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Assignment #4
April 20, 2018 - ENGL 110
Agenda:
- Finish & Review Corder Quotation Sandwiches
- Discuss TSIS Chapter 9 (Tone)
- Apply to Corder
- Apply to A4
Using Corder
You and a partner (or partners) will recieve a quote from Corder's essay "Argument as Emergence, Rhetoric as Love". Your job is to:
1) Make a quotation sandwich for that quote (that is, introduce it and "unpack it")
2) Connect the quote, in 2-3 sentences, to one of the key concepts we've been discussing in Corder that relates to the task of A4 (think, identity, learning, growth, changing your narrative)
3) Post your [extended] quotation sandwich to the discussion board on Bb under resources entitled "Corder Quotation Sandwiches"
Example
In his essay about redefining argument, Jim Corder talks about argument as two competing narratives confronting each other. He states that “the arguer must, with no assurance, go out, inviting the other to enter a world that the arguer tries to make commodious, inviting the other to emerge as well” (26). In this model for re-writing narratives to accommodate new, competing narratives, both parties must “emerge,” or show a willing acceptance of the other’s way of doing and seeing things. Application to A4: If this is the case, part of the problem I had adjusting my writing narrative might result from the fact that I did not feel my own views were being seen and accepted by my instructor Hailey. Rather than both parties “emerging,” teaching usually involves one party (teacher) acting as though they know everything and are always right and the other party (student) being forced to accept the competing narrative without their own being seen. This unfortunate characteristic of many teaching models can partially explain the difficulty I had identifying and changing my metaphor for writing.
Language is situational
WHAT
What point is Pres. Trump making here?
Some examples
How are these different?
Academic reading's just hella boring, like, I start to knock out halfway through a paragraph sometimes. That's why I don't really get it done all the time.
Academic reading is typically more complex and less engaging than other types of reading, which makes it difficult for me to stay focused. It is for this reason that I often struggle to complete the academic reading that I am assigned.
Hybrid: The truth is, academic reading can be very boring—so much so that I've been known to doze off mid-paragraph. This lack of interest I have in the content of the readings sometimes prevents me from getting readings done.
what do Graff & Bernstein say about using informal language?
TSIS
It can make your writing better, and more enjoyable to read but only if done well
Can we write academic papers with the same language we use to text?
No, but the occasional non-academic word mixed in with more sophisticated language, can be pleasant to the reader
Blending
What’s a “recipe” G&B give us for blending these types of languages? (pg. 125)
First, make your point in professional language, then make it again in an “everyday” language
Example:
When first asked to write a paper in this course, I felt overhelmed by the lack of direction I was given about how to organize it, or even what, specifically, to write about. In other words, I felt like the assignment had thrown me in the deep end without a life preserver.
"Blending" in action - section 8 (starting pg 26) of Corder
- Read aloud
- What words seem "academic" and which seem more "informal"?
- How does Corder seem to be mixing them?
Informal language in A4
IDEAS
- It’s ok to be conversational, especially when you’re talking about yourself
- A good way to gauge when you should be using more “academic” tones or more “conversational” tones is looking at the content and purpose of a given piece of writing. This paper asks you to do these two things:
- Tell a personal story of self-growth, which will involve giving examples of experiences you’ve had and personal thoughts
- Apply (analytically) each of the 4 readings as well as past assignments.
Which of the above is likely to have more “informal” language?
Writing TIme
Time to Write!
- Draft a paragraph of your paper, either an introduction/conclusion using the “blending” strategies discussed in TSIS, or a personal anecdote modeled after section 8 in Corder that could serve to address a part of the prompt (an example of a shift in your metaphorical thinking)
- If time allows, switch with a partner and have the partner mark in different ways (underline/highlight) the “academic” and “informal” words/phrases, then comment on if they think they blend well