Information Cycle
How many nodes (intervals of time) are generally defined in the Information Cycle?
7:
Immediate Hours
Days Weeks
Months Years
and Decades
What are the 3 general categories that broadly define a source's purpose?
PIE:
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
(but remember, purpose's generally overlap these categories and are much more complex)
The process of using an article as a starting point, then tracking down other sources connected to that work, through checking other cited works within the original source or following breadcrumbs for more information like important dates, people, events, places, etc.
How many points is the Segment 2 Information Cycle Project worth?
150
What is the degree and specialization I am getting here at UWM
PhD in Creative Writing
How does the audience trend from early in the information cycle to the later in the Information Cycle?
Audience gets narrowed from general to very small niche readers
What is Rhetoric?
The study and practice of effective communication
Define the term Research Question.
A specific question that you want to answer through your research whenever you have explored a topic beyond the general background level.
What is the name of the rhetorical response you must include with every source on the Seg 2 Information Cycle Project by responding to one of the provided bullet points?
A Curation
What is my favorite color?
Yellow
Where would you likely find a social media post as a source in the information cycle? Early or Late?
Early, likely in the immediate, hours, or days
What are the three categories of genre traits that define the choices a rhetor makes when composing in a given written genre?
Stylistic choices
Design choices
Source choices
What is the name of the method of research skill to get past the initial flood of results on google or a database search engine leading to the more in-depth research and specialized sources.
Disrupting the Top 10
How many "Extended Response" sections, the ones with the white background, were there on the Seg 1 Graphic Organizer project?
4
What instrument do I play?
Guitar
Define the term Exigence.
What are the 5 modes?
Aural
Visual
Linguistic
Spatial
Gestural
Name at least 3 filters you can use to narrow your results on Search@UW.
Resource Type
Creation Date
Topic Filters
Availibilty
Location
Genre
Peer Reviewed
Collections
Trick Question, you can include citations in whatever format you want, but you only need to have links. APA citations will be needed for your next project though.
How many years have I been teaching English at the college level?
What is the Dimmer Switch Phenomenon?
The way that information becomes general knowledge over time in human culture through the repeated discourse of a given topic.
Define Medium as a Rhetorical element. (Must include the possible mediums in the response)
The specific channel or method used to convey information to the audience. Can be Digital (electronic) or Physical (Print)
What is the WHO, WHAT, and WHERE of Stakeholders?
Stakeholder
Source Types
Access
How long does your Seg 2 White Paper project need to be?
5-6 double spaced pages (excluding title page and references page)
Where am I from? (City, State)