Practice of scholarship (Spring 2019)/week 3 session plan

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  • Disucss Zuckerman, "On genre"
According to Zuckerman, what is a genre in the context of a paper? Why does it matter?
What themes can you identify in the genres he describes? Common pitfalls/challenges?
What is a pseudo-genre?
Are these rhetorical or substantive aspects of a research paper?
  • Pan and Chen paper
Work in small groups to classify this paper in Zuckerman's scheme.
Discuss.
  • Activity with Durkheim's Suicide
  • Pairwise discussion of submissions, feedback, and next steps
  • Reflection exercise
  • Prep for Week 4