Syllabus
How many excused absences do you get?
Six!
In a rhetorical situation, what is the AUDIENCE?
The intended listener/hearer/reader of a text.
What is ONE annotating strategy we covered in class?
Possible answers:
Color coding
Content // function charts
Collaborating
What is the activity we do at the start of every class?
Free write
What is my major?
English/Creative Writing/Poetry!
What is my AI policy?
AI sometimes
Your or the author's take on a topic.
What are THREE of FOUR things we need to know to annotate?
1. PURPOSE
2. AUDIENCE
3. AUTHOR
4. EXIGENCE
Name one book we annotated in class
The Vegetarian
Americanah
Symmetry of Fish
Insane
Kim Ji-Young
Where am I from?
Bloomington or Atlanta (either acceptable)
What is my late work policy for assignments?
24 hour grace period, 10% penalty after that until the end of the Unit. No grace period for large assignments (Unit Projects)
What is the definition of RHETORIC?
Listening before speaking
What are the steps to understand a text?
1. Annotate
2. Summarize
3. Respond
What are two readings accessible for WT 1-2 orWT 1-3
The Internet is Ruining Grammar
A Time We Never Knew
Masculine, Feminine, or Truly Gender Inclusive?
When is Project 1 due?
September 29!
Philosopher Kenneth Burke
What is EXIGENCE?
The reason for being of a text; what event or context that prompted the response of the text.
What was the meme we analyzed in class about?
Salad, reaching a wide audience, making arguments accessible to an online audience all acceptable
Name a character from The Great Gatsby
Nick, Daisy, Jay Gatsby, Tom, Jordan, and Myrtle are all acceptable
What are my office hours?
Wednesday 9:45-10:45am or by appointment
What was the PURPOSE AND STANCE of one of the examples of rhetorical situations we analyzed in the first week?
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What is the difference between EXIGENCE and PURPOSE?
Exigence is the reason that lead to the creation of a text, i.e., Governor Newsom responding to gerrymandering efforts in Texas
Purpose is the goal of the author, i.e., Governor Newsom wanted to highlight the ridiculousness of President Trump's social media posts, as well as the ridiculousness of the gerrymandering efforts.
What was the poem we practices in class annotations about?
Pearls, the mall, grandparents
How many pets do I have and what species are they?
BONUS: What are their names?
2 dogs
Holly and Gorgon (Acceptable answer also Sam, my brother)