This is saying that individuals should take their lives experiences and put them to the side and be objective and rational. I don't think this would be effective at all because nobody is going to be able to give a good argument for something they need if they are unable to introduce their personal experiences and why they need it. People need community literacy and to use it in their debates.

This is trying to shift from a standard "pro, con" debate towards a conversation where everyone uses shared experiences to find a decision that is well informed and works best for everyone. This makes it so there is no "right or wrong", but a space where there are multiple different paths to take. I think this would help bring together different communities by getting them to all work together to solve a problem.

Community literacy is a way for people to understand each other and use their personal experiences to solve shared issues. I think this concept is very important when thinking about communities outside of your own, because you need to be able to understand why people make the choices they do. This mostly comes from hearing their experiences and understanding how that led to their choice.

The goal is to move to an active debate with specific rhetorical skills. This is good for allowing different communities to solve issues together. Eliciting situated knowledge means using their personal experiences. Engaging difference in dialogue means that you need to focus on the differing opinions in order to help make the best decision. Construction and reflecting upon wise action means you are finding a solution to whatever issue you are debating.

This is a very helpful skill. Reading aloud will help catch any flow issues or things you might not notice with just your eyes. I prefer my essays to sound like how I would normally speak. This usually helps me find where commas need to go or other grammar issues like that.

I am glad this was clarified. Revision is good for making sure your essay is organized and all the concepts you want are there. Editing is good for making the small details make sense in the essay. More of if your words make sense or not and how your style is throughout the essay.

Organization is very important in essays. It is easy to get ahead of yourself when writing, especially when it is about something so personal. I improve my organization by making my key topics I want to cover, then writing my intro and conclusion, making sure to mention all of them before diving into the actual essay.

I really like this advice. I have a hard time re-reading my work. I like the strategy of revising in stages. I agree that it will make you more likely to catch any mistakes. Adding peer review in your stages is also very helpful because of how hard it is to catch your own mistakes.

I agree with their connection between community and social change. Communities have norms, stereotypes, and expectations that come with being a part of the community. To create societal change, you need to start with changing the actions and ideals of the communities within the society.

This is what I consider to be the definition of community. I think rather than it being some perfect, positive thing, it is more of a place that anyone can find a home, no matter if they are good or bad people.

I think community always has the connetation of good moral value. This doesn't mean that they all have the same idea of what "good" even means. This is what makes each community different. You have many different types of people in different communities with different values and morals.

I like that he adds an example to prove that we view the word community in a positive, comforting light. It shows that we all strive to be a part of a community and have the sense of home that comes with it.

I think this is very important because it shows that we identify with our own communities and don't normally take the time to fully understand others. We take one story and stereotypes we hear throughout our lives and assume that they are what the stories say. It is hard to imagine groups of people more than the one or two things we know about them. I also think our lack of knowledge and misunderstandings of other communities help up stay resonated with our own communities rather than branch out.

I thought this was cool because she found a sense of belonging and community through her literature. This is important because you get to see stories of people like you and imagine yourself in those situations. When you read about people you cannot relate to, it is harder to imagine yourself doing more creative things.

I agree that people learn in a more positive environment. That is why transitions from high school to college is so hard. I think that it is more of a subconscious feeling of being less than the other people around you, knowing they are more comfortable than you.

I love that they are describing the model that we are going to use in this class. It is nice that the author goes into depth about they achieve this model through partnerships, writing, and collaboration with youth programs. I hope that we are able to do things like that in this class to not only write about the community, but also make an impact.

I think it is important to look at the context of the reading, as well as decide what you want to get out of the reading. This will give you a good starting block before you start reading. It will make it easier to actively read.

I have never thought to ask these questions when reading before. I think these could be very beneficial questions to ask because knowing why we are drawn to certain types of writing can help us determine how we should write our own pieces.

This is interesting to me. I have never realized that when I read, I always read for the content and pay no attention to the writer's style. I agree that this is due to schooling. We are always taught to analyze the text by finding the main idea of the passage, even in standardized testing.

This is talking about the importance of actively reading. This means you are asking questions and staying engaged rather than just going through the motions of reading words. It is beneficial because it could reduce the need for rereading and give you a good understanding of how the different parts of a paper work together to create a big picture.

This class seems very interesting. I like that we are going to be exploring the impact of communities through writing. I am excited to dive deeper into these topics.

I like that you are covering writing in communities in many different ways. This gives us a broader understanding of the different things that influence a community, as well as the opportunity to have an impact on our community.

I am glad that this is outlined in the syllabus. Most classes use Word, but each person has their own preferences. I personally prefer Google Docs.

I appreciate that you offer an alternative to using AI in this course. Writing is interpreted differently by every person, so I like that you are not expecting perfect work, but hopefully work that we are proud of as writers.