Tues 9/12

In Class Discussion

Homework- Read and Annotate the four articles under genre links- scientific article & scientific narrative

Thurs 9/14

In Class Discussion- genre= scientific article vs scientific narrative & project #1- scientific communication. possible group work and mini presentations

Homework- complete the genre analysis questions on the two documents on the course readings sheet under genre analysis. Due Sun 9/17 by 11:59pm

–       One is scientific narrative

–       One is logical, scientific communication with empirical data (journal article)

Answer questions analyzing the composition and effectiveness of expressing the topic of the literature. be substantive and not broad.

what genre conventions comprise scientific narrative (that you noticed)? what genre conventions comprise scientific journal articles? (that you noticed) 

 

(what aspects make the genre “what it is?”) 

 

do these texts work well together to effectively convey the topic/ issue? if yes, how, if no, why not? 

 

do these texts work well independently to effectively convey the topic/issue? if yes, how, if no, why not? 

 

what is the purpose of each document? (please do not be broad with such answers as “to inform readers about pallative care” for example)

 

who are the audiences for each document? (please, do not be broad with such answers as “anyone who wants to know about pallative care,” for example) 

 

do you think these documents meet the needs of its audiences? explain your answer

 

what is the level of readability of the scientific journal article? 

 

Compare/contrast assignment. In order to be able to compose genre, we have to examine it to understand how it is done. What works, what doesn’t etc. ​