We Compose: Music Photographs Letters, emails Ourselves We talk about writing compositions and essays, but we compose all kinds of things

We Frame: Our Pictures and Photos Our Houses And talk about having a Frame of Reference

Acts of composition Reading and writing are both acts of composing. What we bring to the reading: all of our prior knowledge, our life experiences, our cultural background, our gender, ….

Genre: A kind, a sort, a style, a type A category of artistic composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content A distinctive type of written composition Music- radio station instantly know whether it’s hip hop, country western, classical

This is not what we mean by argument Argumentative Essays This is not what we mean by argument

Argumentative Essays: Take Two Purpose Audience Topic Approach to the Topic - Qualified Support Assumptions Structure Voice

Knowledge Telling vs. Knowledge Transforming Telling Transforming

The Writer Must: Convince the audience that s/he is knowledgeable about the subject Present a balanced perspective on the topic Base claims on logical and credible evidence Use language in such a way as to appear truthful and fair

Our Objective: If you leave your essay lying on a table in the library where people might wander by and find it and then pick it up to read it, you want them to say to themselves ….

“This is an idea worth considering.”