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Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Blog 5A
Katie Smith
Professor Marchant
29 September 2015
Rhetorical Gazes
A rhetorical gaze is what you use to describe your image in order to reach a certain audience. It is also explaining what you are seeing. And why it is important.
Familial: this view is things that are close and intimate to us. This image is a happy family. It uses pathos and appeals to peoples emotions. Who doesn't want happy family?
Consumer: This rhetorical gaze is something that you would do occasionally, usually involving spending money. Some examples of this in society are sales, good deals, and the best prices. In order to connect with their audience they uses ethos to draw in customers with better prices for better quality items. This is a big tool that emphasizes you will save lots of money if you buy something now instead of later. This a great device to get customers to buy things. Packaging is also a big tool used to get people to buy things. For example colorful, sugar packed fruit snacks with different shapes and sizes are always down low for little kids to easily get a hold of.
National: This gaze brings out peoples pride and and patriotism. Two important tools used in this gaze are ethos by appealing to the character of the picture, what the event was and the time frame. And logos, stating what events or things took place and how, and why it was important. This portray's the importance of our country and the defining moments in history that have taken place. Such as 911, it was a horrible thing however it woke America up.
These rhetorical gazes are important in connecting with different types of audiences. It portrays different views for different audiences, in different ways. First you have to understand who your audience is find out what elements help us identify the audience. Make sure to look at the different aspects of the pictures and how they relate with one another. Focusing on what tools you need to use to reach your audience is key in helping them to think how you do.
Monday, September 21, 2015
Blog 4A
Katie Smith
English 1010
Professor Marchant
21 September 2015
Cause and effect structure is immediate consequences from your actions. Cause and effect describes how something is happening. It helps us analyze how something happens and why it happens through a series of chain reactions. In cause and effect their are contributing causes, main causes and the primary effect. Contributing causes are things that lead up to cause and effect, like background information. The main causes are the key events that have a primary effect which lead to more cause and effect chain reactions. And lastly the primary effect describes what has happened, why, and what is going to happen later on. Another factor that usually plays in to this process is ripple effects. Things that happen as a result of the primary effect, or effects down the line.
A benefit of using cause and effect is that it helps you identify causes that contribute to an effect. And can help you to identify areas for improvement. It also demonstrates how we are affected by our actions, and the chain reactions that can happen as a result of one decision. This can help an audience better understand what events caused what results. Cause and effect can also help the audience analyze and understand the logical order of things. When analyzing a paper the best way to identify the cause and effect is to look for background information that leads up to a decision. Next look for the effect that decision had, and what chain reactions occurred because of it.
Katie Smith
English 1010
Professor Marchant
21 September 2015
Cause and effect structure is immediate consequences from your actions. Cause and effect describes how something is happening. It helps us analyze how something happens and why it happens through a series of chain reactions. In cause and effect their are contributing causes, main causes and the primary effect. Contributing causes are things that lead up to cause and effect, like background information. The main causes are the key events that have a primary effect which lead to more cause and effect chain reactions. And lastly the primary effect describes what has happened, why, and what is going to happen later on. Another factor that usually plays in to this process is ripple effects. Things that happen as a result of the primary effect, or effects down the line.
A benefit of using cause and effect is that it helps you identify causes that contribute to an effect. And can help you to identify areas for improvement. It also demonstrates how we are affected by our actions, and the chain reactions that can happen as a result of one decision. This can help an audience better understand what events caused what results. Cause and effect can also help the audience analyze and understand the logical order of things. When analyzing a paper the best way to identify the cause and effect is to look for background information that leads up to a decision. Next look for the effect that decision had, and what chain reactions occurred because of it.
Friday, September 18, 2015
Blog 3B
Katie Smith
English 1010
18 September 2015
Peer review is when other people critique a paper and give feedback to try to help a writer make their paper better. It is a great way for someone to know how they can improve their paper after they have revised the paper themselves. For a different point of view. Peer review is an important part of revising an essay. It helps the writer to find ways to improve their paper that they might not have recognized other wise. I really like peer reviews because when I correct my own paper I don't always notice the small grammatical mistakes or things that don't make sense. Another important part of peer review is having more then one person look at and revise your paper so you get other people's perspectives and styles of writing to help you improve your own. When you peer review other people's papers it helps you find mistakes easier in your own papers. This technique can help you to improve your essay dramatically and is a great tool to make that paper just a little bit better, and to flow a little smoother.
