Daily Writes

1) What have you done for your research so far?

1. For research I have interviewed 3 members of my discourse community and have searched through many websites for secondary sources. I also need to put all my sources in MLA.

2) What do you still need to do?

1. I have about half of my paper finished so I need to finish that. I need to add my sources and my research question.

3) What are your research problems/concerns?

1. I am wondering what my research question will be and also how much time I need to spend on this paper it seems almost impossible to finish. Also peer reviews I am not looking forward to It looks like a lot of work ahead and I don’t feel ready.

4) What has gone well in the research? 

1. I was able to get interviews rather easily and find secondary sources about my discourse community other than not not a lot.

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Kahn, Seth. “Https://Writingspaces.org/Sites/Default/Files/Kahn–Putting-Ethnographic-Writing.pdf.” Https://Writingspaces.org/, 2011, writingspaces.org/sites/default/files/kahn–putting-ethnographic-writing.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	The article talks about Ethnographic writing and the ways that someone may approach writing. It talked about how Ethnographic writing is about peoples cultures. To understand these cultures one must spend time within said culture. One must also read about other people’s experiences within that culture. It also talked about sharing information that is esane no stone is left unturned and that the culture is represented as it should be. During the writing process don’t represent someone as something that they are not you don’t want to hurt a person from you writing. You want your reader to see what their values are and why or understand that group’s point.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Ethnographic writing – A type of writing commonly done with  anthropologists to show what makes that culture unique or different from others by their values and customs.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This article connects with my public speaking class in which I had to interview members in Ducks Unlimited.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What is the best way to find research on your discourse community if it’s not very public?

In a 200+ word blog post, explore these questions: 

1. How did you decide what information was most important for the draft?
2. Why did you decide to “leave out” certain information? How did you make these rhetorical decisions? 
3. What were the steps for your research in this draft? 
4. What assumptions/biases did you bring to the research? How did you work to contextualize and check these assumptions/biases?
5. How did you work with facts, observations, and so on, in order to form an argument?
6. What information are you still searching for to help your research?

 

1(A) The most important information I thought was the history of the organization. Also the land conversation that the organization does. I also thought it was important to metio how to join the organization if someone has interest in Ducks Unlimited.

 

2(A) Some Information I left out was the meeting themselves usually there is some kind of food served and drinks every week. Also at the end of each semester we have a large banquet to raise money which is always a fun time even if you don’t bid on any of the items. I felt that this information was unnecessary.

 

3(A) Some steps were to sit back and think about an origination that I enjoy being and that I would have access to members and research. Also Mr.G sends out daily assessments about things we should do for our research papers so I made a checklist and followed that list.

 

4(A) Some assumptions I had made where it was going to be incredibly difficult to gather all the information. After reading the prompt several times I realized that all the information was well within reach.

 

5(A) I just took what I knew from personal experience with Ducks Unlimited and put that in the paper. What I didn’t know I looked up through Ducks Unlimited website. Also when I went to the meeting the week the paper  was assigned I asked who would like to be interviewed for a paper I’m writing and most said they would not mine. It was a mix of knowledge, research, and just connected with the members.

 

6(A) The only information that I need is to conduct my interviews. Which I was going to do this week, but I’ve been stuck on campus and the meeting this week got canceled.

Reading Journal

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Driscoll, Dana L. “Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews.” Https://Wac.colostate.edu, 2011, wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces2/driscoll–introduction-to-primary-research.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	This article talks about the questions you should ask yourself before you conduct Interviews, Surveys, and Observations. The article talks about asking people if you can interview them. Also depending on their answer you may want to keep them anonymous, and to watch out of research bias. Then the article talks about making a timeline so that all interviews are done in an orderly fashion. The article then proceeded to talk about narrowing a topic to creating a hypothesis. Then depending on your field you must choose an observation method. If your field is more based on people’s responses then you must set up interviews or surveys to gain data. If you can conduct surveys you must find a certain population that you want to collect data from. Using any three of the methods will help you gain insight into the world around you.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Research Bias –  is a process where the scientists performing the research influence the results, in order to portray a certain outcome.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This article connects with my public speech class. We learn alot about timelines and how to interview subjects about our hypothesis.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What would happen legally if you interviewed someone without their permission ?

Reading Journal

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Warrington, Kovalyova, King, Kate, Natasha , Cindy. “Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument.” Https://Wac.colostate.edu, 2020, wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/writingspaces3/warrington.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	This article talks about how to use credible sources in a paper. The author first talks about credibility and some questions to ask yourself when you find a source. These questions are “ who is the author?” and “How do I know that he/she is knowledgeable about the subject?” Then the article talks about not using research to support your own side or Cherry picking information. The article again asks two questions: “Is the author using emotional appeals/manipulation in his or her argument?” and “Does the author use “loaded” language to distract readers from relevant reasons and evidence?” When writing a paper as the author needs to stay away from cherry picking. It makes one’s paper biased and therefore not a good paper. Then the article talks about support for one’s argument using three questions “Is the support for the argument appropriate to the claim?” “Are all the statements believable?”, and  “Is the argument consistent and complete?” Using these questions will help guide you in writing a credible paper.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Evaluate your sources-  The most important step in writing an argumentative paper is  evaluate your sources. Without credibility one’s paper is useless. To know how to find good sources is of the utmost importance.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	Reflective Writing and the Revision Process The Maker’s Eye This also relates to my speech class. It is very important to have credible sources when informing a group of people.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Is it ever ok to cherry pick information?

