August 27th What is Rhetoric?

Purpose

·       Recognize visuals as argumentative texts

·       Develop your strengths as writers and thesis statements and rhetorical analysis essays

Rhetorical situation

What disengages the reader:

Boring

Long

Same thing over and over again (plot)

Poor quality

Characters

What engages the reader:

Pictures

Funny

Kept you reading

Cover

Strong characters

What is rhetoric?

          The concepts of rhetoric and visual persuasion

Rhetoric:

          Rhetoric has a purpose ---Means of persuasion

 

• How do we read and analyze texts rhetorically? 

            What texts do you like to read? 
               Philosophical books, thrillers, drama, suspense, psychological, mystery, Romance,        
               cartoons, film 
            How do we read visual images such as ads, cartoon, and film?

• How do we write about visual texts?
• How can we generate thesis statements for arguments?
• How can we draft rhetorical analysis essays?