Katie Smith
English 1010
18 September 2015
Peer review is when other people critique a paper and give feedback to try to help a writer make their paper better. It is a great way for someone to know how they can improve their paper after they have revised the paper themselves. For a different point of view. Peer review is an important part of revising an essay. It helps the writer to find ways to improve their paper that they might not have recognized other wise. I really like peer reviews because when I correct my own paper I don't always notice the small grammatical mistakes or things that don't make sense. Another important part of peer review is having more then one person look at and revise your paper so you get other people's perspectives and styles of writing to help you improve your own. When you peer review other people's papers it helps you find mistakes easier in your own papers. This technique can help you to improve your essay dramatically and is a great tool to make that paper just a little bit better, and to flow a little smoother.
Monday, September 14, 2015
Blog 3A
Katie Smith
English 1010
Professor Marchant
14 September 2015
In Zambreno's article she uses many different rhetorical tools to connect with her audience. Some of these tools include plasticity and piece meal. Plasticity is reshaping something to fit an audience. Zambreno uses plasticity to put the text in different ways for the audience to be able to connect with. By using different examples and stories. Another important tool she uses in her essay is piece meal. This is defined as using different sources to tell one story. Zambreno uses this rhetorical tool when she uses bits and pieces of different Arthurian narratives to tell a bigger story. She does this in order to help her audience understand the point she is trying to make.
Some other tools that are used throughout Zambreno's essay are windows of opportunity and open ended closure. A windows of opportunity is a short time in which an opportunity exists, an opportunity to tell a story. This is demonstrated in Zambreno's article when she discusses the Arthurian narratives and leaves the audience to interpret the endings, or the next story to come. This rhetorical tool goes hand in hand with open ended closure. Open ended closure is when their is no final resolution, their are unanswered questions. This tool is used when Zambreno talks about all of Arthur's different narratives and how his story is being retold in different stories today. The reader is able to make up their own ending to the Arthurian narratives because their is no ending.
Katie Smith
English 1010
Professor Marchant
14 September 2015
In Zambreno's article she uses many different rhetorical tools to connect with her audience. Some of these tools include plasticity and piece meal. Plasticity is reshaping something to fit an audience. Zambreno uses plasticity to put the text in different ways for the audience to be able to connect with. By using different examples and stories. Another important tool she uses in her essay is piece meal. This is defined as using different sources to tell one story. Zambreno uses this rhetorical tool when she uses bits and pieces of different Arthurian narratives to tell a bigger story. She does this in order to help her audience understand the point she is trying to make.
Some other tools that are used throughout Zambreno's essay are windows of opportunity and open ended closure. A windows of opportunity is a short time in which an opportunity exists, an opportunity to tell a story. This is demonstrated in Zambreno's article when she discusses the Arthurian narratives and leaves the audience to interpret the endings, or the next story to come. This rhetorical tool goes hand in hand with open ended closure. Open ended closure is when their is no final resolution, their are unanswered questions. This tool is used when Zambreno talks about all of Arthur's different narratives and how his story is being retold in different stories today. The reader is able to make up their own ending to the Arthurian narratives because their is no ending.
Friday, September 11, 2015
Blog 2B
Katie Smith
English 1010
Professor Marchant
11 September 2015
In the process of writing a paper an important rhetorical element to use is connecting with the audience. First identify who your audience is. This is essential so you can know how to speak to them. This will help you to understand what tools you need to connect with your audience. Understand your role, and the best way to get people on your page. Let your audience know your understanding and the issue's that are involved. Connecting with your audience helps you idea's to flow smoothly.
Some other rhetorical elements that help a writers idea's run smoothly is using order and transitions. Maintaining clear order makes it so your thoughts and points make sense. Putting your points in chronological order is also very important for making your paper run smoothly. However you can change chronological order during flashbacks, foreshadowing, and flash forwards so the audience can connect with the text. Transitions are another important rhetorical tool, They should state what happened and what's next. Its important to use different transition words to mix things up. Connecting with your audience, and using order and transitions are all important rhetorical elements for helping your paper to flow smoothly and to get your point across.
