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Micro-messages

Passing notes in class

Reference
- WhatMakesThisRhetoricalMorgansNotes
- DebriefingOnAspectsOfRhetSitExercise
- TheTexualizedRhetoricalSituation
- NotesOnTheTexualizedRhetoricalSituation
Project
A definition of rhetoric
A modest but pragmatic, easy-to-hang-onto definition of rhetoric from Stoner and Perkins:The art and science of creating and analyzing "messages that rely on verbal and nonverbal symbols that more or less intentionally influence social attitudes, values, beliefs, and actions." (6)
Describing
Situation- occasion
- exigence
- the type of discourse: forensic, deliberative, epideictic
- forum and genre
- cultural and historical context
- presuppositions of shared ways of thinking
Elements of Electronic Rhetoric
ENGL 3179-5179 Fall 2015
CourseStatement | CourseSyllabus | AboutThisWiki | Morgan's WikiAnnouncements
Earlier announcements on the CourseSyllabus pageThu 5 Nov
The last pass in the StyleInMicroMessages project is now posted on the project page, and copied below:developing a larger analysis: for 10 Nov
7. Once you have a close, thorough analysis of each message, re-organize the messages to reveal a larger consideration. Re-order the images and your analyses on Storify, and use headings and text introductions under your headings, to illustrate or argue a point about how you see visual and textual style being used in micro-messages.There is very likely an argument latent in your selection and analyses. Bring it out by re-arranging the material and adding your notes to create, basically, a visual-textual essay. It doesn't need to be a grand, world-shattering point. It might be an overall observation or summation of what you have found. But create that overview by organizing and by using headings and text notes to illustrate the point.
In-Class Students
Have a pretty complete and well-honed analysis ready for Tuesday. In class, we'll lo0k each of them over individually for strengths and possible points of development. You won't be presenting. Instead, you and I will review what you have and work from there.After our in-class review, a final revision will be due Thu 12 Nov, midnight.
On-Line Students
Please have your work on this project ready for review and comment by Thu 12 Nov, midnight.Tue 3 Nov
- We'll review what you have collected and started working on for StyleInMicroMessages. Bring your text to refer to as we work.
- NotesOnLongakerOnStyle
- NotesOnHistoricalLayersOfEnglish
- StyleInMicroMessages
Start with this: Note: An analysis will use the rhetorical terms we're working with, both from our last work with web sites and our current work with style. If you're not using the rhetorical terms of argument and style, you're not doing a rhetorical analyses. Illustration: these are descriptions of the rhetorical artifacts: https://storify.com/harr1pat/style-in-micro-messages. At this poison, turn towards rhetorical analyses: what argument is the micro-message making, and how is the rhetor using stylistic moves to make that argument.
Here's a technique to kick-start analysis: Re-phrase the description in terms of argument. "A gif that expresses the power of knowledge" might become "The GIF argues that knowledge is power by .... "
- https://storify.com/rachelscales/style-in-micro-messages-1
- https://storify.com/KristenB/style-in-micro-messages
- https://storify.com/wsynstel/getting-started
- https://storify.com/PeterCoffin7/style-in-micro-messages-peter-coffin
- https://storify.com/thepowerofarsky/allexus-story
- https://storify.com/jlundblad/style-in-micro-messages
- https://storify.com/dwaulk/style-in-micro-messages
- https://storify.com/weblogsandwikis/twitter-style-stream
- https://storify.com/harr1pat/style-in-micro-messages
Participants
AllexusBlanski | AmandaBrunsberg | AnthonyBurn | CraigSorby | DustinWaulk | JamiePlatt | JulieLundblad | KaitlynStewart | KristenBloomquist | PatriciaHarris | PeterAnderson | PeterCoffin | RachelHoheisel |RachelScales | WandaSynstelien | MorganAdmin | PastParticipantsTips and Suggestions
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- Use RecentComments at the top of the page to check on FAQs.
On Deck
- HandlistOfERhetoric - draft
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