A.)
Rhetorically speaking, I believe a lot of teachers have helped shape me into the person I am today. The most detailed thing I can remember was in 10th grade. Mrs. Allen was my English teacher for sophomore year. She really stress to her class to listen more and talk less. That concept really stuck with me, causing me to become a more observant person overall. She also really stressed the importance of step by step explaining. Her key advice when telling someone something, was to "pretend that they never knew what you are talking about when giving a presentation or explain a subject matter." That concept really helps students touch on every detail they can and makes the presentation more interesting.
My junior year's teacher wasn't the best . She lacked communication skills and general context in her class. She was very frantic and an overall mess. Talking to her was extremely uncomfortable, you would speak to her and she would look right through you. It really showed me how important eye to eye contact is. Her lack of organization helped play a huge role in my life, specifically because it showed how chaotic her life was without the proper organization in her life. From a students view, it was obvious she lacked confidence, which made it difficult to express what she was trying to say and definitely made it less exciting. This caused most of her class to randomly doze off and retain little or no information at all. This experience really showed me how important it is to be organized and be professional when communicating in any subject matter.
Senior year I had Mr. Miller, my all time favorite teacher, probably the best teacher you could possibly ask for. Not only was he a great speaker and communicator, but he used enthusiasm while teaching, which really pulled the classes attention. He spoke in a loud voice with great confidence that was impossible to blur out. No matter what he talked about in class he always had various information in the subject that really made you become interested in the topic. He was my first rhetoric teacher, and he made learning fun!
Many teachers have helped me along the way with my strong suits on communication and rhetoric context. I have developed different characteristics from my past English teachers, mainly from my high school career. One thing I believe that I struggle with in communication is with context, knowing more general knowledge behind the subject, and widening my vocabulary. I strongly believe that this is lack of effort on my part, and I plan on touching on both my weaknesses this semester to improve myself, my communication skills, and my rhetorical views.
B.)
Abilities to my communication with context
* I'm very organized
* I make many list
* I have a sense of humor
* I'm a good listener0
Areas for improvement
* widening my vocabulary
* more confidence when arguing a point
* having more intelligence on a subject matter being argued
* better visual explaining when comes to a subject
Criteria to a good communicator
* wide vocabulary (oral and written)
* visual arrangement ex. Power points (Visual)
* confidence (oral and written)
* organization ( oral ,written and visual)
* knowledge ( oral , written and visual)
* understanding the audience (oral)
* being able to speak I front of people (oral)
* use different modes ex. Video, talking, power point ( oral, written and visual)
* using rhetoric to persuade audience ( oral, written and visual)
* be able to create examples ( oral , written)
C.)
I was at my grandmas and we were looking at old pictures, me my grandma and my aunt. We came across a picture of her high school graduation and there was a picture of her and I sitting on a bench in her white summer dress she wore for graduation. As soon as I saw this picture I said," oh my god, you were so skinny". She gave me a dirty look and said thanks I know I've gained weight. I felt so dumb, because I knew I hurt her feelings but I was just simply stating how she looked in the picture, not thinking of the outcome of my comment. On top of all this, she had just got back from the gym, because she was trying to lose weight for her wedding in the following year. I never felt so embarrassed In my life.
1. My purpose was to say how its crazy how small she was, but all it did was shove in her face how she's not as tiny as she was. 2. A comment like this should have been said one on one if anything, because as I see now it was an embarrassing comment made,espeasually in front of her own family members. 3. I shouldn't have said that, simply because at the time she was trying to lose weight. 4. I should of thought of my comment was going to make her feel. Thinking of the comment ,would have made me come to a conclusion that it shouldn't be said. 5. Orally would have been the best way to relay this comment, though thinking I back I shouldn't have said it at all. 6. I should have made a comment of how good she looks before saying anything about her high school body . Telling her how she looks good now, would have shown her how I don't think she's fat now. 7. I should have thought about the comment in my head and thought about the outcome of my comment . A way this embarrassment could have been avoided, is for me to have thought my comment out and ask myself how this could be said in a nice way. A thought would have been to rearrange the order of arrangements and to have complemented her appearance and said how she looks good and is losing weight. This would have gave her an ego boost and not have just chop her down of her appearance. After I gave her the compliment I could have then said u were tiny here, making it almost like a goal to try harder to lose weight, without just plain saying you looked good here, But you don't now. I think this would have prevented a lot of awkwardness and hurt feelings |
D.)
In our country we expect so much from our youth. We expect the future to be brighter within our society. Many know that money has been tight not only in Illinois but in our country as a whole. If we raise the price of college, less of the youth will be able to attended college. This leaves our country with less college majors and also more ignorant people. Our society will then have a great down fall becoming even dumber than before.
1.) I would have to go to the comity, then the head of foreign language, next to the man in charge of a certain trip and last even the dean.
