Half way through our Spin class this morning...which focused on different elements of cycling in the Olympics...I started thinking about the class as a site of text complexity. I'm participating in a professional development workshop this week and we are learning about how to identify elements of text complexity as well as the text complexity we bring to our experiences. So...here's what I'm thinking...how text complexity and Spin class are mashing up to me...through the language I heard this morning...from our instructor and the songs/music that provided the informational and persuasive backdrop to our ride...
"Turn up your RPM's so they are between 65-70...get up...sit down...burn it...It's the eye of the tiger...We can be heroes--just for one day...We are the champions...You can do it...Go for the gold...30 seconds to go...If I could reach, I'd reach much higher...I'd be stronger...Perfect pedal strokes...2 minutes 'til the top of the mountain...GO!!"
It's all in there. Structure->simple, Language Conventionality and Clarity->literal, clear, conversational/domain-specific, Knowledge demands->simple theme...Olympic cycling, Cultural/Literary knowledge->high intertextuality...in that the instructor made several references and illusions to other texts...text that we needed to have an understanding of in order to respond to her during the ride.
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