Daily Grammar Lesson
What is the most commonly used letter in the English alphabet?
E
Who is credited with developing the basics of rhetoric. (I mention this individual fairly often)
Aristotle
Name a place on campus where you can print
What does the word 'stasis' mean?
A state of balance or stability
What is my favorite NFL team?
The Atlanta Falcons (they still suck)
Give an example of an instance when you would use single quotes (' ')
Quote within a quote
Emphasis on a word
Name a type of multimodal text
A lot of different things
Name a way to appeal to pathos
something emotional
What level of Stasis Theory are people least likely to disagree on? (This is a generalization for most situations)
Facts
What was the name of the first assignment that you did in this class?
Literacy Narrative
(Technically Weekly Assignment 1)
I'll take either
The following sentence is an example of _______ voice.
The house was painted by Anna.
Passive
Name the 5 modes of communication we have discussed in class
Spatial, Gestural, Aural/Audio, Visual, Linguistic
If there is no author provided for a source, what should be the first thing listed in an MLA citation of that source.
Hint: This would also be used in the in-text citation
Title of the source
What are the 4 levels of stasis theory (you can name the optional 5th one as well, but you don't have to)
Facts
Definition
Cause/Effect (optional)
Value
Policy
What is the name of the punctuation mark that combines the exclamation mark and question mark.
Interrobang
Which of the following sentences use correct punctuation? (Can be multiple)
My dog is morbidly obese. (I can't imagine why.)
My dog is morbidly obese (I can't imagine why).
I may have overfed my dog (but he looked really hungry!).
All are correct
Name 2 of the 3 attitudes towards rhetoric we discussed in class this week
Sophistical, Platonic, Aristotelian
Which of these sentences includes a nonessential appositive? (Which sentence uses commas correctly)
1.The English Writer, Austen, was an influential figure.
2. My friend, Brent, loves high fructose corn syrup.
3. Mr. Johnson, the manager, is a strict man.
3. Mr. Johnson, the manager, is a strict man.
Give an example of a question that might be asked at the 'value' level of Stasis Theory
Some question pertaining to morality
Explain an instance when passive voice might be preferable to active voice. (Daily Grammar Lesson)
To emphasize an object
To de-emphasize an unknown subject/actor
If the reader does not need to know who is responsible for the action
Give me at least one of the extended "I before E except after C" rules
when sounded as 'a' as in 'neighbor'
unless the 'c' is part of a 'sh' sound
or it appears in superlative
also except when the vowels are sounded as 'e' as in 'seize'
or 'i' as in height
or also in '-ing' inflections ending in 'e'
there are a few more
A more modern take on this rhetorical appeal would be the use of a story/concept that everyone in a community knows and serves as a reference point.
Mythos
Think of the Rhetorical Situation (Triple Venn Diagram)
What is found at the intersection of Writer and Audience?
What is found at the intersection of Writer and Subject?
1. Purpose
2. Exigence
What level of Stasis Theory would this question be associated with:
How long should X be sentenced to prison for the murder of Y?
Policy
Give an example of an affordance to a certain genre.
Give an example of a restriction of that same genre.
too many possibilities to type