What you need to know!
What are we presenting on?
Metacommentary
What is metacommentary?
Secondary text that explains and guides readers through a primary argument.
Name two group members.
How do subtitles function as metacommentary?
They further explain or elaborate on the main title.
What is one of the most important forms of metacommentary?
A title
Name 2 drawbacks of not using metacommentary
For the title, Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, what is the main text and the meta text?
Main text: Amusing Ourselves to Death
Meta Text: Publix Discourse in the Age of Show Business
What is Metatext?
The additional text that guides readers!
Name two benefits of using metacommentary
Anticipate, Prevent misinterpretation, Overexplain and Distingush your ideas.
Why do we need metacommentary?
Readers won't always be able to understand what is being written, so it is better to over-explain.
What can the second text also be known as?
Working text or Meta text
Give an example of a template for metacommentary
ome templates are:
Name 3 reasons metacommentary is useful
- To ward off potential misunderstandings
- To elaborate on a previous idea
- To provide a road map to your text
- To move from a general claim to a speicfic example
- To indicate that a claim is more, less or eqaully useful
- To explain a claim when you anticipate objections
- To guide readers to your most general point
Name 2 different forms of metacomentary
Entertaining objections, Transitions, Framing or Quotations