Today’s goals Continue rhetorical appeal activity Discuss the effects of media Introduce rhetorical context

Group activity- Using rhetorical appeals In your unit 1 groups Select a side in the believing and doubting game. Do you think Barry or John is most responsible here? Which side would you argue for in court? Come up with at least 3 reasons you could use to argue your case, making sure to use each of the three rhetorical appeals Note: Any time a group activity is listed on the PowerPoint, you should answer the questions on a sheet of paper with every group members’ name.

Class discussion- gathering information What are some current events that have happened in the past week? Over the summer? This year? Where did you hear about these events?

According to studies conducted by Pew Research, 81% of Americans get their news digitally: from websites, aps, or social media Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2016/07/how-the-average- american-gets-their-news/490244/ This shows a recent and drastic change! In 2014, television was still where the majority of Americans acquired their news, according to the American Press Institute Source: https://www.americanpressinstitute.org/publications/reports/survey- research/how-americans-get-news/

Class discussion- past experiences with media What does this change imply for you as a college student and a writer? What types of media do you use on a daily basis? A weekly basis? Which of these is most important for acquiring news or information? Have you ever encountered fake news or information on social media? How can we use media responsibly for research or schoolwork? How is writing different with digital media? Social media?

Class discussion- media The plural of medium. Medium -an intervening agency, means, or instrument by which something is conveyed or accomplished; or the means or channels of general communication, information, or entertainment in society, as newspapers, radio, or television. the main means of mass communication (especially television, radio, newspapers, and the Internet) regarded collectively.

Class discussion- media Print Media Newspapers Magazines Books Broadcast Media Television Radio Digital Media Social media Websites Web articles Podcasts Vlogs Video games

Class discussion- media How does composition or writing differ amongst different social media sites? How would Twitter writing compare to Facebook writing? Instagram vs. blogs? Podcasts vs. blogs?

New vocabulary Rhetorical context Purpose Audience Genre

New vocabulary- rhetorical context Rhetorical context – the situation or context around a piece of writing, composition, or rhetorical situation Purpose – the goal that the writing is trying to accomplish Audience – the intended audience of the writing Genre – the type or category of the piece of writing

Rhetorical context- purpose What are some examples goals or purposes behind different types of media? How do writers meet those expectations in different genres? How can different genres exist within the same media? How is the purpose of a Facebook profile different than the purpose of a Facebook post?

Rhetorical context- purpsoe Examples of Purpose in composition: Express/share Explore/inquire Inform/explain Analyze/interpret Synthesize Persuade Reflect Note: There are many other purposes that could be used in composition; these are just the most common

Rhetorical context- audience Who is the intended audience of a social media post? Who is the incidental audience? How would writing for a web article, such as on the Huffington Post, be different from writing in an Instagram post? How does audience play a role in this? How would your writing be different in an email to a professor versus a text message to a friend?

Rhetorical context- Genre What are some of the example genres we mentioned before? How would you describe the differences in genre between a web article and a twitter post? How would a script for a movie be different than a novel?

Class activity- rhetorical context in media In your unit 1 groups Select 1 specific media site or company. This could be a particular social media site, newspaper, magazine, or other media of your choice. Using your own experiences with media, as well as some background research via google describe the rhetorical context of this media Purpose Audience Genre

Example rhetorical context Twitter Purpose: Usually to express or inform. Sometimes used to gaining popularity/fame or for product/business promotion. The original purpose of twitter was based off of the definition of the word twitter: a short burst of inconsequential information. Audience: varies according to the individual twitter user. This audience is usually considered informal. There are more than 300 million twitter users that serve as the general audience and more than 1.6 billion searches of twitter on a monthly basis. Genre: entirely text based. Short 140 character messages called tweets. These use a lot of abbreviations, shorthand, and emojis to make up for the small character limit. Proper grammar and spelling are often ignored. Source: Twitter.com

Journal/Blog Entry Instructions For this class, you will be required to maintain an online blog or journal: You may select the social media website of your choosing to maintain this blog, as long as it allows for large text entries and is dedicated to this class Tumblr or Wordpress are easy to use and are recommended if you do not have a preference Twitter is not an option due to its character limit This blog should be dedicated to our class and is not a place for selfies or other personal materials All journal entries will include a topic to focus on as well as several questions. The questions are there to guide your entry but you are not required to answer all of them as long as you stay on the topic of the entry Unless otherwise noted, always answer blogs in essay form rather than individual answers to questions

Journal/Blog Entry Instructions All journal entries should be 100+ words and appropriately labelled with the entry number. Alternatively, you may do a 2-3 minute podcast entry or vlog instead of text if you prefer Your blogs will NEVER have points deduced for grammar or spelling errors Blog entries will be done for homework as well as in class. The entries written in class will not be collected. Instead, it is your responsibility to upload these to your blog From time to time you will be asked to read and evaluate entries from your classmates’ blogs, so make sure your entries do not contain information you are uncomfortable with others reading

blog entry 1 Prompt: What is the most significant way that media has impacted your life? Take a few minutes to think back and reflect on how media has impacted your life. Try to identify one (or a few) source of media that has impacted you the most. This could be a television show that inspired you to a career or even a social media site that you use to stay connected with friends and family. You may wish to consider: What effect did this media have on your life? How did you come across this media? Do you still interact with it today? What would have happened if this media was never a part of your life? How will this experience affect you in the future?

Homework: Read A&B 7-12 and 42-50 Create a blog for class and submit the URL via email Blog entry 1