Due this Friday by 9am: Read pgs 15-19 in the physical text or pages 50-54 in the online text (Metaconcept: Writing is an Activity and a Subject of Study, and section 1.0 in Concept 1: Writing is a Social and Rhetorical Activity) in NWWK (Naming What We Know textbook) and complete the following Reading Response located in Week One folder (located in Course Content tab) due on Blackboard by Friday at 9am . No late responses allowed.
1:In "Metaconcept" the authors describe how writing is not only an activity we do but it is also a field of study in academia (pgs 15-16). Writing is often thought of as a" basic skill" learned once and never expanded upon again. What must writers do in order to be considered successful? What kinds of questions do scholars in the field of Writing and Rhetoric study and why is this field of study important?
2. In "Concept 1: Writing is a Social and Rhetorical Activity", Kevin Roozen explains that because writers often think of writing in terms of a single, solitary act (like I am composing these reading response questions while sitting alone in my living room) and because of that, we make the mistake of forgetting that writing always involves writing for audience and purpose. Even though I am composing this alone (unless you count my dog), I am actually writing for an audience (you, the rest of the students in this class and other classes, your Seminar instructor Dr. Perez who has access to my class plans, and the administrators who employ me) and for many purposes (to keep myself organized, to flesh out the points in the text for myself and for you, to establish why the field of Writing and Rhetoric is important and necessary). What are some examples of purpose and audience Roozen discusses? Give an example of something you've written lately and discuss how audience and purpose were addressed.
3. Roozen also describes how we draw upon the works of others when composing written texts (17-18). How did you draw upon the experience of others to create the example you discussed in Question 2?
4. On page 18, Roozen discuss how different "genres, tools, artifacts, technologies and places" affect writing. Describe how these affect the writing you will do in this course.
5. Why is it important that teachers help students understand how writing is a rhetorical act?
Due this Friday by 9am: : Log in to Blackboard and take the Syllabus Quiz listed under the Week One folder (located in Course Content tab).