Class Notes

Question 1

3 Fundamental Ideas of Writing

Answer 1

Writing is multimodal.
Writing is social.
Writing is a recursive process.

Question 2

academic discourse

Answer 2

the ways of thinking, researching, and writing that are inherent parts of an academic community

Question 3

multimodal writing

Answer 3

writing that takes advantage of the modalities it uses

Question 4

the 5 modes of communication

Answer 4

linguistic mode
visual mode
aural mode
spacial mode
gestural mode

Question 5

genres

Answer 5

typified responses to recurring rhetorical exigencies

Question 6

exigency

Answer 6

“imperfection marked by urgency”

Question 7

rhetoric

Answer 7

communication that aims to change things

Question 8

rhetorical situation

Answer 8

contexts that surround communication

Question 9

genre knowledge

Answer 9

ability to “read the room”

Question 10

genre analysis

Answer 10

identify the genre.
find examples.
analyze examples.
decide rules vs norms.
write.

Question 11

writing process

Answer 11

invention
drafting
revision
editing
completion/submission