Please post your two questions and one response to your peers' questions about chapter 2 of the Bedford Book of Genres by commenting on this post!
Please include your full name as well.
Questions should be posted by 10PM the night before class, and comments should be no less than 150 words and finished by the time we meet in class.
Ashleigh Forehand
ReplyDeleteWhat are some of the different audiences you appeal to on a daily basis ,and in what ways do your rhetorical strategies vary accordingly?
Are there any common sources you turn to when composing in your everyday life and how do these sources vary depending upon the audience you are trying to appeal to?
In day to day life my audience is usually friends. In the classroom however is it the professor or teacher. With friends pathos is most effective because everyone wants someone to relate to and someone to understand and go through emotions with them.
DeleteIn everyday life I use social media as a source of composition. Social media does not limit itself to Twitter in Instagram but includes phone calls and text messaging. With friends I will usually communicate through text but with parents it is mostly through FaceTime or call. Whenever I want to have a long conversation I will always choose the phone.
Angelie Jean-Brice
DeleteMy daily audience are usually my friends and my followers on social media. I picked these two types of audiences because they differ in a way. With my friends I use Pathos as well because they sometimes have problems that they need someone to listen to and be there emotionally for them but with social media, the connection with my followers that I don't know isn't that deep.
The sources of composition I use for everyday life are my phone for text, calls, and FaceTime and the internet for social media such as twitter and Snapchat. Even though social media doesn't only include what I listed above, does few are the ones I find myself using the most. They all get the job done in their own way.
On a normal day, my audiences tend to switch around a bit. Starting with friends, it is necessary to be able to relate to one another through stories and sharing life experiences. However, my tone and rhetoric might change when I talk to teachers or individuals of higher stature, in which case the logos appeal might be most effective. I find this method to be the easiest when talking to my parents, in terms of updating them on school or my life in general. Lastly, when on social media such as Twitter, I tend to notice myself taking the ethos approach. Posting on social media is all about personal integrity, and how you want people to perceive you. Whether I tell a story or post a picture it is almost as if I am composing my own autobiography.
DeleteAriana Cardona
ReplyDeleteIn your own past writings, what techniques have you used to get your audience connected to your story?
When would you use a photo essay to get audience attention and why would one use a photo essay rather than words?
I tend to rely on pathos to help readers connect with what I am writing. I am a fairly emotional person and I like to be connected with others on this level, therefore I give others the opportunity to connect with me emotionally through what I write. I believe that pathos is the strongest of the rhetorical appeals overall because even if you throw out common sense and ethics, people are willing to listen to that which appeals to their emotions. I often use anecdotes, descriptive language, and a softer, more comfortable diction to appeal to others on this level. It also helps that I direct my writings towards a group of similarly minded people. If I am writing a short story or essay, I will mold my style to what the audience would expect from my writings based on where I publish my work and who will see it in general.
DeleteDavian Smith
DeleteWhen writing, the techniques you use are all dependable on the message you are trying to convey and the audience that you are trying to appeal to. In my past few writings that have mostly been done in essay format for different classes, I always try to ensure that what I am writing is easy to understand and relatable. Most audiences are not usually extremely interested in reading what someone writes so I try to make the flow of anything I write smooth so my audience can grasp my purpose fast and easy without having to think on it so much. A major problem with appealing to an audience is getting them to agree with what you are saying so it shouldn’t be confusing at all because it can cause the audience to create their own idea of what of you are trying to convey which can destroy your entire message. I would use a photo essay in order to grab the attention of the reader to keep them interested. A picture can make what you are writing more understandable and can create a connection between the audience and your writing. This is why a person would choose a photo essay, it is less vague and is an attention grabber.
Bianca Nogueras
ReplyDeleteHow could you incorporate rhetorical appeals to your story?
How could you get readers to connect with your story?
Judley Joseph
Delete2. You get readers to connect with your story in a variety a ways. Depending on the genre, you may shift your style of writing in a way that appeals to the readers. For example, in a narrative genre where you are telling a story, an informal style of writing will allow the reader to ease up and enjoy the passage in a comfortable manner. Rhetorical appeals can also help readers connect to your story. For example, using ethos and logos for a formal news report allows your reader to know you are credible and make sense.
By incorporating the rhetorical appeals, one can create a story that not only draws the reader in using pathos but also establishes one's self as a credible witness by using ethos and logos to demonstrate the knowledge of the subject. This is important because people won't exactly believe someone who is prone to lying or using fake statistics in any piece of writing. Making sure the the topic is engaging and slightly manipulative will ultimately cover pathos, usually the easiest appeal to incorporate. Because a narrative story is more personal, pathos and ethos can rightfully be more prominent than logos because of the situation, but it's important to not completely disregard logos.
