reading review
Please read the following from The Norton Field Guide: FIFTH EDITION
Writing in Academic Contexts, pp. 1 – 9
Reading in Academic Contexts, pp. 10 – 32
Developing Academic Habits of Mind, pp. 45 – 52
Rhetorical Situations, pp. 55 – 68
Writing as Inquiry, pp. 323 – 326
Please read the following from They Say / I Say: FIFTH EDITION
Chapter 9, “You Mean I Can Just Say it That Way?” pp. 117 – 130
After reading the material listed please answers the following questions in an MS Word document using MLA format 300 words minimum:
7. What are purpose, stance, genre, and audience? Do any of these terms stand out to you as a writer? I.e., do you consider these concepts useful when writing or communicating? Why or why not?
8. Reflect on the academic habits of mind and select two for reflection: one that you feel is a personal strength and one that you’d like to develop. Explain your choices.
9. Please describe one personal takeaway (for example, a tip or strategy you came across) from the chapter on “Reading in Academic Contexts.”
10. Summarize the main ideas of “You Mean I Can Just Say it That Way?” and either support or question (i.e. challenge) one of those ideas. Use personal examples to illustrate your points.
Please try to paraphrase from the readings as opposed to directly quoting. Use MLA in-text citations (author + page number) if you do indeed quote from one of the texts.