2.) I believe the attitude that would be revealed would be excitement to have interested people to go onto the trip they have made possible.
3.) go straight to the head of the foreign language and the man in charge, because they would be most helpful.
In our country we expect so much from our youth. We expect the future to be brighter within our society. Many know that money has been tight not only in Illinois but in our country as a whole. If we raise the price of college, less of the youth will be able to attended college. This leaves our country with less college majors and also more ignorant people. Our society will then have a great down fall becoming even dumber than before.
1.) I would have to go to the comity, then the head of foreign language, next to the man in charge of a certain trip and last even the dean.
2.) I believe the attitude that would be revealed would be excitement to have interested people to go onto the trip they have made possible.
3.) go straight to the head of the foreign language and the man in charge, because they would be most helpful.
E.)
My initial sense of Ingram’s purpose for the set of photographs is to provide people with information of the land and its history. She argues the area is a very bold and important series of events that happened in history, and should not be forgotten. This area should be know, because it is a huge part in our history, and can educate all on the past slavery.
The three to five most-used strategies Ingram uses is ethos, pathos, logos. She uses ethos to show people about history and its importance. She next uses pathos, to generate emotion from her readers. She last uses logos, to display a strong sense of emotion, considering she did not in her introduction essay.
I believe Ingram chose to use captions with her photos to further the knowledge of the photo, and help clarify exactly what has happened at these sites. The captions tell information that makes the audience get a better understand and form a picture in your head to create a sense of emotional reaction towards the essay. Never, I think captions are always needed; they make the essay more understandable for the audience
F.)
Ajs paper is very understandable And well organized. He simply has two pictures and incorporates each in just eight words to create a thought out conclusion. I believe his paper is appropriate to the audience for his purpose. He states his questions in a well mannered way that is easy to understand. I think Aj certainly did frame and crop his photographs to help his audience see what he wants them to see. In his photos the money is out in the open and visible to the audience. If I was to make this essay I would have made the money in color and the rest of the picture In black and white, to really draw the attention from top he eye .In Ajs captions, the message in the message is clear and simple. They certainly do what he had hoped for. He is arguing, how money is everything and things may be received with money. You can get what you want with money. Making the questions statements would have the reader create an arguable conclusion, rather the open your mind to consideration of what Ajs saying. Yes the photo graphs would have worked without the caption, though it is more clear, with the words. I would not change any of Ajs photographs. He did an excellent job of organizing and displaying his paper. Aj has more than enough pictures to display his statement of purpose. In all three pictures they are purpose is clear. In all three pictures we as the audience see how our education system is messed up. We must buy our education along with everything else we want in the world. Aj did a nice job, although his pictures were repetitive and didn't go along a storyline.
G.)
In cut class not frogs, the image on page 250, the colors are warm, and vibrant. They use bright colors giving off strong emotion that's demonstrates how the author feels. There is a great amount of saturation. He words are bold and include the highest saturation point followed by the color white, which stands out. You first look at the guy holding the frog with the expression on the guy hiding something. He seems to be opening to the door to be checking if a teacher comes, so he can hid the frog because it appears he doesn't want to "cut" the frog. You then see the fact that the door says "biology" considering that the man is in school. You last look at the title that ties the picture all together. The title shows the actions that are being made in the picture. The man is simply saving the frog and leaving class instead of killing it.
In eat at Bill's, there is 6 images. They all have the same pictures, but they all have different colors illustrated throughout the image. The picture of the coffee cup it what is first looked at. It displays that Bill's is a coffee shop. The second thing you look at is the word "Bill's which is bigger than the rest of the words. This use of arrangement shows the importance the illustrator felt the shop should be displayed. The world is also In a different color in most of the images. By having different color uses, you push the different vibes the shop gives off. The top three pictures give off a warm inviting family shop. While the bottom give off a dark adult like café.
The last picture I analyzed was Cut class not for frogs, the image also on page 250. The image at the bottom of the page. They use hue throughout the image. The first thing looked at it the guy holding the frog. The second place looked at is the door then the tittle. By using the hue, displays cold colors. Colors that give you a sense of fear, or that the guy seems worried. By using the light colors the emotion of the image is changed. The frog blends in, and the mans face is nightlight. By having the mans face highlighted, makes it stand out more. I get the gist that the man doesn't want to kill the frog it is scared to leave class with the frog. By using these colors also changes the time in date the movie was displayed. It gives off am older vibe.
Reflection on class work:
Class work wasn't bad. It wasn't too hard nor was it impossible to do. It was a great idea to have us write about stuff in the beginning of class to get our minds flowing. I honestly think it did help get us thinking. During class work we discovered new things an perspectives we developed throughout the course. It was nice to work alone on some class work, but also helpful when we were assigned things in a group.
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