DeleteAngelie Jean-Brice
ReplyDelete1. What is the difference between a photo essay and an essay using words?
2. Why is it important to have your audience connect with something you are writing? Explain.
2. The most important aspect of writing is to have the audience to read the work presented. If such work is unable to grab and maintains the reader's attention then the literal piece can be considered a failure. Authors are able to flourish thanks to the support of their readers and the success of their works. Those writers who succeed usually have one aspect in common. That feature that makes them well-received by the audience is the content of their work. One of the greatest works in contemporary history is the "Harry Potter" series, the reason behind the success of J.K. Rowling is the connection that the characters and the magic world of Hogwarts evoke with his readers. Another important aspect is that readers are more willing to continue reading and spread the contents of the work itself that leads to more people being interested in the author's work.
DeleteDavian Smith
ReplyDeleteHow do you get someone who is completely uninterested in your topic of writing connected to the message you are trying to convey?
How does a photo within an essay or article appeal to the audience?
One can draw readers in by using relatable topics and easy-to-read language. A common tactic is humor as it creates interest in the entertainment of the story. It is also very important that the characters of the story are well developed so that the audience is interested in the future of each character. Some stories involve more than just funny characters and are more informative rather than entertainment based. If this is the case, the author has to engage the readers in a different way as the story may be serious. By using the rhetorical devices pathos, logos, and ethos the author can inform the reader while also keeping them emotionally engaged in the story line. This works in all areas of story-telling and can be compared to a documentary. Many people find documentaries boring; however, I have always felt that they capture the curiosity of the mind and make the viewer want to keep watching.
DeleteMarissa Latham
ReplyDelete1. Explain what, in your opinion, is the most popular story-telling technique of our era and why.
2. Which rhetorical device is most useful when telling a story and why?
1. In my opinion, the most popular story telling technique of our era would have to be through social media. Social media is used by nearly every person who has access to the internet. Whether it’s twitter, Facebook, snapchat, Instagram, or some other social media site, people are always posting their own little stories onto the internet. Nearly everything people post online can be considered as a story. It could be an update as to how they’re doing today, a unique opinion they have on a trending topic, a funny video they recorded, or even just a simple selfie. From famous celebrities, to the local new, to your own English teacher, social media is used for hundreds of millions of people to post their stories. It is so commonly used that it’s hard to debate against social media being something other than the most popular story telling technique of our era.
DeleteMax Dou
ReplyDelete1. In the case of a young audience, while telling a fairytale or any other story apart from Pathos and relying on the evoked emotions transmitted to the audience; would Ethos credibility or logos logic be an essential factor in capturing the attention of the audience? Explain your reasoning.
2. Fables are commonly used to educate and transmit important information that is passed from generation to generation. Explain the elements that have allowed the success of this distinct type of communication. Do you think that with new forms of communication fables will become obsolete and other communications mediums will take it's place?
When addressing a young audience, ethos may be just as critical as pathos in both capturing and maintaining the attention of the audience. A speaker’s credibility is crucial, as young audiences would likely not be willing to pay mind to what a speaker might say if he/she is not even worth listening to. Past accomplishments, experience and high status can go a long way in maintaining the interest of a young audience such as the one described. For example, when on the topic of healthful diets and lifestyles, children would be far more likely to heed the words of a nutritionist or doctor than their parents, (assuming their parents are not doctors themselves) as a young audience can easily conclude that the speaker truly knows what they are talking about. The logic behind an address is undeniably important in conveying a message or teaching a lesson to the audience, but if they are unwilling to take a speaker seriously in the first place, then their message, however logical it may be, will be irrelevant.
DeleteAndrew Stevens
ReplyDelete1. Why might it be important for authors to reveal information about themselves and their backgrounds before sharing stories with their audiences?
2. Why might an author use many different styles in his/her works?
1. It is very important for authors to reveal information about themselves and their background before sharing their stories. The information they reveal to the audience has a huge impact on how the audience will perceive the information being given to them and whether or not they believe it. If an author writes a book about a character who is fighting in a war, and then reveals that he or she had experience in serving in the army, the audience will be more inclined to believe the stories in the book and will consider them more real. Giving out information about him or herself also makes the author seem more relatable to the audience. It will make the audience feel like they know the author and have a connection with them. This in turn, will make the information the author is presenting more exciting and will hold the audience’s attention for longer.
DeleteFoster Dore
ReplyDelete1. Is an Instagram photo a story?
