We discussed in class rhetorical situations defining it as any moment you attempt to use language to communicate a message. We discussed the various factors that help us decide how we will act in a given rhetorical situation. These included:
- genre (kind of writing)
- audience
- purpose
- tone (attitude)
- voice (sound)
- context (outside influences, environment, time, place)
- media (print, electronic, spoken)
- design (look)
Afterwards we analyzed several common forms of writing that we perform in our daily lives such as text messages, Facebook comments, and notes to self.
Blog
I introduced you to our class blog and informed you that this would be the place to go if you missed class or needed a quick refresher on the last class' lesson. All handouts and homework assignments will be posted on this blog along with a brief summary of each class. You were informed that you will also be keeping a blog this semester. See the blog assignment sheet posted on the right hand side of the page. Your first blog post is due Sunday, September 18. You will be expected to write two blogs a week one due every Sunday and Thursday by 4. You can also earn extra credit by responding to your classmates blog posts or by posting more than two blogs a week. We ran out of time and was unable to set up your blogs. This is probably how we will begin class today. We voted on a title of the blog and even though "Blogging Western Style" was the winner, I made the executive decision to change it to the runner-up "3NGLI$H 1050."
This blog is specifically for our English class and our class explores different types writing including text speech which makes "3NGLI$H 1050" a fitting title. We also have to take into consideration our potential audience. For the most part we will probably be the only people who view the blog, but it is open to the public and if anyone outside of our class happens to view the blog we want them to be able to tell what they're getting into based on the title. "Blogging Western Style" was too general.
Homework
- Purchase book and copy card (Due Wednesday 9/14)
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