| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page |
Dan Melzer, Understanding Discourse Communities |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words |
With this reading, I understand it a lot better than I did the other reading about discourse communities. I understand the goals and accomplishments and the things that these types of communities share with each other. In a way, these communities act more like family with each other rather than people who just share a common interest. Discourse communities in a way look out for each other no matter the size of the community. And it is almost like a safe space for someone because they share so many common interests but also because they want to achieve the same things, so they help each other out with it. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. |
There weren’t any new words that I did not recognize. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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I can connect this to the previous article that we read about discourse communities. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
If you are a part of more than one discourse community, what is the community you are the most active in. |
