Journal Entry #10
Rhetoric and Composition – What criteria do students use to select between possible topics for their papers?
Students use multiple criteria to choose a topic. Students may choose
something that they do (e.g. a sport or an activity), something that appeals
to them (i.e. they like it) or something that is unknown but the student
would like to know more about.
English Education – Why does an author often include himself or herself in a work as a character?
Cultural Studies – The holding up of athletes onto a pedestal, where they are paid extravagant amounts of money for entertainment while more important professions pay little
Discourse Analysis – When writing professionally, how can a simple grammatical mistake (e.g. misspelling or incorrect punctuation) alter one’s view of the author so dramatically?
5 Topics I Could Research and Write On
1.How steroids (doping) has altered our view of athletes
2.Violence in popular culture today (e.g. music, video games, television)
3.(Lack of) political knowledge and its effect on how people (mis)understand politics in general today
4.Role of the Internet as a whole in changing life as we know it
5.The evolution of slang English for text-messaging and email
Friday, February 13, 2009
Monday, February 9, 2009
Journal Entry 9
Journal Entry 9
What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides her work)?
The research looked at “how students’ constructs of ‘self’ are reflected in school genres and how their backgrounds, specific academic disciplines, and institutional goals affect those constructs.” The author wants to see how students respond to various genres that they observe and study.
How does this author collect the data she needs to answer her question?
The author uses what is called “activist theory” in order to get an analysis. She uses self-representation in terms of getting students to answer the question.
What sort of genres do you see your peers using as forms of “self-representation”?
Some of my peers use the sciences (e.g. biology). Others use humanities as a form of self-representation (e.g. writing or literature).
What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides her work)?
The research looked at “how students’ constructs of ‘self’ are reflected in school genres and how their backgrounds, specific academic disciplines, and institutional goals affect those constructs.” The author wants to see how students respond to various genres that they observe and study.
How does this author collect the data she needs to answer her question?
The author uses what is called “activist theory” in order to get an analysis. She uses self-representation in terms of getting students to answer the question.
What sort of genres do you see your peers using as forms of “self-representation”?
Some of my peers use the sciences (e.g. biology). Others use humanities as a form of self-representation (e.g. writing or literature).
Monday, February 2, 2009
Journal #8
COMP 2000 – Journal Entry 8
Answer the following questions about the cultural studies article, “4 Real: Authenticity, Performance, and Rock Music,” by David Pattie.
What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides his work)?
The whole article is about 1990s rock. The author is talking about and wants to understand better a seminal moment in 1990s rock history.
What sort of texts or sources does the author quote from to build his argument?
NME, Melody Maker, Q, Select, and Vox are listed by the author. The author also uses personal experience.
In what ways do you see others around you attempting to establish their
“authenticity”?
People around you will go the extra mile to prove that they are serious about something. While people may not cut themselves, they will otherwise make a fool of themselves if need be in order to display the authenticity of what they’re saying. A male might do something crazy to show authenticity when he is trying to court a female.
Answer the following questions about the cultural studies article, “4 Real: Authenticity, Performance, and Rock Music,” by David Pattie.
What is the writer trying to find out more about through their research (what research question guides his work)?
The whole article is about 1990s rock. The author is talking about and wants to understand better a seminal moment in 1990s rock history.
What sort of texts or sources does the author quote from to build his argument?
NME, Melody Maker, Q, Select, and Vox are listed by the author. The author also uses personal experience.
In what ways do you see others around you attempting to establish their
“authenticity”?
People around you will go the extra mile to prove that they are serious about something. While people may not cut themselves, they will otherwise make a fool of themselves if need be in order to display the authenticity of what they’re saying. A male might do something crazy to show authenticity when he is trying to court a female.
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