Laura Donagheys Portfolio

Significance: “…a model or representation of discourse situations, a rhetorical frame, that helps readers account for the motives underlying textual acts and their outcomes.” (Haas 47-47) This is an example of significance because these rhetorical frames have a certain time and place and by having a clear definition on where they should go. Rhetorical frames have a defined place so this just proves it. “Rhetorical reading- that is, recognizing the rhetorical frame that surrounds a text, or constructing one in spite…

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I chose to expand on this because I realized that this occurs with every introduction. I think that if I think about it in this way every time, it will make it easier for me to make a thesis. I highlighted and annotated this because this is like any conclusion. You should always close with your “results” even if its not an experiment. You are always supposed to end with what your findings were. This makes it easier to show…

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Christina Haas uses, “At the college level, to become literate is in many ways to learn the patterns of knowing about, and behaving toward, texts within a disciplinary field”, to open with the fact that she wants to break down the thought process behind the writing habits in college. She broke down the structure each year of college by their writing habits and she really shows the difference between freshman and senior year of college. She states, ” Entering college…

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I annotated this because I noticed that Discourse is showing back up in another way, not just through entering a Discourse with others. Its now relating to your own life and how you learn and grow throughout your writing. I liked how she broke down every year ad showed the progression in her writing nad reading skills. Its important to learn your flaws and grow from them and now that others can read this, it can make it so people…

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