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

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

3. 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, ….

4. 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

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

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

7. Knowledge Telling vs. Knowledge Transforming
Telling Transforming

8. 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

9. 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 ….

10. “This is an idea worth considering.”