Name _______________
Project 1: STEP 1: Choose and Introduce Your (discourse) Community Handout
Choose a (discourse) community that you are a member of.Â
Think about the rules of a discourse community that Dan Meltzer explained as you introduce your community. Â
- A Broadly agreed upon set of common public goalsÂ
- Mechanism of intercommunication among its membersÂ
- Use of these communication mechanisms to provide information and feedbackÂ
- One or more genres that help further the goals of the discourse community Â
- A specific lexis (specialized language)Â
- A threshold level of expert membersÂ
Does your community meet these criteria? DESCRIBE! EXPLAIN! PROVE!
Introduce your community to outsiders. Â
Introduce your community. Describe it.Â
What details do outsiders need to know? Think particularly about the criteria of a discourse community that we have looked at. Â
Describe for an outsider the rules of the 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?Â
Write an introduction to your community. It should be about 250 words. It might be helpful to FOCUS on the SPECIFIC LEXIS (specialized language) and other unique criteria. Â
Project 3 Proposal
Write a brief project proposal for Project 3. Identify which assignment you will repackage (Project 1 or Project 2), the new genre you will choose, and the target audience! Be prepared to share these proposals with the class on Wednesday!
- Which project will you repackage and WHY? Project 1 or 2?
- Choose your intended audience. Who is it going to be. Choose from one of these 5 options! Fourth graders, City Tech Freshmen, New York City Council members, Your grandparents or older relatives, or Activist groups (like BLM or LGBTQIA+ Youth, etc.).
- Choose a genre. What genre will you choose for your multimodal text? Remember it has to be one that lends itself well to creating a multimodal text!Think carefully about your message, who you hope hears the message and what is the best way to present that message to that specific audience. What is your message? How do you want your audience to respond (do you want them to change the way they think, act, etc.)? What is the best genre to reach your targeted audience?Â
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