Syllabus
How many essays are we writing this semester?
Three
What is another name for freewriting?
Stream of consciousness writing.
Who created what we know as the "Rhetorical Triangle?"
Aristotle
Title page or paper header?
Paper header!
Please discuss your favorite TED Talk shown so far in class.
Contestant's choice!
How can you make a Zoom appointment with the instructor?
Click on the link under the Appointments tab on the instructor's website, www.powerliftingprofessor.com/appointments
The prewriting technique that requires circling categories after a brainstorming session.
Clustering
What is ethos?
Ethos, an ancient Greek word meaning “character,” is a rhetorical or written technique that appeals to an audience or reader's ethics. Authors achieve ethos in their writing by demonstrating that they are a trustworthy source of accurate information
What is the name/title of the page where sources are listed?
Works Cited
Please discuss a rhetorical tool used in a commercial we watched.
Contestant's choice!
Where did the instructor's embarrassing moment happen?
The roller rink in New Jersey.
What is "Looping?"
Looping is a freewriting technique that allows you to focus your ideas continually while trying to discover a writing topic. After you freewrite for the first time, identify a key thought or idea in your writing, and begin to freewrite again, with that idea as your starting point.
What is an example of pathos?
Background music, sentimental pictures, etc.
How are sources organized on the last page of the paper?
In alphabetical order, by author's last name.
What does the word "octogenarian" mean and break down why/how?
Eighty-something, the root, "octo."
How can one access the textbook?
Click on the link in the syllabus.
What are the two ways a writer can "limit" their freewriting?
By page space
By time
What is the root word found in the word "logos" that can help one define it?
Logic
What is the type of indent called where the first line is flush with the left margin, and all subsequent lines are indented.
Hanging indent.
The first example of a negative political commercial, and one more fact about it (who were the candidates, who won, how many ties did it air)?
Daisy Commercial
1964 Presidential Election between Goldwater & Johnson
Aired only once.
Where can one find everyone's blog addresses listed in one place?
The Announcement post.
Who was the quote, "The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing" attributed to in the Prewriting Powerpoint?
Walt Disney
Review the basic five paragraph structure, using the hamburger method.
Top bun: Introductory Paragraph
Middle/fixings: Body Paragraphs
Bottom bun: Concluding paragraph
How can you get your Works Cited page to stay on its own page?
Insert a page break.
Name one TED Talk speaker we watched.
Lizzy Velasquez
Shane Koyczan
Mena Trott