Sunday, September 9, 2012
Response to Course Material #1 -Sept. 9-
Even though the school year has just started, thanks to the summer homework, I have already learned new (and interesting) things. Especially when it comes to finding symbols and such within literature. While reading How to Read Literature Like a Professor I was able to find examples of each chapter in books and movies I have seen (which made the Foster presentation a bit easier). For example, I was able to see the elements of a quest within the movie UP. Learning how to analyze simple things such as weather or geography has allowed me to see deeper into some of the things I read or watch in my daily life. In The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing I learned about the elements (Concision, Clarity, Flow, Gracefulness, etc.) needed to write a college level essay. I also learned that my essays could use some work. Within the power point presentation, I was able to see the connection between The Rhetorical Situation and Argument. While writing an argument you must take the rhetorical situation into account to be able to better persuade your audience. The types of argument, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos, can be used separately or together to appeal to certain audiences. I actually have never heard of these before reading them in the presentation, but I believe that I use Logos most, but write more effectively when using Ethos. All-in-all, I've learned a lot that I can really use through out the year and I hope I use it all effectively.
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How do your essays need more work? Also, you did talk about what you learned, but you didn't really apply it much to other things, except for your one example about UP. Can you give examples about why you think you use Logos most, but Ethos more effectively?
ReplyDeleteI second what Preeti said - what have you learned? In addition to UP, how else have you seen examples in your daily life? How could your essays be improved? More example would be good, but for the most part this is a diverse reflection.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous summary of what you've learned. But how can it be applied? I liked your example of being able to see the elements of a quest in UP, so it would be great to see more stuff like that, particularly since you say you've improved in spotting symbols and analyzing weather/geography. Where have you found symbols? What weather have you analyzed? Adding examples will really strengthen your claim that you've learned a lot.
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