ENC 1102 Blog Prompt #9

Take this chance to argue for or against a current event issue that you caught your attention.

ENC 1101: Blog #9

Play Devils Advocate!!

Argue against the position you are taking on your final essay. If you are for Education Reform, argue against it....if you are for the DREAM act, argue against it.

One Last Opportunity at Extra Credit

The video below titled "A vision of Students Today" is your last chance at extra credit towards your journal grade. Please follow the instructions below the video.
(We will have out 9th entry next week and your final and tenth entry will be your self evaluation for the semester)

To You: My Millenial Students

I talked to some of you about this label that has been given to your generation and I found this clip on 60minutes that you may be interested in watching to learn a little more about what your generation is about and how it got that way. Follow this link, let me know what you think:
http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=3486473n

(P.S. Post up a blog entry to this and get extra credit towards your journal grade; I know everybody could use a makeup on one journal. I may make this opportunity available a few more times before the end of the semester. By the way, this is me catering to you; the millenial generation (you'll understand better after you watch the video))

Children of Sierra Leone

Found this on one of my students blogs and wanted to share with you the idea of making a video for your advocacy ad. Note the very beginning of the movie that tell you targeted audience and purpose. There is some questionable movie techniques used and you'll see what I am talking about when you watch it, but all in all it serves as a sample for your own advocacy a.

No Blog

for ENC 1101 Class

Hey guys, I've decided to not give you a blog this weekend. Hope you have a good weekend. See you Tuesday!

ENC 1101 Blog Prompt #8

We will soon be moving into the argument essay; the last essay of the semester. As we consider topics for argument it is also important for us to consider our rhetorical strategies and how we intend to appeal to our audience by using ethos, logos and pathos. This week in class we viewed and discussed how movie trailers use rhetorical strategies for their purpose: to get the viewer to watch the movie. Now we must consider the purpose of an argument: to sway/pursuade an audience; "to make a claim on an issue and justify it convincingly so that the audeince's initial resistance to your position is overcome and they are moved toward your position." (Allyn & Bacon, pg 231).
A while back there was a big controversy with Don Imus who made racist coments about the Womans Rutgers Basketball Team. Those comments flared a debate regarding the use of profanity in the hip hop industry. Where do you stand on this issue? Below are two clips, watch them carefully, and analyze the arguments the speakers are making. Are they convincing you? Are they appealing to your emotions/values/beliefs/, are they appealing to your reason, are they using evidence to support their claim, do they have ethical appeal, are they presenting themself well by using appropriate language and vocabulary, are they being fair minded and respecting other views and opinions, or are they attacking?

ENC 1102 Blog Entry Prompt #8

THIS IS ONLY FOR ENC 1102 STUDENTS!!

On Tuesday we began watching "Day without a Mexican". Discuss the rhetorical strategies the movie uses by first identifying what the argument is/the purpose/the message that it is trying to deliver, and then by identifying how it is delivering this message. How is it appealing to Ethos, Logos, and Pathos? Give specific examples and discuss your own reaction to it thus far.