2. If authors draw in sources to a story, doesn't that take away from its originality and creativity?
Audrey Lugo
DeleteI would claim that a photo posted on instagram is a story because it captures a moment in life and can be expressed and explained through the experiences of the person who posted it. A photo posted on a personal account could be thought of almost as if it were an anecdote. Many people use their instagram accounts to share photos of their life’s experiences. When there’s a birthday, friends will usually post photos wishing their friend a happy birthday. This photo marks a moment in that person’s life and it tells the story itself. In a “throwback Thursday” post, one may share a photo from the past and include a caption describing that moment. Lovebirds will post “woman crush Wednesday” or “man crush Monday” photos of their girlfriend/boyfriend as an effort to share this part of their life with their followers. All of these instances explain how an instagram photo documents a moment in one’s life, and this documentation serves as an anecdote which is why a photo posted on instagram is a story.
Daria Root
ReplyDelete1. For many people, memoirs are an easy way to connect the audience to the reading, do you agree?
2. How are photo essays effective in conveying a message?
Christian Harnden
Delete1. Memoirs can be an extremely effective, and simple way to connect to an audience. Although I do not personally compose memoirs, I understand how this would be an effective medium because it is easy to connect with real, meaningful commonalities of every day life. What I mean by this is that an audience is much more likely to connect with stories that could happen to them or are feasible in their everyday lives. For example, I feel much more emotionally attached to a story when I can live through the words in mind as if it is real life. Audiences appreciate connection and it is up to the author of any sort of composition to leaves bridges open for the reader to be able to connect their own personal self to. Memoirs seem like they would be a very direct way to convey a specific message if the author is able to create that crucial connection to the audience and vice versa. Memoirs can also be very intriguing to audiences because of historical content. It is also very interesting to be able to set your mind in a different time period or a new setting as an audience and even if it is an unfamiliar one for the reader, it is not hard to make a connection if their is significant interest by the reader to the setting the author describes.
Audrey Lugo
ReplyDelete1. Which is your favorite form of social media to share your stories and why?
2. How are rhetorical appeals present in stories? Which rhetorical appeal do you believe is the most important in story telling?
Daria Root
Delete1. Personally, my favorite form of social media is Instagram. Instagram reminds me of a photo essay in that it is a group of photos I share to an audience that tells a story about my life. Most times, people do not think of social media sharing as a work of art, however the concept of sharing pictures about life is very interesting to a wide range of audiences. It is also interesting about how some Instagram pages are dedicated to certain features, such as a page about nature pictures. These certain pages of pictures attract a wide range of audiences due to their unique styles and appeals. Personally, my audience includes friends and family however there are millions of Instagram users all sharing photos for different reasons and with different people. No matter what the purpose is for using Instagram, all audiences are sure to find something within it interesting and can easily use it to tell their own story.
It’s not my favorite, but I think Facebook is the best type of social media to share stories with. Despite it ruining a photos quality, you can post as many pictures as you want and type as many words as you please. You can also post a picture and post a comment along with it. I think it’s the easiest way to communicate with people. You can message through there, call, or video chat. Also, you can share your location and post where you’ve been to let your friends, family, or followers know what you’ve been up to. Recently, Facebook has become more of an informative site. News reports are being posted on Facebook to inform people of current events. Videos are flooded in your feed about some type of food recipe or some irrelevant celebrity news. Facebook will always be a great site to communicate with others and get updated on some current events too.
DeleteChristian Harnden
ReplyDelete1) Why is choosing the optimal format for your story so important?
2) Why is there not a best style for an author to publish their work in?
1. How effective do you think adding a photo to your essay is in keeping your audience interested?
ReplyDelete2.Do you believe certain topics are better off being presented as a photo essay rather than a written essay? If so, give examples of such and explain why.
1. What type of styles is most effective for an formal narrative genre?
ReplyDelete2. What are the most common genre conventions in short stories?
1)What rhetorical appeals attract you the most to an author's writing?
ReplyDelete2)What do you think is the best way a writer's story can be presented through (blogs, article, podcasts, videos, etc.)? What stories have caught your attention based on their presentation and form of media they've used?
Stories presented through video typically catch more attention due to the added visual factors. This makes them more attention-grabbing, and other medias are at work in this way. Interpretations may vary and the audience is given more to work with. Stories that have a deeper plot, exampling the film type documentary, are working not only to provide auditory factors that reach an audience, but footage to contribute to the overall theme. A documentary about happiness details very happy people doing things they love, showing the audience what it looks like to be happy in different circumstances than what they are used to.
Delete1. What makes the narrative genre unique from other genres in terms of sharing information?
ReplyDelete2. Why are Ethos, Pathos, and Logos important to keep in mind when reading a story?
1.How do we, as writers, effectively use the rhetorical situation to our advantage while trying to write a composition of, really, any genre?
ReplyDelete2. Why are the elements of the narrative genre so important in order to move stories along the plot structure?
Samantha Cote
ReplyDelete1. What rhetorical strategies are most effective when dealing with personal narrative?
2. How are some ways that an author may connect more personally to his or her audience, specifically through the use of ethos?