Category: Reading Responses (Page 6 of 7)

Please read “Don’t Eat Before Reading This” by Anthony Bourdain and write a response to the questions below. I prefer it if you respond to this post directly, but if you choose you may create a new post.

DUE Feb. 18th

Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wADl0duH9oGIiwHqKHnHJQRPHfhA6-hz/view?usp=sharing

1. What did you think of the piece? Be honest! Did you like it? Explain! 
2. Who do you think might be the intended audience of this piece?
3. Why do you think the author wrote it?
4. What is the tone of the piece (formal, informal, humorous, serious, academic, etc.) Why do you think the author chose this tone?
5. What Discourse Community does the author describe? Explain!

Please read “Understanding Discourse Communities” by Dan Melzer and write a response to the questions below. I prefer it if you respond to this post directly, but if you choose you may create a new post.

DUE Feb. 16th

Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AXclfVWkhlpzePlqkgl9koeIOKMfYHqI/view?usp=sharing

1. What did you think of the piece? Be honest! Really! I want to know! Was it hard to understand? Interesting? Boring?
2. According to John Swale (and Dan Melzer) what features do all discourse communities have? (List all 6!)
3. What were the shared goals of Meltzer’s guitar jam group? Explain! Provide an example!
4. What was Meltzer’s guitar group’s mechanism of intercommunication among members AND how do these use these methods to provide information and feedback? Explain! Provide an example!
5. How does Meltzer define genre? What genres did Meltzer’s guitar jam group use?
6. What is an example of the specific lexis (language) that Meltzer’s guitar jam group used? Explain! Provide an example!
7. How do the beginners and experts in Meltzer’s guitar jam group work together? Explain!
8. Can you think of a Discourse Community you might belong to?

Please read “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis” by Laura Bolin Carroll and write a response to the questions below. I prefer it if you respond to this post directly, but if you choose you may create a new post.

DUE Feb. 11

Link to reading: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pfJ5zgBcuAjGi-aCUC6Vcqoe2y6KSXR2/view?usp=sharing

Questions:

• What did you think of the piece? Be honest! Did you find any parts interesting? Did you learn something new?
• Who do you think is the intended audience of the piece? Who is meant to read this text?
• What do you think is the purpose of this text? Why do you think the author wrote it?
• What are some examples of rhetoric that you see or hear on a daily basis? 
• Think of one time you created rhetoric. What messag were you trying to convey/ share?
• What is an example of a rhetorical situation you have found yourself in? Discuss the exigence, audience and constraints. 

Then, write a response to another classmate’s post!