DOWNS and WARDLE GROUP DISCUSSION: (group activity, write notes, read for understanding and be ready to discuss in class)
Intro: Me
Group 1: Systemic Misconception and Misdirection of Mainstream FYC
Group 2: Academic Discourse as a Category Mistake
Group 3: The Open Question of Transfer
Group 4: Resisting Misconceptions
Group 5: Writing About Writing: Rationale and Description
Group 6: Grounding Principles and Goals
- Take notes as a group
- More important to understand what is being said in each subsection
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT: (each person must submit this assignment)
Answer the following questions in short answer
form. Write 1 page response to these questions. (at least 1 page worth):
1. What is the
misconception about “how to write in college” according to Downs and Wardle?
2. Students
write for various communities within the university (academic disciplines).
Describe what the authors say about this.
3. Tell me
about the assumptions in the writing process according to Downs and Wardle.
4. Define
CONTENT and CONTEXT
5. What is
content-and context-contingent according to the writers?