Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
“A Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union.” Avalon Project – Confederate States of America – Mississippi Secession, 2008, avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_missec.asp. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | The article first begins by discussing country music and how the lyrics are often very similar to each other. Dirk does a good job by immediately catching the reader’s attention. He then goes on to talk about genre and the importance of it in ones works of writing. He also said that all genres matter because they shape our everyday lives. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Genre: “Genre used to refer primarily to form, which meant that writing in a particular genre was seen as simply a matter of filling in the blanks” – Dirk pg 251 |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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It helps readers and writers with their future writing by giving them advice and tips from their own experiences or other authors experiences. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | How would you incorporate genre into your writing piece? |