunsford.
   • I agree with the authors argument because the author supported facts to prove their argument. 

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