Student Learning Outcome 1
Intended and unintended audiences in The Last Straw
Intended: Voters, restaurants, environmentalists
Unintended: Other disabled people, doctors
How to correctly peer review
1. Analyze peer's work give feedback.
2. Feedback should help improve on mistakes but worded in a cordial tone
3. Give peers positive feedback on things they did well
What is a discourse community?
A collection of people or groups that work towards a common goal through communication, are a part of everyone’s lives because each and every person is involved with other people in some sort of way (Swales, 471-473)
Examples of genres
Horror, comedy, romance, action, etc.
How can I change my writing to appeal to a certain audience?
Change the use of language
What is the importance of including credible sources in my writing?
Provide ethos to the paper
Makes me as the author seem even more credible about information I provide
Back it up with evidence
Building expertise
For every new paper that I wrote, I felt that I built off my previous papers and used them to improve my writing each time
Alice Wong accomplishes a lot of goals in her paper The Last Straw. What are some of these accomplishments?
Identifies the issue with the ban on straws for a disabled person like her, but also provides solutions as well
Why peer review is important
You are able to get an outside perspective on your work and receive comments that are to help improve your work
Explain a discourse community you are a part of
Work
Language such as, "The 14 tee box."
Trends in genres
Genres and perceptions of what each genre entails change over time
Example of situational writing
Texting a friend compared to emailing a teacher
Why plagiarism is important to avoid
Grades can be removed, students can face expulsion, and potentially even legal trouble
Navigate roles
Author
Listener
Observer