Writing an Introduction
This CARS move usually involves a thesis. The writer describes how they will answer/respond to a niche that has been outlined.
What is "Occupy a niche?"
In an MLA citation, book titles are written with this type of formatting.
What is "italics?"
In the following sample sentence from an essay, the writer fails to do this:
K. Paul brings up controversies that TikTok has been involved with, like the "Benadryl Challenge" which resulted in at least one death and several lawsuits. "The algorithm may replicate existing inequalities that heighten mental health concerns for minority groups" (Paul, n.p.).
What is "integrate the quote/source?"
The following source can be found at this location:
Revkin, Andrew C. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016
What is the New York Times (website)?
The threshold concept "writing is a process and all writers have more to learn" relates to the idea of this author that it is okay to write badly - at first. This author describes a series of drafts from a "child's draft" to the final draft in which writers begin by simply getting their ideas on paper.
Who is "Anne Lamott?"
This style of introduction is an alternative to the traditional style of explaining the topic. It offers a story to capture the readers attention instead.
What is a narrative introduction?
Sims, David. “The Netflix Bubble is Finally Bursting.” TheAtlantic.com, 26 April 2022. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/04/netflix-subscription-competition-password-sharing/629682/, Accessed 26 April 2022.
This kind of source is known as a _____ source (hint: it is a type of secondary source).
What is a "popular" source?
What is introduce the reader to the source.
Dutton, Danielle. Margaret the First. New York, Catapult. 2016.
The source above can be identified as part of this genre of writing.
What is a book?
This threshold concept centers around our use of language and writing to "communicate and make meaning with others" (Wardle and Downs, 17) in order to accomplish a goal or fulfill a purpose.
What is "People collaborate to get things done with writing?"
Listen to the following clue from Barton's RAP (pg 155 of the Manual).
What is "establishing a niche?"
What is MLA?
Based on the following URLs, this site seems more reliable.
"Writing is Impacted by Identities and Prior Experiences"
Deborah Brandt introduces the idea of ______ of Literacy in her article (247). _______ provide individuals with access to literacy or bar them from gaining literacy in a transactive relationship in which the ______ ensures they benefit if they provide this access to literacy.
What are "Sponsors?"
“Common Knowledge, Learning, and Citation Practices in University Writing.” Research in the Teaching of English, vol. 45, no. 3, 2011, pp. 308–334.
The above MLA citation would be complete, except it is missing this element.
What is "the author's name?"
This needs to follow a quoted source.
An explanation/analysis of the source that ties it to the project.
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." The New York Times, 22 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/science/earth/22ander.html?_r=0. Accessed 29 May 2019.
The above source is this genre of writing.
What is a news article?
This threshold concept tells us that our writing will never be perfect and we will always be able to improve and revise our writing. There is no guarantee that your readers will encounter your writing in the correct situation and may understand it in a way you did not intend.
What is "Writing is a process and all writers have more to learn?"
This CARS move sets the stage for the project, providing readers with the information they need to know to understand the project.
What is "Establish a territory?"
(Prince, 2017) is in this format of citations.
What is APA?
Quave has studied the Amazon for ten years and has collected immense amounts of data from the region. "The Amazon contains the most biodiversity on earth." This shows that there is a great potential for knowledge and growth in science in this area.
This element is missing in the above excerpt.
An in-text citation.
"People collaborate to get things done with writing"
John Swales suggests there are six characteristics that we can use to identify whether a group is actually a discourse community. These characteristics include: common public goals, methods of intercommunication, particapatory communication methods, genres that define the group, a standard of knowledge for membership, and this final characteristic
What is "lexi?"