journal entry 4

COMP 1000 – Journal Entry #4
Read the Bartholomae excerpt (available on WebCT under "Course Documents") before answering the following questions:
What does Bartholomae mean when he says that students must "invent the university" when they write in college? When bartholomae means when he says "invent the university" is to make sure to write the essay with characteristics that the school is probably known for. He mentions that the writer has to learn to speak the university's language and speak as they do. I believe that another good way to "invent the university" is to include experiences and inspirations that the university might be well known for. For example, if your dream has always been to be a musician, and the university is known for their music program, why not add something about the hope of you becoming a musician one day.
What does Bartholomae suggest is a way for students to become "insiders" within academic discourse? Students need to learn is to extend themselves into the commonplaces, set phrases, rituals, gestures, habits of mind, tricks of persuasion, obligatory conclusions, and necessary connections that determine the "what might be said" and constitute knowledge within the various branches of our academic community.
Summarize some of the differences between the two examples of student writing that Bartholomae examines, and Bartholomae’s opinion of these examples. When it comes to the football sock essay, the language that is probably expected in the university isn't reached, while in the music essay the language spoken in it sounds more proffessional and probably what the university expects out of their students. Bartholmae's opinion about creativity shows that the musician is a better example of creativity then the football player and due to the prompt that the university gave, the more evidence of creativity that is shown the better the student "invents the university".