1. Wrt 105: practices of academic writing
Dr. Rusty Bartels
Friday, August 31st, 2018
Week 1, Day 3

2. Overview Finish “What’s Literacy” Conversations Freewrite
Begin SRTOL Discussion
Small Groups
Language & Power in SRTOL
Whole Class
Pairs
SRTOL – making connections
Wrap-up

3. Reading – Key Terms 6 Small Groups Each group will: Define the term
Use an example not included in the text to discuss the term
Present their information to the whole class
Group 1: Purpose
Group 2: Audience
Group 3: Persona
Group 4: Medium
Group 5: Genre
Group 6: Context

4. Freewrite
What have you been taught over the years about the rules and/or usages of spoken and/or written English?
Note some examples of what your English class experience has been like up until now – try to recall specifics.
Share with a neighbor or two.
Ask for at least 3 students to share

5. SRTOL
As we begin thinking about, discussing, and sharing these experiences you just reflected on, how do you begin to put them in conversation with the reading?

6. SRTOL
Small Groups of 2 – 4
Using the terms we were introduced to by our first reading, apply them to an analysis of today’s reading.
For Example: What is the purpose of this text?
Terms:
PURPOSE
AUDIENCE
PERSONA
MEDIUM
GENRE
CONTEXT

7. Language & Power in SRTOL
Freewrite:
Identify and reflect on at least one portion of the reading that stood out to you as it pertains to the relationship between language and power.
Whole Class:
Each person will share a brief response.
Reflection:
Either with a neighbor or in a freewrite, reflect on the connections you see across your peers’ observations, and your own thoughts and responses to them.

8. SRTOL – Making Connections
From my perspective:
SRTOL informs my approach to teaching and evaluating writing
My goal is to support you in conveying meaning, and developing understanding in your audience
My aims for you all:
Use this conversation to reflect on your own experiences and assumptions around language
Both for yourself, but also how you respond to others and their language usage

9. SRTOL – Making Connections
Take Away Points
Language is fluid and always changing
Grammar & dictionaries describe how language operates rather than prescribes how it should
As long as the intended meaning is conveyed, language is about usage rather than accuracy
Language reinforces and reproduces systems of power based on the assumptions we make about the user of particular languages, dialects, and accents

10. Wrap-up Today we: Finished “What’s Literacy” Terms
Discussed SRTOL; started applying literacy terms; considered relationship between language and power
Next time:
No Class Monday
Reading Response 1 DUE by the beginning of class Wednesday, Sept. 5th
Next reading: Anzaldúa
Next class: Literacy & Identity