What determines the order in which the education system introduces mathematics?
The use of old literary works in English classes
How strong is the influence of pop music?
How affective is the Leap Frog product line in teaching children effective communication skills?
5 Topics I Could Research and Write On
1. Which has a stronger influence on child development, family or peers?
2. Old English writers influence on current works of literature
3. Is pop music made to keep the rich richer and the poor poorer
4. Does the language of generic name-brands play a role in the reason why their so unpopular?
5. Has America's focus on its military powers made it a stupid bully?
Friday, February 13, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
COMP 2000 – Journal Entry 9
1. What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides her work)?
The author wanted to understand the self-representation process of college students writing essays. She broke down self-representation into three stages: reproducing dominant discourses, resisting dominant discourses, and negotiating the tension.
2. How does this author collect the data she needs to answer her question?
She conducts a study with a small, religious-affiliated, liberal arts college.
3. What sort of genres do you see your peers using as forms of “self-representation”?
My peers as use the genre of philosophers- questioning everything they know. Through philosophical analysis, they reach a conclusion that is based on texts or what others have said.
The author wanted to understand the self-representation process of college students writing essays. She broke down self-representation into three stages: reproducing dominant discourses, resisting dominant discourses, and negotiating the tension.
2. How does this author collect the data she needs to answer her question?
She conducts a study with a small, religious-affiliated, liberal arts college.
3. What sort of genres do you see your peers using as forms of “self-representation”?
My peers as use the genre of philosophers- questioning everything they know. Through philosophical analysis, they reach a conclusion that is based on texts or what others have said.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Journal Entry 7
“Professional Editing Strategies Used by Six Editors” by Jocelyne Bisaillon.
1. What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides their work)?
The writer is trying to find out why people choose to self-edit instead of seeking the assistance of a professional editor. He also wants to understand what really happens in a situation involving revision.
2. What is the research methodology of this article (how do they collect their information, and how do they analyze the information they collect)?
The researchers conduct an experiment with inexperienced and well-seasoned editors. Protocol analysis was used to determine each of the editors’ strategies for editing.
3. How does professional editing differ from how students revise their own work?
Professional editors give an objective view of the work. They provide responses for the piece that the writer’s audience would possibly feel incomprehensible towards. However, editors don’t completely understand the original viewpoint of the writer. The writer could possibly lose the true meaning of what was intended in the work.
1. What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides their work)?
The writer is trying to find out why people choose to self-edit instead of seeking the assistance of a professional editor. He also wants to understand what really happens in a situation involving revision.
2. What is the research methodology of this article (how do they collect their information, and how do they analyze the information they collect)?
The researchers conduct an experiment with inexperienced and well-seasoned editors. Protocol analysis was used to determine each of the editors’ strategies for editing.
3. How does professional editing differ from how students revise their own work?
Professional editors give an objective view of the work. They provide responses for the piece that the writer’s audience would possibly feel incomprehensible towards. However, editors don’t completely understand the original viewpoint of the writer. The writer could possibly lose the true meaning of what was intended in the work.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Journal Entry #8
1. What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides his work)?
How do we determine the authentic and the inauthentic?
2. What sort of texts or sources does the author quote from to build his argument?
music, reporters, personal experience, academic and non-academic texts
3. In what ways do you see others around you attempting to establish their “authenticity”?
Through music, clothing, works of art and literature
How do we determine the authentic and the inauthentic?
2. What sort of texts or sources does the author quote from to build his argument?
music, reporters, personal experience, academic and non-academic texts
3. In what ways do you see others around you attempting to establish their “authenticity”?
Through music, clothing, works of art and literature
Journal Entry #6
What does Bitzer not mean by “rhetorical situation”? In other words, how does his view differ from past views that readers might compare to his?
Rhetoric speech doesn’t rely on prior knowledge of the topic. Rhetoric doesn’t only occur in the formal setting. Rhetoric speech isn’t a persuasive speech. Rhetoric is not rooted in history.
What does Bitzer mean by “rhetorical situation”?
A natural context of persons, events, objects, of relations which calls for an immediate response.
Explain what “exigence” is. Give your own example of an exigence someone could respond to in writing.
An imperfection marked by urgency. If a child playing with fire, I would rush to warn someone that there’s a great possibility to get burned.
Rhetoric speech doesn’t rely on prior knowledge of the topic. Rhetoric doesn’t only occur in the formal setting. Rhetoric speech isn’t a persuasive speech. Rhetoric is not rooted in history.
What does Bitzer mean by “rhetorical situation”?
A natural context of persons, events, objects, of relations which calls for an immediate response.
Explain what “exigence” is. Give your own example of an exigence someone could respond to in writing.
An imperfection marked by urgency. If a child playing with fire, I would rush to warn someone that there’s a great possibility to get burned.
Friday, January 16, 2009
Journal Entry #3
What does Bartholomae mean when he says that students must “invent the university” when they write in college?
He means that students have to learn to speak the language of the professionals of the field in an effort to communicate effectively.
What does Bartholomae suggest is a way for students to become “insiders” within academic discourse?
They must pretend to be someone of such authority within the field of study they are writing about.
Summarize some of the differences between the two examples of student writing that Bartholomae examines, and Bartholomae’s opinion of these examples.
The first paper is short and to the point- a basic summary of the event. The second paper sounded more eloquent and possessed a broader sense of masterful writing.
He means that students have to learn to speak the language of the professionals of the field in an effort to communicate effectively.
What does Bartholomae suggest is a way for students to become “insiders” within academic discourse?
They must pretend to be someone of such authority within the field of study they are writing about.
Summarize some of the differences between the two examples of student writing that Bartholomae examines, and Bartholomae’s opinion of these examples.
The first paper is short and to the point- a basic summary of the event. The second paper sounded more eloquent and possessed a broader sense of masterful writing.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
In-Class Excercise #1- Expertise & Interest
List of Expertise
- Music (Vocally)
- Video Games
- Radio Frequency Identification
- Algebra
- Japanese Culture
- Martial Arts
- Bible Scholarship
- Music (Instumentental)
- Speech Communication
- How electronics work
- Sound waves
- Cost-effective fuel alternatives
- My Purpose
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