- academic sources are going to have many sources.
- academic sources will not be easy for the general public to understand.
- non academic are more general.
- you need to be able to support your interviews with your sources.
Thursday, January 29, 2015
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The best suggestions that we came up with were to deal with organization. we decided it was best to organize our papers by starting with a conclusion then moving to your interview. then relate one of the academic sources to the first interview, and then a non academic source to that same interview. then repeat it with the second interview and the second set of sources.
http://genomebiology.com/2014/15/12/549
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/visualscience/2013/03/25/plants-have-slow-sex-in-space/#.VMpX4N5iGfQ
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/28/entertainment/et-botany-desire28
In the first article it regards a study a genome study in retain to evolution. within this study it breaks down the entire experiment along side with an explanation. this is supported with hard evidence that was collected through out the experiment. not only does it provide evidence but it breaks it down in a scientific language, so i even have trouble understanding it. therefore not entirely for the public, and a academic source. and argumentative.
The second article is scientific in nature in that it is about plants slow sex in space, but it broken down better for i guess a public audience. It is basic and introduces new terms with definitions through the text, so pretty much anyone could grasp an understanding. It gives you an experiment that was preformed, but it reports it as if it was done by someone else. so its more informormational in my eyes because it reports info rather then arguing it.
the third source i would say is a non academic source because it doesn't entirely have hard evidence, instead its basically based on simply expressing features. it has evidence but it could be biased. but some not. it talks about how plants have used their looks to prosper and become more favored by human. this could be picked up by anyone and they would be able to understand what the author is pointing out.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/visualscience/2013/03/25/plants-have-slow-sex-in-space/#.VMpX4N5iGfQ
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/28/entertainment/et-botany-desire28
In the first article it regards a study a genome study in retain to evolution. within this study it breaks down the entire experiment along side with an explanation. this is supported with hard evidence that was collected through out the experiment. not only does it provide evidence but it breaks it down in a scientific language, so i even have trouble understanding it. therefore not entirely for the public, and a academic source. and argumentative.
The second article is scientific in nature in that it is about plants slow sex in space, but it broken down better for i guess a public audience. It is basic and introduces new terms with definitions through the text, so pretty much anyone could grasp an understanding. It gives you an experiment that was preformed, but it reports it as if it was done by someone else. so its more informormational in my eyes because it reports info rather then arguing it.
the third source i would say is a non academic source because it doesn't entirely have hard evidence, instead its basically based on simply expressing features. it has evidence but it could be biased. but some not. it talks about how plants have used their looks to prosper and become more favored by human. this could be picked up by anyone and they would be able to understand what the author is pointing out.
first interview
for my first interview i interviewed my TA for my bio 240 class. she said that while she is writing it all depends on what she is writing about, then she can really decide on what to keep in the back of her head. When she writes research or analysis papers, she keeps the thesis in mind at all times. this is so she can stay on the right track and stay focused on her writing (which contain lab reports, essays, and research papers). when writing she ttys to reach certain audience, so she ttys to incorporate information information her audience or professors would like to see. In this same sense when she writes her research papers she uses scientific language, rather then just writing normally like a letter. Next she said that while preforming research she tries to use sources that contain .edu, .gov, .org because these are usually the most credible. But this is not always possible, so she makes sure that her information accurately support her claim. if she does use a .com source then she will chaco multiple other sources to make sure the info is credible, but always tries to avoid wikipedia. scientific journals are ussually the most credible. her writing consists mostly of formal writing, which are things she turns into professors like field studies or short answer questions. her main purpose of writing is so that she can prove that she is knowledgeable about a purpose or certain topic in biology. In her undergraduate degree as a biology major she writes many essays to simply explain topics in her own words. Inorder to do this it requires research, but she said "I think being careful and selective with your sources you use can add to your credibility" because when you write and your just finding the first website and throwing that information down then how credible do you think all your info actually is? It could be comlptley wrong, thats why her formal writing required for bio needs extensive research. ultimatley her writing deals with a lot of recording, researching, and observing which is a lot different then just taking notes for her test. she can't write a research paper without using scientific language. But not all of her writing is academic per say. yes it deals with biology but some things she is simply reporting information, or she's possibly trying to persuade an audience.
