Eng. 1121- 0416 - Spring 2021 - Coleman

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Author: Rebekah Coleman (Page 7 of 11)

Week 3 Weekly Assignment (Thursday, Feb. 18th)

February 18, 2021 / / 29 Comments

Write a one-page introduction to your discourse community. It should be about 250 words. 

Name __________________________________________________

Discourse Community ______________________________________

Briefly describe your discourse community. What makes your DC a DC? Describe for an outsider the rules of the Discourse Community, how you gain entry (if you can!), the group’s values and beliefs. Is there a unique “identity kit”? Do they have a unique way of communicating? USE the Questions in the Week 3 PowerPoint as a Guide!

 

What are the broadly agreed upon set of public goals of your discourse community?

 

What mechanism of intercommunication among its members does your DC use?

 

What genres help further the goals of your DC?

 

Describe the specific lexis (specialized language of your DC. 

 

Does your DC have a threshold level of expert members? Explain. 

 

“Navigating Genres” by Kerry Dirk

January 25, 2021 / / 28 Comments

Please read ‘Navigating Genres’ by Kerry Dirk. Write a response to the questions below. I prefer if you respond to this post directly, but if you choose, you may create a new post. Respond to each other. Engage in a conversation. 

Here is a link to the reading:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Tdyh5FlRy5AalwMO0fTe_e8_LnqbOpMs/view?usp=sharing

  • What is the genre of this text? How do you know?
  • Who do you think is the intended audience? What is the author’s purpose?
  • How does the author try to accomplish her purpose and reach her audience? Is she successful? Explain.
  • What are some genres you have enjoyed in the past (writing AND reading)?
  • Do you prefer having a structure or form to follow (like a specific genre) or do you find that to be limiting? Explain.

Week 3 Weekly Assignment (Tuesday Feb. 16)

January 25, 2021 / / 0 Comments

Here is where you should reply to the activities in the Weekly PowerPoint or if you are Synchronous but for cannot actively participate due to technology challenges, in order to receive attendance/ participation credit:

  1. Either reply to this original Week 3 Assignment Tuesday post or create a new post (my preference is for you to reply to the original post!)
  2. Write a  general response to the PowerPoint (what did you think, what did you learn, what questions do you have, etc.) AND a response to ALL of the activities in the PowerPoint. 

 

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