February 2021

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Kahn, Seth. Putting Ethnographic Writing in Context. 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	Putting Ethnographic Writing in Context by Seth Kahn is about the importance of ethnography in writing. Kahn describes that the best way to use ethnographic writing is to observe participants. Kahn later talks about the risks of ethnographic writing. He describes that if the writing is offensive or unacceptable it will not be widely read. This writing is the most interesting to me because of how the observer can actually submerse themselves into the culture they are observing. I think this article is more informative than any of the others we have read. Not only does this discuss what ethnographic writing is, but also shows what can happen when not used correctly.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	“In retrospect, I wish I had shown him a draft of the paper while I was working on it so that he’d had a chance to respond, and perhaps clarify, what he believed were misrepresentations and misunderstandings on my part”.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	By talking about writing sometimes being offensive to others. This connected to an article we read the other week
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Why do some consider taking offense to something someone else writes?

I really enjoyed writing this paper. It was great to get an insight on what all our school has to offer outside of what i’m normally experiencing. The reason why i decided to Choose the Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists is because one of my good friends is the treasurer of the organization and i thought it would be a great option in regards to gathering information and getting involved. The information that i decided to put into the paper were the thing that i thought were most relevant to what i was trying to convey. These things include the history of the organization and what they do. The information that i decided to leave out were the things that i thought weren’t important and that didn’t have an effect on the quality of the paper if you left those things out. During the research process i spent a lot of time on the phone with my good friend because he knows just as much as anyone about the organization and how they run. I didn’t necessarily have any assumptions or biases but i’m sure that i will have some in the future pieces of writing. To form an argument i took the information i gathered and used that to benefit my paper. There are many things i still have to research some of them include the days that the organization meets and how they work with the university.

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Driscoll, Dana Lynn. 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	Research projects where students are asked to gather first-hand data are very common in first year writing courses. students may struggle with the ethical and practical issues of collecting, analyzing, and writing about survey results, interviews, and observations. This chapter introduces definitions of research from an interdisciplinary perspective, examines ethical considerations, and compares the research process to the writing process. The chapter concludes with information about writing from primary research, including integrating research and creating visuals.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	During World War II, Nazi doctors performed heinous experiments on prisoners without their consent, while in the U.S.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	Last week we read an article talking about ethics in writing.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Why is it so important for there to be ethics in your writing?

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Warrington, Kate, et al. Assessing Source Credibility for Crafting a Well-Informed Argument.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	This article walks students through how to use critical reading strategies to help them select credible sources for their research papers and helps them understand how critical reading assignments they may have completed earlier in the semester have prepared them for the difficult task of select- ing sources. Through analysis of how logos, ethos, and pathos are used in potential sources, students will understand that these persuasive tech- niques can influence the overall credibility of a source. Seven questions are presented that aid in critical reading, and examples of student writing are provided that demonstrate the connection between the use of persuasive techniques and their effect on the credibility of a particular source.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	In Jack’s case, he knows who the author is because he read the introductory material, and he believes Allison is knowledgeable about the subject because she writes about herself in a way that Jack perceives to be honest and forthright.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This relates to the article we read previously about credibility of sources.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Why do we use sources that aren’t credible?

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Giles, Sandra. Reflective Writing and the Revision Process: What Were You Thinking?
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	This essay explains to students that reflective writing involves their thinking about their own thinking. They may write about their invention, drafting, revision, and editing processes. They may self-assess or evaluate their writing, learning, and development as writers. These activities help them learn. They also help writers gain more insight into and control over composing and revising processes by helping them gain critical distance and by providing a mechanism for them to do the re-thinking and re-seeing that effective revision requires. The article gives examples of student reflective writing, explains how they function in a student’s learning, and gives scholarly support for why these kinds of activities are effective.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	I wanted the piece to be about the medium herself, and mediumship in general, and the public’s reaction, and why a group Reflective Writing and the Revision Process 193 of snarky teenagers thought they could be disruptive the whole time and come off as superior.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	It connects to something i read the other day on making your writing unique
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What is the value of writing what you want to write instead of having a prompt?

Dear McRae,

 

I know this might be a bad time to write to you right now but i just wanted to give you a few words of encouragement. I am very proud of how hard you worked last semester. With all that you had going on i think you did a fantastic job keeping up with your work and turning in your assignments on time. You got off to a good start and didn’t dig yourself a big hole as i know some of your friends did. This doesn’t mean that you can’t do a lot better than you did. You are more than capable of making the dean’s list. One thing you could’ve done better was organizing your thoughts and writing more down. What I mean by this is getting a planner and at the beginning of each week write down all assignments and when they’re due to ensure that you won’t miss a single one. Other than that I am extremely proud of you and can’t wait to see what more you can achieve. 

 

Best,

McRae

After reading the papers You Better Think Before You Spit and The Puerto Rican Student Association, There are many things to take out of both pieces of writing. The first Essay talks about the project S.P.I.T which is a safe space for creatives. This organization did wonders for the community as people who would have usually been sitting in their house could get out and prove their talents creatively. I really enjoyed this paper and didn’t notice anything wrong with it. The second paper talked about how the continuous natural disasters and economic crisis in puerto rico has caused a lot of them to move to the united states. The Cities that are most popularly talked about when this is brought up are orlando, new york, and miami. Many clubs have been started at colleges to make puerto rican students feel welcome and at home. I also really enjoyed this essay and didn’t find anything wrong with it. 

 

You Better Think Before You Spit

 

Works Cited

Dirk, Kerry. “Navigating Genres.” Writing Spaces: Reading on Writing, vol.1, 2010, pp. 249-

262.

Glatch, Sean. Personal interview. 29 Mar. 2019.

Johns, Ann M. “Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice: Membership, Conflict,

and Diversity.” Text, Role, and Context: Developing Academic Literacies, 1997, pp. 498- 510.

Project: Spit. “About.” Facebook,

https://www.facebook.com/pg/ProjectSPITUCF/about/?ref=page_internal. Accessed 8 Apr. 2019.

 

The Puerto Rican Association: A Community Identity Analysis

 

Works Cited

Dirk, Kerry. “Navigating Genres.” Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, vol. 1, 2010, pp. 249- 262.

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

Puerto Rican Student Association. “Constitution of Puerto Rican Student Association.” PRSA at UCF, 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.

 

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Melzer, Dan. Understanding Discourse Communities. Parlor Press, 2020.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	In the essay Understanding Discourse Communities by Dan Melzer the author uses the concept of a discourse community as defined by john swales to explain why the concept is useful not only in college writing but very far beyond college writing as well.  the section provides more details on the manner in which genres functions in discourse communities, the reason as to why various discourse communities places differing expectations for writing and also in understanding what qualifies as a discourse community. The article utilizes classic examples on personal level to elucidate more on the concept including further illustrations within academic realms of history.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	I started to learn the musician’s vocabulary I needed to be familiar with to function in the group, like beats per measure and octaves and the minor pentatonic scale.
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	The past 2 or 3 articles we have read have been focused on discourse communities.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	How can we use discourse in our daily lives?