WEEK 7:
Reading
- BIAW “Introduction” (Ball and Loewe 1-3) [3 pages] [podcast, 9 minutes]
- Choose any chapter from Bad Ideas About Writing we haven’t read yet.
Turn In
- Writer’s Journal Prompt [Blogs@Baruch]
Writer’s Journal Prompt [Blogs@Baruch]
After reading the Introduction and one additional chapter from Bad Ideas About Writing, chart or record the rhetorical situation this book is responding to. Consider using a visual representation or listing the elements in your response. Use the rhetorical triangle image below to help you. Include:
- Society & History – what history or social norms exist
- Audience – who is being communicated to (be specific)
- Speaker – who is communicating (be specific)
- Message – what is being communicated (just one thing? many things?)
- Purpose – what is the mission or goal?
- Context – What is the Kairos/timing/exigence?
Rhetorical Triangle Chart A white triangle in the middle of a gray circle contained in a white rectangle. Within the white triangle is Purpose (mission, goal). Outside the triangle but within the gray circle in context (kairos or timing). Floating in the white rectangle beyond the circle is: Society and History Audience (who is being communicated to) and pathos (empathy and values) Speaker (who is communicating) and ethos (credibility and trust) Message (what is being communicated) and logos (logic/reason or proof)