WEDNESDAY OCTOBER TH 26 2016 Noticing Paraphrase x

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER TH 26 , 2016 Noticing Paraphrase x 3 On Discourse Communities

1. DECIDE ON A SPEECH OR DISCOURSE COMMUNITY FOR ASSIGNMENT 4. 2. DO HOMEWORK 6 (HOMEWORK 6 WILL HELP YOU WITH #1. ) For Monday

1. Locate a short key passage. 2. Assume you DON’T understand it completely. 3. Substitute other concrete language for ALL of the key words. 4. Repeat the paraphrasing several (3) times. 5. Think about the difference in implication among the versions. Return to the original passage and interpret its meanings. What do the words imply? HOW TO PARAPHRASE X 3 Paraphrasing helps you see that a passage is more complicated than it first appeared. It gets you to start questioning what important passages and key details mean rather than assuming you understand them.

“A CONVICTION OF CERTAINTY IS ONE OF THE MOST CERTAIN SIGNS OF IGNORANCE AND MAY BE THE BEST OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF STUPIDITY. Paraphrase this sentence 3 times. What does this sentence imply? • Being 100% certain about something is a certain sign of ignorance and stupidity. • Being certain can be ignorant or stupid. • BEING OVERWHELMINGLY CERTAIN • DECLARING CERTAINTY • . . RUNNING DESCRIPTION OF STUPIDITY

1) I AM ENTITLED TO MY OPINION. 2) WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT. 3) THAT’S JUST COMMON SENSE. Work with one other person to paraphrase each of these sentences x 3. 10 minutes.

Paraphrase the following sentence from Swales. “Literacy takes away locality and parochiality, for members are more likely to communicate with other members in distant places, and are more likely to react and respond to writings rather than speech from the past. ” (470) Or Write an answer to the following question: What is the difference between a speech community and a discourse community according to Swales? Use evidence from the reading to support your answer.