Today’s goals Introduce rhetorical context Discuss how rhetorical context differs through various media

quiz 1 For questions 1-3, select the best answer based on our readings and class discussions: Most American adults get their news from: Television Newspapers Social media Radio The main reason you could be in danger of failing ENC1930 are: Missing 6 or more classes Not turning in one of the four major essays Committing plagiarism in your writing All of the above Genre could be best described as: The goal of a piece of writing or what is trying to be accomplished To whom a particular piece of writing is directed A category or type of writing How you can persuade your audience For questions 4-5, answer the following in a few complete sentences: What is media? Give a definition and 4 or more examples of types of media. Identify at least one way that media has had an impact on your life.

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Practice quiz 1 For questions 1-3, select the best answer based on our readings and class discussions: Most American adults get their news from: Television Newspapers Social media Radio The main reason you could be in danger of failing ENC1930 are: Missing 6 or more classes Not turning in one of the four major essays Committing plagiarism in your writing All of the above Genre could be best described as: The goal of a piece of writing or what is trying to be accomplished To whom a particular piece of writing is directed A category or type of writing How you can persuade your audience For questions 4-5, answer the following in a few complete sentences: What is media? Give a definition and 4 or more examples of types of media. Identify at least one way that media has had an impact on your life.

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

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? How would your writing be different in an email to a professor versus a text message to a friend?

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- purpose 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?

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

Group 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 Note: Write down the names and URLs of any websites you use for data

Project instructions- media presentation Purpose: Inform readers about the history and rhetorical context of your chosen media, and illustrate several examples composition in that media Audience: your classmates in ENC1101. You can consider this audience to be informal, so colloquial language and engagement are key. Genre: a 4-5 minute class presentation. PowerPoint or Prezi are recommended. All group members must speak during the presentation.

Project instructions- media presentation Make sure to include: A brief history of the media (when it was founded and by whom) Evolution of the media over time The purposes that writers in that media may use (see page 9-10 in the textbook) The demographics of the media’s audience, including how many users/viewers worldwide The genre expectations of the media; what kind of writing conventions do they follow? 3+ real examples of composition in that genre All sources must be listed at the end of the presentation (the source titles and URLs will be sufficient for this project. A works cited page format is not necessary)

Homework: Study for upcoming quiz Begin preparation for media presentations