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Rhetoric
Peer Review
You should make textual commentary on two papers.
This should include in text commentary, separated in some fashion from the original text. ** text ** or --text--. As long as the reader can see a difference between comment and text.
This should also include an end comment. Here you should address at least the major 5 parts of the rubric: Thesis, introduction, conclusion, analysis (argument) and evidence (source information).
Allocate 30 minutes for both. Make sure you leave your name as well, so I can give you credit for doing the peer review. Please review the 2 people below your name in the list on the Home page.
Studenthood
Structure & Function
All in all you should cover in the paper:
the video and its contents
your definitions of studenthood, where you'll use "I"
and your definitions of CC and CL.
and of course, how those things are or aren't connected.
Remember: This paper is about clear exposition, setting up the foundations for later papers.
Introductions-- From general to specific. establishes topic, outlines, summarizesthe entire paper. gets attention--maybe via quotes, facts, narrative, humor, or questions. contains a thesis--the blueprint for the paper, not limited to 5 paragraphs, arguable (multiple sides) and non-obvious.
Bodies-- Topic sentences analysis (you) & evidence (them) Transition sentences.
Conclusions-- summary and restatement of the argument. Moves to general ideas, how and why is the paper important, after the close of the paper?
You might also consider the rubric
Critical Stuff
-from the Introduction to "Exploring Language" by Gary Goshgarian
Whenever you read a magazine article, newspaper editorial, or a piece of advertising and find yourself questioning the claims of the authors, you are exercising the basics of critical thinking. Instead of taking what you read at face value, you look beneath the surface of the words and think about their meaning and significance. And you ask the authors questions such as:
What did you mean by that? Can you back up that statement? How do you define that term? How did you draw that conclusion? Do all the experts agree? Is this evidence dated? So what? What is your point? Why do we need to know this?
You make statements such as:
That's not true. You're contradicting yourself. I see your point, but I don't agree. That's not a good choice of words. You're jumping to conclusions. Good point. I never thought of that. That was nicely stated. This is an extreme view.
Whether conscious or unconscious, such responses indicate that you are thinking critically about what you read. You weigh claims, ask for definitions, evaluate information, look for proof, question assumptions, and make judgments. In short, you process another person's words, not just take them in.
Ways/Steps to do this:
Keep a journal on what you read. Annotate what you read. (take notes on the piece itself) Outline what you read. Summarize what you read. Question what you read. Analyze what you read.
Analysis?
Analysis is..
What kind of audience is the author addressing? What are the author's assumptions? What are the author's purposes and intentions? How well does the author accomplish these purposes? How convincing is the evidence presented? Is it sufficient and specific? Relevant? Reliable? Not dated? Slanted? How good are the sources of evidence used? Were they based on personal experience, scientific data, or outside authorities? Did the author address opposing views on the issue? Is the author persuasive in his or her perspective?
Definitions
Cultural Literacy: The ongoing process of the acquisition and management of "the ability to converse fluently in the idioms, allusions and informal content which creates and constitutes a dominant culture. From being familiar with street signs to knowing historical reference to understanding the most recent slang, literacy demands interaction with the culture and reflection of it."- wikipedia
Also from wiki, although maybe not in my definition--
A knowledge of a canonical set of literature is not valuable when engaging with others in a society if the knowledge stops at the end of the text — as life is interwoven with art, expression, history and experience, cultural literacy requires the broad range of trivia and the use of that trivia in the creation of a communal language and a collective knowledge. Cultural literacy stresses the knowledge of those pieces of information which content creators will assume the audience already possesses.
Cultural Competence: an ability to interact effectively with people of different cultures. Cultural competence is comprised of four components: (a) Awareness of one's own cultural worldview, (b) Attitude towards cultural differences, (c) Knowledge of different cultural practices and worldviews, and (d) cross-cultural Skills. Developing cultural competence results in an ability to understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.--wikipedia as well.
Audience exercise brussel sprouts windex butter salmon water lemons sugar bowls lettuce silverware? napkins, paper towels eggs cheeses ice
wal-mart at the rear, grocery side: water- green label jugs eggs, 12, white, large. butter-the one with the native girl on the side aisle-- shredded chesses, mixed monterey jack and cheddar
sugar, a pound any brand napkins--the most expensive, paper towels, the thickest. from the seafood--4 fillets of salmon, fresh if they have it.
4 lemons lettuce and purple cabbage.
ice from the front.
