Questions, Texts and Potential Pairings. by Sparkle Gibbs https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9 Post your blog! en-us 2024-04-30 20:32:56 UTC 2024-05-02 21:42:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4bb.png 1.) “Storytelling is a tool for knowing who we are and what we want, too. If we never find our experience described in poetry or stories, we assume that our experience is insignificant.” Write an essay that responds to this observation and that considers the ways in which a writer (or writers) on the course use narrative as a tool to highlight a problem or share an experience. sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975873294 2024-04-30 20:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975873294 2.) “A dead language is a static language that insists on purity; the health and vigour of a language is determined by its willingness to mix with other languages and its ability to change over time.” Write an essay response to this claim and examine how the norms and rules of written and/or spoken language change over time. sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975873776 2024-04-30 20:33:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975873776 3.) Should texts be relatable and contain important ‘messages’, or are there other criteria that makes a text worthwhile? (Note: You can defend the importance of ‘relatability’ in texts if you believe it is important.) sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975873964 2024-04-30 20:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975873964 4.) What is ‘academic writing’? Is it a distinct form of writing? If so, what differentiates it from other forms of writing? Write an expository essay that addresses these questions. sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975878652 2024-04-30 20:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975878652 5.) “Language, incontestably, reveals the speaker.” Does register (both in speech and in writing) influence the way we are perceived and received? Is there an existing hierarchy in language? Write an essay in response to Baldwin’s claim. (Note: You do not have to write on Baldwin to answer this question.) sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975879839 2024-04-30 20:42:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975879839 6.) Discuss in detail the myths, stereotypes and ideals that surround academic writing. Are they accurate OR do they misrepresent academic writing? Refer to at least two texts on the course and use secondary sources to support your discussion. sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975881360 2024-04-30 20:45:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975881360 7.) “I knew that I could resist. I could rebel. I could shape the direction and focus of the various forms of knowledge available to me.” Use this quote as a starting point to consider the techniques and strategies of authors who write against the grain and challenge the status quo. sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975882033 2024-04-30 20:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975882033 8.) For better or worse, in what ways has digital writing influenced the way we read sgib024 https://padlet.com/sgib024/szsm8ryedc9skyk9/wish/2975938928 AND write online and offline? Answer this question with reference to two texts.

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