Blog 6

Discussion of your Writing Cultures essay. 


The aspect of academic writing culture that is your focus (the values, expectations, un-stated "rules" of academic writing that direct how writing is received in the academy)
The obvious culture of writing is to have a clearly though out paper.  A paper that states all the reasons why your thesis is what it is.  Main points to prove or clarify your thesis.  It is expected to stay on topic and go in with as much detail as possible. It is very important to have outside resources to prove your point, because in order to better understand the topic you must step outside of the box. 
The identity/culture of the group who has a problem with academic writing
A certain type of group that could or may have problems with the main expectations of the academic writing may be bilingual students, students who do not speak properly in english, students who have a very low vocabulary, who base their english language on texting/ social networking sites slang.  Those who do not practice their english language  by reading or writing, may and will eventually have problems with their speech & writing skills. a Description of the values, expectations, & un-stated beliefs about what writing is and how it is used that associated with your group


The problems the aspect of writing culture causes for your group of writers


What these writers want when they come to the writing center