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Off-topic / Writing Project (Rhetorical)
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Date: Fri, May 21 2010 20:32:47
I'm taking a writing classes that focuses on rhetorical strategies.
and I have to do this project called "Rhetoric-in-Practice"
Basically, it's "The RIP is a two-part assignment: The RIP Writer's Memo and the RIP itself. This assignment is an opportunity to practice thinking and composing as a rhetorician. You’ll create your own rhetorical situation, explore questions of how to target an audience, follow the conventions of a genre, choose the medium for your message, and all the while, use the critical reading tools you’ve been learning all quarter to develop your ideas."
I'm suppose to: "Choose a topic having to do with the theme(s) of the course that will make it possible for you to include text(s) we’ve covered in class as source material. Based on your specific focus (topic), create a thesis or main message for your project."
then "Use analysis to develop a thesis/message/argument that will convince your target audience "
I'm having trouble what kind of a medium I should implement...
these are some suggestions:
"Film or Book review for a specific audience/publication
Remix of a text for a different genre, purpose or audience
Essay, Article or Report for a specific audience/publication
Speech for a specific audience
Presentation for a specific audience (with speaking notes)
Website for a specific audience"
I honestly don't know what I should do...maybe something creative. You guys have any ideas?
It'd be wonderful.... probably not something like making a website because im not that tech-savvy LOL
anyway, thanks for reading this wall-o-text!
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Date: Sat, May 22 2010 02:24:37
Find a commercial of a political campaign, or something with bias (most biased articles are dripping with rhetorical strategies).
Or how about an article of capital punishment being justifiable?
Terms to know:
Ethos- Establishes one's credibility (ex. "I attended Harvard Law for 4 years, so I know a thing or two about capital punishment.")
Pathos- Emotions. It evokes feelings from the audience. (ex. How would you feel if your son, who got a full ride to college for playing football, and then getting into a car accident that caused him to be paralyzed from the waist down?)
Logos- Statistics. (ex. It's said that it costs over $92,000 a year to keep prisoners on death row alive, and 1 of 20 commit suicide.)
You probably got more terms in a packet of sorts from your teacher, but those are the bare minimum about searching for rhetorical strategies (ie, similes, metaphors, litotes, anecdotes, juxtapositions).
As for the analysis portion, try not to summarize. The problems which most people are faced with is explaining HOW the audience is affected, NOT what the author is saying.
DON'T:
Because he used the simile: "The exuberant walls of the kitchen were as saturated as the jungle of the Amazon," the author is trying to say the walls are wet.
DO:
Because he used the simile: "The exuberant walls of the kitchen were as saturated as the jungle of the Amazon," the author placed an image of a damp and alien rain forest into the audience's minds. This, in turn, causes the audience to be captured in the author's colorful imagination, and put themselves in this wild setting. This sets the scene for further descriptions of the house.
As long as you have your packet to identify rhetorical strategies, and are able to find some biased article online, you'll be fine. Good luck with this.
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Date: Mon, May 24 2010 05:21:57
lol thanks for the response.
im supposed to create something though, not find something and analyze it.
i think imma make a brochure... lol
thanks for the response again!
btw, u already learned about rhetorical stuff even though youre still in hs? -
Date: Mon, May 24 2010 19:59:50
Yeah. I'm in AP Language, and all we do it write/analyze rhetorical essays (articles, short stories, arguments, yadda-yadda). It's really not that bad, but the reading can be droll and difficult to interpret.