Katie Smith
English 1010
Professor Marchant
11 September 2015
In the process of writing a paper an important rhetorical element to use is connecting with the audience. First identify who your audience is. This is essential so you can know how to speak to them. This will help you to understand what tools you need to connect with your audience. Understand your role, and the best way to get people on your page. Let your audience know your understanding and the issue's that are involved. Connecting with your audience helps you idea's to flow smoothly.
Some other rhetorical elements that help a writers idea's run smoothly is using order and transitions. Maintaining clear order makes it so your thoughts and points make sense. Putting your points in chronological order is also very important for making your paper run smoothly. However you can change chronological order during flashbacks, foreshadowing, and flash forwards so the audience can connect with the text. Transitions are another important rhetorical tool, They should state what happened and what's next. Its important to use different transition words to mix things up. Connecting with your audience, and using order and transitions are all important rhetorical elements for helping your paper to flow smoothly and to get your point across.
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Blog 2A
Katie Smith
English 1010
September 9, 2015
A narrative is telling a story in a series of events that are in chronological order. They are easy to follow and make sense of a story. Narratives are important because they connect the audience to the writer. Their importance also lies in the lessons taught through stories that may be memorable to the readers. The thesis statement in a narrative is always about the lessons learned. The stories given in a narrative should demonstrate the lesson you are trying to teach. It's important when writing a narrative to use stories that will support your argument, and get your point across.
Rhetorical tools are very important for the structure of a narrative. A rhetorical tool is what you use when addressing different audiences. Rhetorical tools in narratives are the setting, plot, theme, and characters. The setting should be described in a way that allows the audience to visualize where the story is happening. The plot should be easy to follow, and should have things like foreshadowing, flashbacks and flash forwards so the reader can really connect with the story. The theme in a narrative is the lesson taught throughout the story, that is clear and makes sense to the audience. And lastly the characters have personalities that are important for the overall lesson. They may have flashbacks, memories, or flash forward to help connect with the reader. Another rhetorical tool used in a narrative is to maintain clear order so everything flows smoothly and ties in together.
Katie Smith
English 1010
September 9, 2015
A narrative is telling a story in a series of events that are in chronological order. They are easy to follow and make sense of a story. Narratives are important because they connect the audience to the writer. Their importance also lies in the lessons taught through stories that may be memorable to the readers. The thesis statement in a narrative is always about the lessons learned. The stories given in a narrative should demonstrate the lesson you are trying to teach. It's important when writing a narrative to use stories that will support your argument, and get your point across.
Rhetorical tools are very important for the structure of a narrative. A rhetorical tool is what you use when addressing different audiences. Rhetorical tools in narratives are the setting, plot, theme, and characters. The setting should be described in a way that allows the audience to visualize where the story is happening. The plot should be easy to follow, and should have things like foreshadowing, flashbacks and flash forwards so the reader can really connect with the story. The theme in a narrative is the lesson taught throughout the story, that is clear and makes sense to the audience. And lastly the characters have personalities that are important for the overall lesson. They may have flashbacks, memories, or flash forward to help connect with the reader. Another rhetorical tool used in a narrative is to maintain clear order so everything flows smoothly and ties in together.
Friday, September 4, 2015
Blog 1A
Katie Smith
English 1010
September 4, 2015
Typically an essay is structured with an introduction paragraph, 3-5 body paragraphs this may vary depending on the length of your paper, and a concluding paragraph. The introduction paragraph should introduce what your paper will be all about, and a thesis which will outline what your body paragraphs will be about. The body paragraphs should contain the main points of your essay. Each paragraph should have an introduction sentence that introduces the reader to the topic that will be discussed throughout this paragraph. Lastly the concluding paragraph should restate your thesis and tie everything together.
When writing an essay instead of starting with the introduction paragraph start writing the body paragraphs. How can you introduce something you haven't even written? Next write the concluding paragraph and lastly the introduction paragraph. When you write your introduction paragraph last it allows you to read through your body paragraphs and conclusion and just introduce what you are talking about.
An important part of writing an essay is to know who your audience is and how to speak to them. Understand your role in the conversation, and know what you are trying to say. This will help you to connect with your audience, and will help you get your point across in a way your audience will understand. It's also important to know what tools you need to use to connect with your audience. The ultimate goal is to help your audience to think in your way, and to understand the purpose behind your essay.
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