Classroom Policies
When is Project 1 due?
September 30 at 11:59pm
False!
What does rhetor mean?
The person, organization, or entity who is communicating
T/F ChatGPT is always right.
False!
T/F Analysis is summary but with a fancier title.
Definitely not.
AI can be used when explicitly stated for the assignment. Otherwise, it's not allowed.
Is waving to your roommate when you pass them on campus a genre?
Yep!
Which part of the rhetorical situation is most important?
It depends!
What is something you might EXCLUDE in your summary of a rhetorical artifact?
Extra details, unrelated anecdotes, parts of the piece that don't relate to the main point, etc.
Is the following example analysis?
"Cool Runnings is a heartwarming sports comedy that follows a group of Jamaican athletes who, after failing to qualify for the Summer Olympics in track and field, decide to form their country’s first-ever bobsled team. Despite lacking experience and facing ridicule from the international community, they train under the guidance of a gruff but caring coach and slowly build camaraderie."
No
How many absences am I allowed?
4 (equivalent to 2 weeks)
How does rhetoric differ from writing?
Writing is a type of rhetoric. Rhetoric is a much broader category that can include other mediums as well.
What does kairos mean?
Timeliness or how timely something is
Where can you look in an article for the main point or thesis?
The introduction or conclusion
Explain the different between reading to summarize and reading to analyze.
Reading to summarize involves going in looking for the main points, the support for the arguments, plot points, even narrative themes to create a comprehensive recap of the article.
Reading to analyze involves looking for particular rhetorical elements and how they affect the piece as a whole—and why that matters.
What's the name of our textbook?
Everyone's an Author
How do we define genre in this class?
Typified responses to social action. Or anything along the lines of that :)
List all of the elements of the rhetorical situation we've discussed in class
Genre, rhetor, audience, purpose, exigence, kairos
ChatGPT is what type of artificial intelligence?
Large language model
List 3 things that AI is bad at.
Options include:
Creativity
Unique connections between ideas
Multitask
Fully search the web the way a human can
Evaluate a source’s credibility and potential uses
Experience empathy or sympathy
Deep analysis
Writing introductions
When are Professor Schulzke's office hours?
3:15–4:15pm or by appointment
Define rhetoric
Contextual communication
Passing by your roommate. You wouldn't wave to a random stranger, right?
What's the difference between paraphrasing and summary? Is there one?
Yes. Paraphrasing is just rewording someone's words in your own way. It can be a part of summary, but summary involves more.
1. Pick 1–2 elements of the text
2. Determine how that element affects the whole piece
3. Use specific examples from the text to prove how that element is affecting the whole
4. Draw conclusions and tell us WHY