Unit I
Define rhetoric, as we've discussed in this class
The art of communication
The quality of being trusted and believed in
Credibility
Define Literacy x2
1. The ability to read and write, and
2. Competence or knowledge in a specified area
Two main themes this unit
Transfer and Reflection
Team Edward or Team Jacob. Why?
Edward because Jacob is a manipulative "nice guy" who doesn't respect female friendships or boundaries. (Dude said he was going to kill himself if she didnt kiss him in eclipse, so)
The four rhetorical appeals, and their definitions
Pathos - appeal to emotions
Logos - appeal to logic
Ethos - appeal to ethics and credibility
Kairos - appeal to time and culture
What is the tendency to process information by looking for, or interpreting, information that is consistent with one's existing beliefs
Vershawn Ashanti Young wrote these two essays:
1. Should Writers Use They Own English
2. "Nah We Straight:" An Argument Against Code-Switching
Awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes
Metacognition
Define Narrative
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story, containing five key elements:
plot, setting, characters, point of view, and conflict
Young defines this as:
blending dos idiomas or copping enough standard English to really make yo' AAE be Da Bomb
Code-Meshing
Define subculture
A group of people within a culture that differentiates itself from the parent culture to which it belongs, often maintaining some of its founding principles
Wrote "I wish to put my blackness into some kind of order" in their narrative
Kiki Petrosino
Defined as the rhetorical mixture of vocabulary, tone, point of view, and syntax that makes phrases, sentences, and paragraphs flow in a particular manner according to a specific author's unique aura and vibe
Voice
Define Genre
a category of writing;
any form or type of communication in any mode with socially-agreed-upon conventions developed over time
One word definition of: The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
Context
A practice to implement to reduce bias in conducting observations
Double-entry notebook
Four of the six types of narrative forms
1. Braided essay
2. Hermit Crab essay
3. Lyrical Essay
4. Fragmented essay
5. Personal reportage essay
6. Graphic essay
Through this assignment, the Final Reflection gets turned in
ePortfolio
At least four poetic devices
what is metaphor, similie, alliteration, ambiguity, irony, sibilance, onomatopoeia, personification, rhyme, iambic pentameter
The point of Nora McInerny's TED Talk about grief.
We don't "move on" from grief, we move forward with it.
Define Primary and Secondary Research
1. Primary means original, first-hand; the author of the source generated the research data they are using.
2. Secondary Research: when an author of the source you are using gathers existing data, usually produced by someone else, and they then report, analyze or interpret that other person's data.
The 5 modes of communication
Sapcial, aural, gestural, linguistic, and visual.
Evidence you can include in your final reflection (pick 4)
RWJs, formal projects, edit letters, peer and instructor feedback, activities, freewrites, readings, speakers, discussions, our syllabus
A poem of fourteen lines using any of a number of formal rhyme schemes, in English typically having ten syllables per line
A sonnet