Roozen writes that, "through writing, writers come to develop and perform identities in relation to the interests, beliefs, and values of the communities they engage with, understanding the possibilities for selfhood available in those communities" and that writing is not as much about acquiring certain skill sets as it is "becoming a particular kind of person, about developing a sense of who we are" (50-51). Keeping this in mind, pick a community you might want to write about for Writing Project Two and Three. In what ways have you used writing (in any genre and in any sense of the word) to construct your identity in this community? Think for awhile. This answer should be a nice and juicy paragraph and should relate to the answers about identity you gave in the Deconstructing Your Identity assignment.
2). In the second paragraph of this section, how does Roozen explain that writing affects our identities? No copy and paste here. I want to see you use your paraphrasing abilities you practiced in Writing Project 1. How has writing in helped you understand your community, the kinds of language you should employ while engaging in that community, and what genres of writing are appropriate (social media, gifs, slang, etc).
3). In paragraph three, Roozen discusess how writing "functions as a means of displaying our identities" (51). What did he mean by this?
4). Read paragraph four at the bottom of page 51 several times. Roozen asserts that it's not necessarily that college freshman lack the intelligence or literacy necessary to write at the collegiate level, but rather it's determined by whether or not they "see themselves as participants in a particular community"-in other words, as college-level writers and researchers. Do you agree or disagree? Explain the reasoning for your position.