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
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Joournal Entry #2
http://gregladen.com/wordpress/?p=495
Claim- Homeschooling shouldn’t be practiced
Data- Home schooling provides children with fewer resources of lower quality and lower quality teaching, is ideologically driven, and is a way of cheating the system.
Warrant- No testing or assessments, no multiculturalism, no socialization
Backing- No research conducted to provide backing for warrant
Grounds- No grounds because no official experimentation conducted
Conditions for rebuttal- If experimentation is conducted, and students prove have higher education levels due to the use of a standardized test, as well as greater socialization skills due to observational studies.
Qualifiers- No qualifier because no official experimentation conducted
Claim- Homeschooling shouldn’t be practiced
Data- Home schooling provides children with fewer resources of lower quality and lower quality teaching, is ideologically driven, and is a way of cheating the system.
Warrant- No testing or assessments, no multiculturalism, no socialization
Backing- No research conducted to provide backing for warrant
Grounds- No grounds because no official experimentation conducted
Conditions for rebuttal- If experimentation is conducted, and students prove have higher education levels due to the use of a standardized test, as well as greater socialization skills due to observational studies.
Qualifiers- No qualifier because no official experimentation conducted
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Journal Entry #1
http://www.dooce.com/2009/01/07/better-worse
This blog is based on the premise of parenthood. The question is posed whether or not parenting is easier than marriage. Heather Armstrong, the blogger, claims that parenting is much harder than marriage.
Armstrong's claims were primarily based on her personal values. Armstrong comes from a broken family, consequently she believed she wasn't shown the proper structure of a marriage. However, she's had more than her fair share of relationships with men. Armstrong's relationships provided her with enough experience to know what to expect from a marriage.
The parenting department, on the other hand, didn't get an equal share of experience. According to Armstromg, one can't choose a child like he or she would choose a spouse. When Armstrong first gave birth to her child, she felt as if she was "dropped into a pool not knowing how to swim". She even contemplated suicide because of the burden that was placed upon her back. Currently, Armstrong is attempting to be a good parent to her child. She believes this isn't an easy task because "...there is still so much uncharted territory ahead, ..." and she finds "...that each age is so different than the one that preceded it that sometimes, although infrequently, it feels like we're starting from the beginning all over again. "
From the reasons given, one can say Armstrong used ethos, personal ethics, to determine whether or not parenting is easier than marriage. Her evidence emerges from her personal experiences rather than anything else, making this a hard topic to prove credible.
This blog is based on the premise of parenthood. The question is posed whether or not parenting is easier than marriage. Heather Armstrong, the blogger, claims that parenting is much harder than marriage.
Armstrong's claims were primarily based on her personal values. Armstrong comes from a broken family, consequently she believed she wasn't shown the proper structure of a marriage. However, she's had more than her fair share of relationships with men. Armstrong's relationships provided her with enough experience to know what to expect from a marriage.
The parenting department, on the other hand, didn't get an equal share of experience. According to Armstromg, one can't choose a child like he or she would choose a spouse. When Armstrong first gave birth to her child, she felt as if she was "dropped into a pool not knowing how to swim". She even contemplated suicide because of the burden that was placed upon her back. Currently, Armstrong is attempting to be a good parent to her child. She believes this isn't an easy task because "...there is still so much uncharted territory ahead, ..." and she finds "...that each age is so different than the one that preceded it that sometimes, although infrequently, it feels like we're starting from the beginning all over again. "
From the reasons given, one can say Armstrong used ethos, personal ethics, to determine whether or not parenting is easier than marriage. Her evidence emerges from her personal experiences rather than anything else, making this a hard topic to prove credible.
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