Class call backs!
The purpose of rhetoric
What is to persuade your audience?
"God, what have you done?/ You're a pink pony girl"
Who is Chappell Roan?
This actor starred in Baz Luhrmann's 1996 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet.
Who is Leonardo Dicaprio?
The first step Harris provides us with when analyzing a text.
What is "coming to terms"?
This actor hated his role as a sparkly vampire.
Who is Edward Cullen?
This author's essay regarding identity and culture, titled "How to Tame a Wild Tongue" utilizes personal stories to persuade readers.
Who is Gloria Anzaldua?
"If you want to talk badly about me, talk badly about my language"
Who is Gloria Anzaldua?
This well-known broadway musical was inspired by Romeo and Juliet and eventually adapted into a film by Steven Spielberg.
What is West Side Story?
This is one of Harris's four moves for "forwarding a text," where you reference a source through paraphrase or quotation and then add to the discussion at hand with your own argument.
What is extending?
This style of pant became popular in the early 2010s, combining two styles for ultimate comfort.
What are jeggings?
This author/speaker was passionate about making every individual story known.
Who is Adichie?
"Sweet like honey, karma is a cat/purring in my lap cause it loves me/...me and karma vibe like that"
Amanda Bynes is well known for her role as a soccer player in this adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
What is "She's the Man"?
Harris references "Through the Looking Glass" as an epigraph; the famous text contains a curious young girl.
Who is Alice in Wonderland?
This fast food chain called out Katy Perry after going on the Blue Origin rocket.
What is Wendys?
This myth tells the tale of a man who becomes infatuated with his own reflection.
What is Echo and Narcissus?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!! (you can bet up to your full points)
"When composition classes encourage these students to ignore those voices that seem irrelevant to the purified world of the classroom, most students are often able to so without much struggle."
Who is Min-Zhan Lu?
Heath Ledger plays opposite Julia Stiles in this 1999 romcom based on a Shakespeare classic.
Who is Heath Ledger?
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
This step in writing is when you are able to understand the sensibility of a writer and apply it to your own technique. (Sensibility is related to style)
What is "taking an approach"?
This song is played in the eighth inning of every Red Sox home game.
What is "Sweet Caroline"?
This analogy was referenced in Min-Zhan Lu's essay "From Silence to Words: Writing as Struggle" in order to emphasize the way a discourse should happen.
What is "The Parlor Scene"?
"I recently received a painful reminder that racism, poverty, and the abuse of power are global problems which are by no means unique to South Africa."
Who is Willie Jordan?
This Shakespeare play is the basis for 1999 romcom classic 10 Things I Hate About You
What is "Taming of the Shrew"?
Harris references an adventure novel by Miguel de Cervantes in his first chapter to discuss different ways to adapt texts.
What is Don Quixote?
Drake played a notable character on the teen drama Degrassi before pivoting to music.
Who is Jimmy?