Changes to the Introduction: In my original introduction, I did not have an opening sentence. I jumped straight into my thesis, and that was all that I wrote. In my new introduction, I included an introduction sentence, as well as more introduction on what my paper was going to be about. I also introduced all … [Read more…]
Original Paragraph: One of Gee’s seven building tasks is identities. He defines identity as “. . . speaking or writing in such a way to attribute a certain identity to others. . .” (Gee 33). Within one Discourse, there can be several different identities. For example, in the college Discourse, the common identities are a … [Read more…]
3 Correct Sentences With Coordination “Both identities are within the same Discourse, but they have different roles within the Discourse” This is an example of a proper use of coordination because two ideas are linked together using a coordinating conjunction; but. Both ideas are equal in importance. If I took “but” out, I could make … [Read more…]
Where are you already working well with Gee’s concepts? How, specifically, will you apply that more solid engagement to a specific paragraph that is not yet working so effectively with Gee (or Haas, or another text in play)? In one of my paragraphs, I introduced the idea of Gee’s building block of identities, and how … [Read more…]
In Chapter 1, Gee explains his definition of a Discourse, and introduces many different possibilities and examples of a Discourse. Chapter 2, Building Tasks, is about the idea of different building tasks within language. Gee states, “Each time a person uses language, that person does so in ways that fit the conventions (are ‘grammatical’) and … [Read more…]
Gee’s Building Tasks for Discourse Analysis Building Evidence for an Analysis of Science Discourse Significance Practices (activities) “Each of these readers moved beyond an ‘autonomous’ text and tried to account for a number of situational or rhetorical elements-author, authorial intent, reader identity, and historical, cultural, and situational context-to ‘frame’ or support the discourse” … [Read more…]
IMRAD Cheat Sheet – Text to Text Relationship between IMRAD Cheat Sheet and IMRAD Organization of a Research Paper IMRAD Organization of a Research Paper pg 14 – Questioning IMRAD Organization of a Research Paper pg 15 – Text to Text Relationship with Gee IMRAD Organization of a Research Paper pg 16 – Questioning Building … [Read more…]
Introduction – What did you change in your introduction? Did you change the opening sentences? Did you better introduce your sources? Did you make changes that make your perspective or thesis more clear? I did not make any changes to my introductory paragraph. Evidence and Explanations – Did you add new evidence and or explanations … [Read more…]
Understanding pg 68 Questioning pg 45 Understanding pg 45 Exploring Relationships – Text to Text pg 45
Haas opens her article with the following statement: “At the college level, to become literate is in many ways to learn the patterns of knowing about, and behaving toward, texts within a disciplinary field” (43). Explain what she means. In your response, be sure to quote at least one time from the first section of … [Read more…]