 

Reading Journal

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Giles, Sandra L. “Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?” Https://Writingspaces.org, 2010, writingspaces.org/sites/default/files/giles–reflective-writing-and-the-revision-process.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	The reading talks about a way to convey your message to a reader. It said that you want to write a letter describing what you want the reader to take away from your paper. So by writing a note you can use it as a checklist. This checklist can be used to check your paper and make sure that you are on track to deliver your message. I do this a lot in public speaking class. We create a checklist that we follow to make sure that your message is delivered to the audience. I think that writing a letter is a great way to make sure that an author, or public speaker’s message is delivered.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Reflective writing- an analytical practice in which the writer describes a real or imaginary scene, event, interaction, passing thought, or memory and adds a personal reflection on its meaning Letter to the Reader- “This will be a sort of cover letter for your essay. It should be on a separate sheet of paper, typed, stapled to the top of the final draft.” (Giles, 194)
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This article as I mentioned earlier relates to my public speaking class.  The Maker’s eye
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Why don’t teachers when students first start to write teach students that writing a paper is like building a house you have to state with a foundation. A foundation for writing is a purpose. What do you want the reader to know from reading this. Then you build structure support for a house. In writing we include sources and quotes to add strength to your purpose. Then finally we make the house look nice so someone will buy the house. In writing we fix mistakes and use grammar that is easily read by the reader so that the message is clear.

Cooper Grills

I find that both papers explained what the organizations did and who their members well. Along with the different forms of communication. Both papers also had good interviews with members that have been in their organizations for at least two years and held important roles with the organization. Both papers talked about specific things that are part of their organizations like “Tuesday Knights”. Another thing both papers talked about was membership such as how many members it has, how to join the organization, and what qualifies as an “active Member”. One thing however I did notice when I was reading the paper about Puerto Ricans it talked about slang that is used and did not tell the audience what the slang is, which left me wondering what it could mean? The papers were organized similar to each other and they both started with introducing the organization. Then followed by an interview of a member of each organization. After that both papers talked about the different forms of communication that each organization uses to connect its members. Followed by the genres in each organization. Then final the conclusion. 

Work Cited 

Dirk, Kerry. “Navigating Genres.” Https://Wac.colostate.edu, 2010, wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces1/dirk–navigating-genres.pdf. 

Puerto Rican Student Association. “Constitution of Puerto Rican Student Association.” PRSA at UFC, 25 Oct. 2017.

Swales, John. “The Concept of Discourse Community.”Genre Analysis: English in Academic   and Research Settings Boston, Cambridge: UP, 1990, pp. 466-473.

Johns, Ann M. “Discourse and Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership, Conflict, and Diversity.” Text, Role, and Context: Developing Academic Literacies. 1997, pp 498-510.

Project: Spit. “About.” Facebook, 

http://www.facebook.com/pg/ProjectSPITUCF/about/?ef=page internal. Accessed 8 Apr. 2019

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	DasBender, Gita. “Critical Thinking in College Writing: From the Personal to the Academic.” Https://Wac.colostate.edu, 2011, wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces2/dasbender–critical-thinking.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	A critical thinker is someone who is a good reader, along with keeping an open mind and thinking about new ideas. Critical thinkers also think about what he/she is reading, not just look at the text. Along with thinking about what you are reading, you must understand key terms and be able to use quotations correctly. Then comes Academic writing which as stated in the article comes from “personal writing”. After that comes writing an essay, after you have taken good notes, and understand the text you are ready. During your essay you want to model yourself after a good writer to receive an A grade.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Critical Thinker – Someone who formulates new ideas about a text that he is reading.  Stalk your Calling – Pursue what you want to do in life and let nothing stop you from being where you want to be.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	Brandt, Deborah. Sponsors of Literacy.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What is another skill that critical thinkers may have?

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.
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?	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.

 

Reading Journal

 

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Dirk, Kerry. “Navigating Genres.” Https://Wac.colostate.edu, 2010, wac.colostate.edu/books/writingspaces1/dirk–navigating-genres.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	This article talks about how to unders different genres. Then to use this understanding to your advantage in different situations. This advantage can help a person accomplish goals. By knowing the type of people or genre that you need to impress, you can tailor your work to be to their liking. Knowing this will help you stand out from your competition. Knowing genres helps understanding what an author was thinking when he was writing a work. It also talks about how there are so many different genres that shape our lives every single day. If you do not know what the genre is, ask questions.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Genre – a form or style of a work that are grouped together with similar works.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	Mother tongue
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Can every work be put into a genre?