6/31 - Practicing Rhetorical Analysis

This is a two part blog post. (You can post it as one post or two; it's up to you). Be sure to complete all of both parts.

Part 1:
Take some time to select your piece that you will be analyzing. My recommendation is to use something in the back of the book. Make sure it is not one of the introductory sections but an actual article. And of course, choose something you are interested in.

If you already have something in mind (maybe a newspaper article that you found interesting recently) then I'll have to approve it before you start working on it.

Likewise if you want to do something visual, I would only recommend doing an advertisement of some sort. I want to stay away from videos at this point--so it needs to be a static picture. Keep in mind that visual analyses are a little more difficult since you technically have less to work with.

Once you select your object to analyze, just post what it is on your blog.

Part 2:
Read carefully the article in GRs pg 66-69 followed the rhetorical analysis of it on page 70-73. In a blog post list 3 points that Jackson makes about the context of the article and 3 points he makes about the the text itself (textual analysis).

Finally, add one more textual and one more contextual observation about Barbara Jordan's speech that Jackson does not address.

Introductory Post - Due 6/30

For this first post, just write 100-200 words about your experiences with writing in the past. How do you feel about your own writing? What have you done in writing classes in the past? What would you like to work on in this class?

Note: post this to your blog. I'll check for it over there.

Blog Groups

Here are the tentative working groups. These may change as people may drop or add the class in the coming days. You need to make sure you get these people's contact information. Once you get your blogs set up you need to email everyone in your group with the link to your blog.

Group 1

Julia G.

Ashley H.

Helen K

Katie M.

Tyler R

Group 2

Joe B.

Eric G.

Chelsea J.

Julie L.

Rafael P.

Vishal S.

The Trans-Dimensional Warriors

Carrie C.

Larissa G.

Anjali K

Dan M.

Dylan P.

Matt W.

Group 4

Phillippe

Lauren H.

Lidia K.

Jeremy M.

Eli R.

Justin C.

Every group can make up a name for themselves. The people in these groups will be the five people you get closest to in this class so you might as well get acquainted. With these groups you will primarily:

1. Comment on each other's blogs
2. Be involved in each other's writing process
3. Serve as peer editors for them
4. Use them as contacts for missed assignments

Blog Instructions

Greetings students! This is the mothership blog for this section of English 15 (205, Summer 2 session, 2011). Bookmark this page and/or subscribe to the RSS feed (if you're familiar with such things). You'll need to keep tabs on this blog for any instructions I need to post, including your blog prompts.

What you need to do is start your own blog. If you happen to have a blog platform that you like feel free to use that. Otherwise, I'd recommend just using Blogger. You can follow these steps to start a Blogger blog:

Ok, so now its your turn to go create a blog. Here's what you need to do:

1. Go to www.blogger.com.
2. Click "create a blog" or "get started" depending on whether you have a google account. If you do not have a Google account, you'll have to fill out some information
   
3. Create your blog. Please include your name in the title of the blog so I know who it is.
   
4. Once the blog has been created email the URL to me and your group.
5. When you get your group's URL the easiest way to keep track of them is to "follow" their blog.

If you have any questions feel free to ask.