Monday, January 26, 2015
in english 101 i remember that we had to anywise activity systems and explain how they worked in a certain environment. i don't entirely remember the quotes i used, and am having difficulty finding them. I do remember that the quotes came directly from players and coaches. i integrated the the coaches quote by asking the coach question, then directly quoting his answer. I expressed it by giving his quote and breaking it down into more comprehensible form for readers who are unaware of hockey slang.
Thursday, January 22, 2015
type of genre/how it will help in paper
So for the first article that i have acquired i believe that it is a report, instead of an argumentative piece. First of all i believe this mainly because of the fact that it is a lab report based off of a study held by some biologist. It is a lab report because it basically breaks down the procedure for you, but also providing all the results and measurements. It provides facts with explanations and support throughout the report.
This report will help me with my paper mainly because it deals with the field of biology. But in reality that is a little broad, i think that it is a academic source. this is mainly because its posted to a blog and seems to be unbiased opinion because its supported with facts and results from the experiment. This will help me contrast the difference between academic and non academic sources, mainly trying to point out in my opinion it is unbiased, and supported with facts.
http://genomebiology.com/2014/15/12/549
This report will help me with my paper mainly because it deals with the field of biology. But in reality that is a little broad, i think that it is a academic source. this is mainly because its posted to a blog and seems to be unbiased opinion because its supported with facts and results from the experiment. This will help me contrast the difference between academic and non academic sources, mainly trying to point out in my opinion it is unbiased, and supported with facts.
http://genomebiology.com/2014/15/12/549
drafted questions
- what do you keep in the back of your mind when writing?
- do you try to write to a certain audience?
- source usage: where do you get your sources? how do you get them?
- what gives you credibility when you write?
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
first assignment
For the first assignment i am trying to be able to point out the similarities and differences for the writers themselves in the field of bio. not only how each different writer may have their own style, but in particular how their different styles are interrelated. Also im going to be writing to college freshman, so im going to have to be explanatory. this will be in the form of a report, so i can report certain aspects of writing in that certain field to a freshman who is in fact interested in biology.
Thursday, January 15, 2015
rhetorical situation main points.
- an issue- something that can change a situation through human action.
- an audience- it promotes change through an audiences decisions and actions.
- a set of constraints- everything that is gong on in the situation, that limits certain decisions and actions.
In english 101 we had many many different essays, but many had to deal with rhetoric. This pretty much involved my purpose of my piece, audience, genre, stance and media. There was a paper that we had to write where we had to pick two articles that were based on the same topic, one being scientific and the other being a mass media article. we had to analyze these papers, but we had to analyze them in order for a certain audience could read them. For example My topic dealt with head injuries in hockey for minor league hockey players. i couldn't simply write as if i was talking to someone on my hockey team, but instead i had to write as if my audience had never even heard the word hockey. also in addition to the audience, another main concern that dictated what i wrote was the stance ii actually took in order have a good argument that i could support enough to keep the audience interested. if my stance was irrelevant to everyone residing my paper then i would not have exactly went in the correct direction in relation to the situation. thats why i tried to hit soft spots in some parents, even if their child has never played hockey. the fact of being a parent and protecting your children can be brought to light, not just only hockey parents.
as we go through the year I'm sure more and more questions will arise that need to be answered. As of right now my main concern is how you grade your papers. my teacher in 101 did not focus so much on grammar, but instead more on the actually content of the piece and if it held all the necessary aspects needed so that it completed the prompt. I guess i ask this because my grammar skills lack a little and need practice. Also will you review our papers ever before we can turn them in? or do we have the opportunity to revise papers through the writing center?
Also another concern would be is our homework due before or after class? because i know many teachers that allow you to turn it in by the end of the day. That would pretty much be all my questions and concerns, your syllabus is pretty traditional and clear. I'm sure more questions will arise throughout the semester. All in all lets hope this semester goes smoothly.
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
My name is Alexei Afanasyev,
I am currently giong to the university of Louisville, and im pursuing a degree in biology. Im not entirely sure what my plan is with biology, i always wanted to do medically related work. Except I think I will bail on that plan. I love hockey and I would play for the university if my concussions never came about.
I am currently giong to the university of Louisville, and im pursuing a degree in biology. Im not entirely sure what my plan is with biology, i always wanted to do medically related work. Except I think I will bail on that plan. I love hockey and I would play for the university if my concussions never came about.
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