Notes on Rhetorical Situations - English Composition I | ENGL 1101, Study notes of Grammar and Composition

Download Notes on Rhetorical Situations - English Composition I | ENGL 1101 and more Study notes Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! Rhetorical Situations Rhetoric-The study of how language works and how to use it effectively. Purpose- All writing must do something. It must have a reason for being/existing. Exigence- Why we write; the reason or motivation for writing; stronger than purpose; your story needs to be told. We write to express who we are. Genre (what kind of story/writing will this be) + stance (how do we get started?) Kenneth Burke- “Unending conversation”—Very few conversations ever actually end. Therefore, our contribution/stand must be substantial. You must listen and figure out how you can contribute to the conversation. Stances:  Definition—what is it? Is it a pen or pencil; trying to define something.  Evaluation-Is it good or bad? Does it succeed?  Cause- how did it get that way?  Proposal-What should we do about it? You are always trying to negotiate with your audience. All writing is an action and is expressive of what/how you are as a person. Audience- If you understand your audience, you may change your genre and/or stance. Ethos- ethics or credibility as a writer/you Logos- logic and arrangement/topic Pathos- audience and their values/audience; you gotta remember your audience. Kairos-appropriateness Bathos- Appeal to extreme emotion. *Take 15 minutes, sit and think. Tuesday, August 23, 2011 1. Note takers 2. Writing Literacy Narratives a. Pg. 29 i. Think about a time when you learned to read/understand something ii. Focus in on a single event or small sequence of events iii. Someone who taught you to read or write iv. A memento that represents an important in your literacy development v. Learning to write IMs, learning to write an email CORRECTLY, etc. vi. Remember a time when you could understand, comprehend, etc. “I get it!” What did that moment do for you and what is the audience supposed to take away from YOUR (my) experience. vii. “So what?” “Who cares?” are the 2 most important questions you should ask yourself. viii. Audience is about the package. ix. Literacy narratives are about telling a story. x. Don’t make the writing process more difficult that it has to be. xi. If you worry about whether your writing is perfect, you will stress yourself out. xii. Writing is never complete; you just find a stopping place. xiii. Paper must be 3-4 pages/700-1000 words 1. David Sedaris + Bart Giamatti + The Rhetorical Situation a. Enthymeme 2. Reading and Hearing 3. HOMEWORK: Rough Draft of your literacy narrative September 6, 2011 1. All writing can be improved a. It will never be finished but it will be sufficient for the time and place b. Someone will always disagree with you 2. Editing and revision each take time a. Read the draft at least once b. 3. Think holistically about your work 4. When we engage in constructive criticism, we engage with new ideas a. New ideas challenge us to think 5. All writers are vulnerable a. Do it to help them i. Use pgs. 34-36 as a reference September 8, 2011 1. Cover notes a. What part of your paper are you proud of? b. What is your #1 concern? 2. Defining + Describing a. Definition is with us everywhere, every day. b. We define everything c. The vast majority of the definitions we use do not come from a dictionary. d. Reportive definition- You are accepting someone else’s definition. e. Stipulative—if you meet certain criteria. f. In real life, most people are not persuaded by a dictionary’s definition. g. Operational definitions- If the posted speed limit is 65, but everyone is going 75, you might want to do 75. h. All of these definitions are constructive definitions. They are constructed to conform to our expectations. i. Adam Smith said “We all act on our own self-interest.” j. We use them to identify and name things. k. We use them to chart and define public opinion. l. Aristotelian definition: A pencil is ______________. 3. HW: Nicholas Carr—961-973 Tuesday, September 13, 2011 1. Getting the tools you need for free or little $$$$ 2. Study Skills a. Study Skills marathon!!!  b. The Online Writing Lab (OWL) c. www.Dianahacker.com/resdoc d. Grammar Girl 3. Definition + Description HW: HB = Handbook, which is the yellow part of the textbook. 3 pages. Define some term. Write a paragraph as the proposal Reread Carr’s piece and identify the 5 most important terms to this article. Thursday, September 15, 2011 1. The Significance of definition 2. Making your point 3. HW: Proposal Due Tuesday Tuesday, September 20, 2011 1. Dave Berry a. Stereotypes i. TV dads are portrayed as kind of stupid ii. b. Context i. It needs to be defined or else people might get confused ii. c. Definition by Category i. Characteristics ii. Example 2. Notes About Judy Brady 3. Proposals, Housekeeping + Other Details Thursday, September 22, 2011 1. Wives + Husbands a. Classification is defined by others b. 2. Coherence + Flow a. X caused Y b. The subject that performs an action. S- Scope T-Treatment (Is this scholarly.) A-Authority (Who are these people?) R- Relation to Similar Works (How do these pieces fit together?) The more attention you pay to this, the easier it will be to write. Let the research write the paper; provide the material in between to write the paper. Monday, October 17, 2011 Question #5: I always see people trying to text and pay attention during class or even worse: talking during class and then attempting to pay attention. I know people who are always posting statuses on FB about how they are trying to do their HW or study, which makes me wonder why they even bother trying to that in the first place. People know they cannot attempt to be productive on FB. Multitasking seems to be detrimental to be efficient. Tuesday, October 18, 2011 1. Thoughts about the research paper a. This paper focuses on issues, not fact b. This paper is also about ideas c. What is it? Is it good or bad? How did it get that way? What should we do? d. Your topic is a question to your subject. 2. “Multitasking can….” 3. Finding opportunities in other’s writing 4. HW: Writing an annotated bibliography, pp. 116-124 Thursday, October 20, 2011 1. Writing Annotations a. Why does this source matter? b. Tell him if it is good, bad or indifferent c. You will have to have read the source d. You need to discuss the relationship between one source and other. e. TARP  STAR f. Tell him what it covers g. Scope: i. what does it cover? h. Treatment: i. Is this a broad review? Does it discuss the topic in a broad way? i. Relation to similar works: j. Definition: At least one source that defines what it is your talking about. i. What is Affirmative Action? k. Causation: i. how did we get to this point? l. Evaluation: i. Bring in those other voices ii. This research is sound/this research sucks m. Proposal i. What should we do about it? ii. K n. Authority i. Does the author know their stuff? ii. The more you can get your sources to talk to each other, the less you have to write. 2. From research notes to research topics 3. Reflections of Regent’s HW: Annotated bibliography; due 10/27 Seven sources; three annotations MLA or APA Format