Introduction- I changed a lot in my introduction. At first, I didn’t really have a clear thesis so in my final I made it a point to make it clear. I also got straight to the point in my final and made it so that I had a clear argument that was going to be referred back to throughout my paper. Evidence and Explanations- I did add new evidence throughout my paper but I also shortened a lot of quotes…
3 Specific Ideas/ Thoughts: Transitions from thought to thought, make more clear transitions from one thought to another and connect all thoughts. cuddy doesn’t actually use the word discourse in her speech so make it clear that what she is saying is an example of discourse instead of using the word discourse to explain her thoughts. focusing on what I want to say, I don’t need certain examples, go straight to the point instead of trying to use examples to…
Mushfake is something that I never thought I actually did in my life and it turn out that being or doing Mushfake is something I could refer to in my life. Gee states, “Mushfake,” resistance, and meta-knowledge: this seems to me like a good combination for successful students and successful social change.” I agree with Gee here because I agree with the fact that these three things is a good combination for successful students. This is something so accurate in…
What big concerns did you have about your draft as you completed the first draft? I was nervous about whether or not I included all the necessary quotes to back up my argument and whether or not my argument was well based. I didn’t know if my argument was stupid or not and I was scared people wouldn’t understand what I was trying to say. Also, I didn’t know if I was relating two ideas correctly to each other. What did…
Engaging with others’ views is important in academic writing for many reasons. First of all, it can teach you some lessons. If you are using quotes wrong, they can show you the right way to do it. You can learn that “a writer needs to indicate clearly not only what his or her thesis is, but also what larger conversation that thesis is responding to.” This can introduce your topic more clearly which can make it so that your paper…
Theorem 1: Gee explains how “Discourses are not like languages in one very important regard. Someone can speak English, but not fluently. However, someone cannot engage in a Discourse in a less than fully fluently manner. You are either in it or you’re not.” To me it seems like this statement could be controversial. He’s saying how either you are or aren’t in a Discourse and that “failing to fully display an identity is a tantamount to announcing you don’t…
Laura Donaghey English 110 Section- I There is difference between a primary and a secondary Discourse and in “Literacy, Discourse, and Linguistics: Introduction”James Paul Gee describes the clear signs to tell them apart. The definition of Discourse is a combination of acts. Writing, being, doing, and valuing are some of the acts Gee describes and these all prove the fact that he views Discourse as a social construct. Primary Discourse is “attained through being a part of something” while…
