Rhetorical Questions Only
"In modern advertising, the Super Bowl commercial spot is considered the perfect time and place for an advertisement, demonstrating this rhetorical concept."
What is kairos?
When citing a quote in your paper, what TWO elements must appear in the in-text parenthetical citation for both MLA and for APA
What are the author's last name and page number/year?
According to Jenae Cohn, this everyday object uses visual rhetoric through its octagonal shape and red color.
What is a stop sign?
The Final ePortfolio must be submitted by this date and time.
What is December 10th at 11:59PM?
Before moving to Texas what state(s) did Professor Koulen live in?
What are Maryland, Pennsylvania, AND/or New Jersey?
This rhetorical appeal uses statistics and facts to persuade an audience.
What is logos?
Read this scenario: You paraphrase an author's idea and include their name in your sentence: 'According to Professor Smith, college students average 6 hours of sleep.' Your in-text citation should include this REMAINING information."
What is (p. #) for MLA or (Year) for APA?
The McGraw-Hill Guide identifies this as the first and most important question to ask yourself before starting to write.
What is 'Who is my audience?'
Also will accept: What is the purpose?
Your 'About the Author' section should include these TWO elements.
What are a written introduction AND a visual element?
Professor Koulen shares her home with this four-legged fur ball who's been mentioned in lecture examples.
Maeby the Orange Cat
The writer, purpose, audience, context, and medium are the five elements that make up this foundational concept
What is the rhetorical situation?
Even if you change some words around or rearrange the sentence structure, you still need to do this when using someone else's ideas
What is provide a citation?
What is give credit to the original author?)
Analyze this common thread: Alvarez's article about 'Official American English,' Cunningham's piece on African American Language, and Lyiscott's '3 Ways to Speak English' all challenge this fundamental assumption about language."
What is linguistic supremacy? What is the idea that one form of English is superior to others?
In the Final Reflection Essay, you must cite this type of source to support your reflection
What is a course reading/PDF article or textbook chapter?
When not grading papers or writing, you might find Professor Koulen doing this activity.
Acceptable Answers: What is Running, Cooking, Playing Video Games, Reading, or Planning her Wedding?
A food delivery service changes its advertising from 'convenient food delivery' to 'contact-free delivery' during a pandemic. This demonstrates an understanding of what rhetorical concepts?
What are kairos and context? Accept also: What is adapting to rhetorical situation?
Create an MLA Citation with the following information:
(You can use OWL Purdue or your textbook for help)
The authors: Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard
The book: Ancient Civilizations
The year: 1989.
The city: Philadelphia.
The publisher: Gold House.
Goldman, Henry, and Elizabeth Howard. Ancient Civilizations. Philadelphia, Gold House, 1989.
Analyze this scenario: A student creates a serious academic presentation using Comic Sans font and bright colors. According to Cohn, this violates these TWO principles of visual rhetoric.
What are genre conventions AND audience expectations?
Besides major assignments, you may include these types of course materials as artifacts.
What are outlines, free-writing, notes, journal entries, AND weekly assignments?
Also accept: What is work from other courses that exemplify your growth or work in a particular skill this semester?
Professor Koulen shares this piece of advice at the end of every class meeting
Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Others
Analyze this scenario: During a graduation speech, a valedictorian (who has a 4.0 GPA) shares research about future job markets, tells an emotional story about their immigrant parents' sacrifices, and connects it to the significance of graduating during the school's 100th anniversary. Identify ALL FOUR rhetorical appeals at work.
What are ethos [4.0 GPA], logos [job market research], pathos [emotional family story], and kairos [100th anniversary]?
Identify ALL THREE citation errors in this paragraph:
Social media affects mental health (Brown, p. 45). Research shows that teenagers spend an average of seven hours online daily. (Smith, 2023) Jones and Brown state 'anxiety levels have increased' (p.12) among young adults.'
What are: 1. Inconsistent citation styles mixing MLA and APA, 2. Unnecessary period before parenthetical citation, and 3. Missing year or author in final citation?
Fill in the BLANK:
ALL FIVE modes of multimodal composing are used in an Instagram post:
What is
(linguistic)
(aural)
(gestural)
TRUE OR FALSE: Password-protected sites are not allowed for the final portfolio.
What is False - they are allowed with proper access sharing
Professor Koulen earned her Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, and a Graduate Certificate in Writing from this Pennsylvania university?
What is Millersville University?