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.
Writing Spaces 3 , Parlor Press , 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 | The main idea of this article written by Dan Melzer mainly focuses on discourse communities. He said that discourse communities have around 6 features and can help in all works of writing for various reasons. On page 107 of the article, he gives readers a list of questions to ask yourself while writing an essay. I read through each question listed and found them to be very useful for my upcoming works of writing. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “What is a discourse community?
1. A broadly agreed upon set of common public goals 2. Mechanisms of intercommunication among members 3. Use of these communication mechanisms to provide information and feedback 4. One or more genres that help further the goals of the discourse community 5. A specific lexis (specialized language) 6. A threshold level of expert members (24-26)” -John Swales |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This connects to other articles from class because some of them had talked about discourse communities and gave tips to students to better their essays and writing skills. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | What question to consider when planning your essay did you find the most helpful? |