Assignment
Article I
Read the popular article "Coming Into Language" by Jimmy Santiago Baca.
i. What audience do you think the author is trying to reach in this text? What elements of the article lead you to this conclusion?
ii. Briefly describe the sources of evidence (Reference style) that the author relies on to support the claims. Comment on their appropriateness in light of the purpose of the text and the needs of the audience.
iii. How would you describe the organizational structure (Structure) of the article, and why might that organization be appropriate for the intended audience?
iv. Take a close look at the overall language of the text (passive or active voice, title, first or third person point of view, and level of vocabulary). What does the language used in the text tell you about who the authors imagine as their audience?
v. Based on your reading of the text, what would you identify as the purpose for writing it? Point to a specific place in the text that helped you identify the main purpose.
Article II
Read the popular article "If Someone Wants to Be Called "They" and Not "He" or "She," Why Say No?" by Robin Dembroff and Daniel Wodak.
i. What audience do you think the author is trying to reach in this text? What elements of the article lead you to this conclusion?
ii. Briefly describe the sources of evidence (Reference style) that the author relies on to support the claims. Comment on their appropriateness in light of the purpose of the text and the needs of the audience.
iii. How would you describe the organizational structure (Structure) of the article, and why might that organization be appropriate for the intended audience?
iv. Take a close look at the overall language of the text (passive or active voice, title, first or third person point of view, and level of vocabulary). What does the language used in the text tell you about who the authors imagine as their audience?
v. Based on your reading of the text, what would you identify as the purpose for writing it? Point to a specific place in the text that helped you identify the main purpose.
Article III
Read the humanities scholarly article "The Scholarship of Writing-Teaching Writing in the Disciplines: Student Perspectives on Learning Genre" by Mary Goldschmidt.
i. What audience do you think the author is trying to reach in this text? What elements of the article lead you to this conclusion?
ii. Briefly describe the sources of evidence (Reference style) that the author relies on to support the claims. Comment on their appropriateness in light of the purpose of the text and the needs of the audience.
iii. How would you describe the organizational structure (Structure) of the article, and why might that organization be appropriate for the intended audience?
iv. Take a close look at the overall language of the text (passive or active voice, title, first or third person point of view, and level of vocabulary). What does the language used in the text tell you about who the authors imagine as their audience?
v. Based on your reading of the text, what would you identify as the purpose for writing it? Point to a specific place in the text that helped you identify the main purpose.
Article IV
Read the social sciences scholarly article "Letters of Gratitude: Further Evidence for Author Benefits" by Steven M. Toepfer, Kelly Cichy, and Patti Peters.
i. What audience do you think the author is trying to reach in this text? What elements of the article lead you to this conclusion?
ii. Briefly describe the sources of evidence (Reference style) that the author relies on to support the claims. Comment on their appropriateness in light of the purpose of the text and the needs of the audience.
iii. How would you describe the organizational structure (Structure) of the article, and why might that organization be appropriate for the intended audience?
iv. Take a close look at the overall language of the text (passive or active voice, title, first or third person point of view, and level of vocabulary). What does the language used in the text tell you about who the authors imagine as their audience?
v. Based on your reading of the text, what would you identify as the purpose for writing it? Point to a specific place in the text that helped you identify the main purpose.