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Let’s finish by writing a tentative claim about “In Defense of Domination.” Here’s a writing prompt to help you: What is the purpose of Stein’s challenging essay? The purpose of Stein’s essay is to get his point a crossed on what type of writer he is. He is a very sarcastic writer. He wants peopleContinue reading “CL: 2/4”

Answered questions of “The Concept of Community Discourse,”: Who is the writer of this article (like more than his name–what important, pertinent info can you found out about him online)? John Swales is the writer of this article, he is 82 years old. He is a linguist best known for his work on genre analysis.Continue reading “HW: 1/30”

1. He gathers evidence for his arguments too. I feel that “people who share your view” can relate to him. He reinforces belief and moves people toward commitment and action. I also feel it is also “people who wish to understand multiple views”. He helps his audience understand that the subject is more complex thanContinue reading “CL: 1/30”

Annotations of “The Concept of Community Discourse” by John Swales The writer is John Swales, he has spent most of his career in linguistics working with nonnative speakers of english. Genres are types of texts that are recognizable to readers and writers, and that meet the needs of the rhetorical situations in which they function.Continue reading “HW: 1/28”

Who are the intended readers, and how does the writer address them? The intended readers would be people who want something new out of reading a story. Someone who is ok with sarcasm. Also, this is meant for people that go to this stuff a lot and read the news. Some of them are lookingContinue reading “CL: 1/28”

Annotations of “The Brief Thompson (72-87)” Writing arguments is when you create expectations among readers that an argument – whether a report of research findings will proceed in a certain way. To persuade your readers, you look for common ground, points on which you agree or are likely to agree. Most issues that are consideredContinue reading “HW: 1/23”

What makes me feel comfortable in the classroom: Having my own space Knowing my Professor, him or her being approachable Having a water bottle with me Knowing what is going on (What my HW is) What makes me uncomfortable in the classroom: Talking out loud to the other classmates (presenting) If it is to hotContinue reading “CL 1/21”

Annotations of “The Brief-Thompson” (49-57) An active reader asks questions, reads the text carefully, reads the text several times, writes down notes and connects as they read through. Before you start to read you need to “prepare” to read by looking over key elements in order to make some good predictions about what is coming.Continue reading “HW 1/16”

I decided to take a leap and go to The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash because I needed to further my education in Early Childhood Education to pursue my dream in being a teacher. I could have chosen any section of “English 2089” but I felt this one would challenge me. I chose to takeContinue reading “CL 1/16”

My name is Gabrielle Davis. You all can call me Gabi though. I’m in my 2nd year at the University of Cincinnati. I take one in-class at UCBA, and the rest online because I nanny for a family of 4 children. I do this on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays from 7:00am to 3:30pm. On TuesdaysContinue reading “Introducing me”