Rhetoric & Writing
If someone is using data and graphs to support their argument, they are appealing to this.
What is logos?
We watched this author and activist deliver a powerful talk about the dangers of a single story.
Who is Adichie?
This first chapter of the O'Brien novel also doubles as its title.
What is "The Things They Carried"?
We recently began discussions about news media, specifically this large and lucrative news network that paid out almost $8 million to avoid the embarrassment of a public scandal and lawsuit.
What is FOX?
Our class begins at this time.
What is 3 pm/ 6 pm?
For writing body paragraphs, I ask you to use this acronym that also doubles as a dessert.
What is PIE?
The final O'Brien chapter "Lives of the Dead" highlights this character and childhood friend of O'Brien who passed away.
Who is Linda?
This chapter from TTTC gives an account of O'Brien's internal conflict about going to war and his attempt to cross the Canadian border.
What is "On the Rainy River"?
During class, I asked you to get into groups and assigned you prompts that asks you to give your position on a specific issue. I then gave you a formula to fill out and write this part of an academic essay.
What is a thesis statement?
This is the name of the college you are currently attending.
What is MiraCosta?
We did a rhetorical analysis on this film clip earlier in the semester depicting soldiers puzzling out whether to save a fellow soldier.
What is Saving Private Ryan?
In the short essay "Reading to Write," this well-known horror author claims that in order to become a good writer, one must read a lot.
Who is Stephen King?
We have discussed these TWO types of truths as a recurring theme in TTTC.
What are story truth and actual/happening/real truth?
During class, we watched this education and human rights activist deliver a powerful speech to the United Nations.
Who is Malala Yousafzai?
If you see a “don’t text and drive” commercial showing a family crying and in distress with sad music in the background because their teenager is hospitalized from a car accident, it is primarily appealing to this.
What is pathos?
This two-word term describes the contents of one of the readings assigned, and why we may often feel like a fraud.
What is imposter syndrome?
During class, I broke you up into groups and had you answer questions about this O'Brien character that include the symbolic nature of a body of water and the desperate need to connect with other people.
Who is Norman Bowker?
We did a rhetorical analysis of an advertisement during class from this major brand and assessed the messaging about women empowerment
What is Nike?
If you are applying to a four-year university and they ask you to write a statement of purpose indicating your GPA, future goals, accomplishments, and one social cause you care about, you are persuading using primarily these appeals:
What are ethos, pathos, and logos?
We recently read and discussed Stuart Hall and his contributions to academic study with this two-word method for understanding media and popular culture in an academic setting.
What is Cultural Studies?
O'Brien purposely inserted several female characters into TTTC. Name at least three.
Any combo: Who are Mary Anne, Martha, Kathleen, or Linda?
I discussed the importance of knowing the audience you're writing to and had you do an activity where you told the same story to three different types of people: name all three.
Who are a friend/someone close, a parent/grandparent, and a cop?