- In 385-8: Focus on noticing the problem or controversy that Carter is addressing. What, as you see it, is he trying to respond to in his project? Be sure to quote Carter as part of your response. – Carter is trying to respond in his project to the distinction between just writing and actually knowing the material. Carter is, “drawing between knowledge and knowing” (387). He is trying to understand the two sides and bring them together and “bridge the gap.”
- In 391-94: What is Carter’s concept of Genre? Locate and offer at least 2 key quotes from the text as you explain the concept. (Attempt to connect the concept to something with which you’re familiar – text to self connection.) – Carter’s concept of genre is, “[a] social action… a collection of related genres… [is] to indicate the role that related genres play in constituting complex social formations” (393). Genre is not a solid specific concept, rather is a mix of multiple topics under one. He also believes that, “the understanding of genre as social action suggests the strong connection between doing and writing” (393-394). Genre connects the culture and society with what and how something is written. Typically when I was asked to write about myself and life lessons, I would write about football and what I knew, it was part of my culture.
- In 391-94: What is Carter’s concept of Metagenre? Identify at least 1 key quote and explain the concept as you understand it. – Carter’s concept of metagenre is that it, “directs our attention to broader patterns of language as a social action, similar kinds of typified responses to related recurrent situations” (393). It’s less specific and allows us to see the greater picture of how to do one task multiple different ways.
- In 394-403: Read this section to notice the differences Carter finds between what he calls metadisciplines and their ways of knowing and doing. Identify each metadiscipline and name it’s key(s) of doing, as Carter sees it. Remember to quote and explain. – The four metagenres/metadisciplines are: “problem solving, empirical inquiry, research from sources, and performance” (395-400). Problem solving includes: identifying problems, determine solutions, and choosing the correct solution. It’s a response to a problem or situation. Empirical inquiry, “consists of answering questions by drawing conclusions from systematic investigation based on empirical data” (Carter 396). This relies on observation and field work, rather than logic and what is perceived to be right. Research from sources includes, “sources that have their origin elsewhere; and the goal of the research… is intrinsic to the discipline” (Carter 398). The sources don’t come from studies or observations, and it focuses specifically on the discipline. Performance is, “particularly the primacy of the object as evidence of success in learning to perform the act, the doing of the performance” (Carter 400). Actually explaining and putting together a piece of work or paper shows the true integrity of the understanding.
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