Reading Journal
| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Melzer, Dan. “Understanding Discourse Communities.” Https://Wac.colostate.edu, 2020, wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/writingspaces3/melzer.pdf.
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| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | This article talks about Discourse Communities. A Discourse Community is a group of people that have similar goals, along with communication with members. These members have a secret language if you will. That only people in their type of group understand. Their groups can have more than one genre. This is to expand the group so they may see different viewpoints. The Community provides feedback and information to members so that they may improve their craft. The community should have between 24 and 26 experts in the group for it to consist of a Discourse Community. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Discourse Community – A group of people who have a specific way to communicate to each other, that share similar goals. Along with similar values and assumptions. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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Navigating Genres |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | Could someone be in a Discourse Community without voluntarily joining a certain group. |