Module Introduction

Now that we've explored the rhetorical situation and its impact on discourses, we'll spend some time thinking of the role of language in these situations. Rhetorical situations change based on things like culture, language, and other important elements of context. When thinking about what situation you're writing for, you want to think about what type of language may be useful in accomplishing your exigency.

Also, this week will be our first one-on-one conferences! I've gotten to talk to a few of you during office hours, but it's really important for us to take some time to discuss your work together. The sign-up instructions are on this week's module pages and feel free to email me if you have questions on how to do that!

Objectives

Start to develop the connections between your rhetorical artifact, the rhetorical situation, and rhetorical strategies.
Develop an outline of your own rhetorical analysis.
Attend a one-on-one conference with me and revise your outline based on our conversation.

Outcomes

Outcome 3: Students will learn how to adapt to different writing contexts they need to address.
Outcome 4: Students will consider how social, rhetorical, and technological contexts shape writing conceptions, processes, rules, and learning.

Course Materials & Assessment

This week you'll complete the following assignments: