In this week’s learning module, we explored:

• an introduction to rhetoric and rhetorical analysis, using the readings for this week to help guide us (e.g., the rhetorical situation, rhetorical thinking, summary vs. analysis, using lenses in analysis)
• we started to talk about the prompt for the Rhetorical Analysis assignment and what to do for the proposal going forward
• we continued our exploration of style about words, word origins, tone, register, etc.
• we checked in on how the Literacy Narrative Revision is going so far.

Next time:

• Read “Nu Pogodi: Propaganda for Children of the USSR” by Leon Yablonovskiy, p. 139-144 (textbook) for Monday’s class (no reading response to get done before class, but be prepared to discuss it–take notes! You will have needed to read it closely to be able to do well in the activity we do on Monday).
• At the end of the day on Monday, March 1, please turn in the proposal for your Rhetorical Analysis assignment. To see the prompt for the proposal, go to Blackboard>Submit Assignments>Process Writing and Reading Responses>Process Writing: Rhetorical Analysis Proposal (click attachment).
• Keep working on the Literacy Narrative revision and work with your writing groups to get and give comments!