Below is the rhetorical vocabulary list to write the reflective letter for your portfolio and to talk about your work in our conference. You may have to research some of these words to be able to use them effectively. Choose the words that apply to what you have learned so far this semester. Be able to give examples from your work that relate to the rhetorical terms you use.
Have you figured out yet that the letter and conference are really the same assignment: one is written and the other is spoken.
No class this week. See you in conference.
Tim
Redundancy:
Meaningless Words:
Meta discourse:
Trust
Form
Genre
Organization
Structure
Opening
Closing
Theme/Hypothesis/Research Question(s)
Explicit/Implicit/Extended
Argument
Audience
Voice
Flow
Research
Evidence
Sources
Pace
Point of View
Direct
Diction
Tension Point
Summary
Paraphrase
Quotes
Insert Quote
Block Quote
Documentation
Citation
Transitions
Tone
Subheads
Order
Choppy
Overstatement
Rhythm
Wordplay
Syntax
Format
Sentence Structure
Surrender Moments
Writer/Reader/Text
Risk Taking
All the world is a text
Worthy Message
Binary
Writer Choice
Two Research Paradigms
Explicit/Implicit/Extended
Narrator Presence
Topic à ThesisàFocus
Entertainment
Storytelling
Analysis vs Opinion
Evidence
Corroboration
Naming (Creating Terms)
I wanted to give those willing yet another chance to begin a dialogue on the blog here about topics that matter to our courses. This is especially important as I review your midterm performance grade and quite frankly, many of you could use the points.
ReplyDeleteThere have been two stories involving the NFL that have received a lot of attention lately. One of them is the story of how the NFL has a big safety issue and how their players are at risk for injury. However, the NFL also markets violent play as a positive thing. See the discussion of this issue in the NY Times by cutting and pasting this url into your browser search box.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/sports/football/22hits.html?scp=4&sq=NFL%20violence%20marketing&st=cse
And then there was this column on NFL cheerleaders.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/sports/football/17rhoden.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=NFL%20cheerleaders&st=cse
I am especially interested in the ideas of sexism of cheerleading as sport, and the idea that the use of cheerleaders in the NFL and NBA undermines the athletic skill required. Do you think cheerleaders are athletes?
If the URL links do not work, just go to the NY TIMES and put NFL cheerleaders or NFL violence into the search box.
Looking forward to seeing you all post and comment here.
what exact topic are we suppose to be writing about in the research proposal
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