Read Reading & Rhetorical Context

What to read

Please read this excerpt which focuses on questions to help you develop a Rhetorical Analysis. It’s quite brief.

Click here to read What is Rhetorical Analysis?Links to an external site.

Want some extra reading? 🙂 Here’s some additional tips on How to Read RhetoricallyLinks to an external site..

What to submit

Choose two of the bulleted questions listed in the chapter, and answer them about the Backpacks vs Briefcases article. For example, if one of the questions asked “Describe the tone in the piece,” in this assignment you will describe the tone in Briefcases vs Backpacks. Again, please choose two questions to respond to,

Grading

You can earn up to 5 points for each question answered for a total of 10 points.

These are questions listed below, Only chose 2 bulleted questions

• What is rhetoric?
• What is context? What is audience? What are constraints? How do those 3 work together?
• What is ethos/pathos/logos? How do those 3 work together?
• What are examples of rhetoric that you see or hear on a daily basis?
• What are some ways that you create rhetoric? What kinds o fmessages are you trying to communicate?
• What is an example of a rhetorical situation that you have found yourself in? Discuss exigence, audience, and constraints.

General suggestions for annotations:

• Make connections to other things you have read
• Make connections to your own life
• Ask a question about something you don’t understand
• Respond to a classmate’s comment or question
• Paraphrase a confusing line
• Explain an idea in your own words
• Summarize a paragraph
• Connect back to our essay prompt, where relevant.

Link of article:
https://wac.colostate.edu/docs/books/writingspaces…