“The Power of Language and Objects in Shaping Discourse Communities”

DIscourse  communities   
We have spent the past month discussing the language and culture of different discourse communities to which we all belong, whether these are groups of friends, family, co-workers, fellow worshippers, team members, fellow students, or people we know that share the same hobbies or interests we do.  Over the last few weeks, we have been brainstorming and taking notes on Words or Objects that have important meaning, value, or significance for one of these discourse communities, or DC’s, to which we belong.  The assignment is to craft a 3-page essay persuading readers about the importance or value of a single Word or Object to one of the discourse communities to which we currently belong, or to which we belonged for a long time.  The essay should rely on personal memories, stories, and descriptive details to help persuade the reader why this Word or Object is so important or valuable to one of your personal discourse communities.  You can look over the three sample papers in the Unit 1 folder again for inspiration or style ideas, but keep in mind that we are aiming for more personal descriptive details than some of these.