Monday, September 10, 2018
Why care...
"So what? Who cares?", has been my exact reaction when it came to reading academic articles. The question of 'what is the point' will always be in the minds of high school and college students. I for one have always been a get-to-the-point kind of reader, but this article really helped explain the reasoning behind them all. When writing a paper it really does matter to the reader why they should be reading something in the first place. They ask themselves why what they are reading is important and what affect it has on their lives, why should they even be listening or reading something if it doesn't relate to them. I think this more has to deal with the readers ethos, pathos and logos. When you tap into someone's emotions you get them to care and therefore get them to listen. You have their attention. Whether you are the reader or whether you are the writer the goal is to get your audiences attention.
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Asia,
ReplyDeleteI agree 100% -- these are the 2 questions that likely swirl through many college students' minds. I know they did for me.
These are two questions that can really expand somebody's higher-order thinking, and as peer tutors, we can ask student-writers these questions (with a MUCH nicer and less abrasive tone!) to help them *find an argument worth making.*
One way to do that, as you've mentioned, is by bringing connecting stuff to our lives. How do these various content/concepts impact our lives and our communities in various ways?
Of course, that's not what every assignment asks for, and that's why peer tutoring is so tricky (which, I think, makes it even more interesting... and important).
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Yeah that's true. Assignments can be some what situational concepts. Each one makes us think about it differently and therefore work at it from a different angle then the previous assignment if that makes sense. I guess what i was trying to say then when it comes to helping these students i like to work best with what works fro them to understand what they are asked to do, kind of like a break it down to them step by step
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