Helpful Elements (Blog 12B)

Every essay that you write has its own unique form and style. There are many different tools that help us achieve all of these differences. I think that one of the most helpful tools was classification and division. This helped me to break down the topics that I was writing about and made it easier for me to explain what I was thinking to my audience.
Another one of the tools that was helpful were the extended classifications. This tool made it easier for me to get all of the details down to give a better explaination of what i meant to my readers as well. I think that rhetorical tools are very important to the writing process and help us as writers to become better with every essay that we write.

Perspective Process (Blog 12A)

Every good story has a beginning, middle and end. Essays are just the same they have an introduction, body and a conclusion. The introduction catches the audiences attention and usually contains the thesis statement of the paper. Then you have the body which is in my opinion the most important part, this is where you tell the audience everything you know about the topic that you are writing about. Finally you have your conclusion which is where you sum up everything that you have talked about and tie it all together to make it make sense for your readers.

When writing an essay it is best to start in the middle by writing the body protion of the paper first, that way you get all the information out of your head and down on paper. You shouldn't worry about saying too much or really worry about any organization at all in your first draft, you are simply getting it all out there for your reader. Then once you have all the information on the page you can begin sorting it out, there are a few tools called rhetorical tools that help with this part, then you put your paper it in order and even remove some things from your paper altogether. The next focus point of your paper should be making sure that everything runs smoothly throught the entire paper, and that your transitions are clean. finally you add your attention getter (introduction) and you sum up your paper (conclusion). I also recommend sending it to another person to look over because they might catch somethings that you may have missed which helps you have a better paper all the way around. (:

Rhetorical Terms (Blog 7A)

Rhetorical devices are used to get the audience interested in what you are writing about, improve word flow, highlight important ideas or otherwise direct attention to a specific idea. Some rhetorical devices include alliterations, allusions, similes and metaphors.

It is important to use these subject specific rhetorical devices in our writing, because they help us to better express what it is that we are trying to tell the audience. And they help us give better explainations and examples which make our writing more clear. Rhetorical devices when used correctly help us to be better writers.

1. objective information: physical description, things that everyone can see.
2. subjective nature: explaination, character, personality, things people don't see.
3. familial gazes: memories, things that are important to us that have deep meaning.
4. analagies: taking things that we understand to explain something else.
5. metaphor: a comparison made between two unlike things that actually have something in common.

Compare and Contrast (Blog 6A)

There are many different ways that we use compare and contrast in visual rhetoric which greatly benefits the writing process. There are two main processes of comparing and contrasting visual rhetoric. The first is called a side by side comparison. In the side by side comparison you explain the first argument or in our case for this essay the first photo. You explain everything about it right down to the last detail. Then you explain the second argument or in our case for this essay the second photo, just as you explained the first. Then you write your conclusion in which you combine the two explanations and give a brief point by point comparison.
The second process for comparing and contrasting visual rhetoric is called a subject by subject comparison. In this type of a comparison you break the arguments or in our case for this essay into points, and then you compare the points one by one. Kind of like you do in the conclusion of the side by side comparison. So in a subject by subject comparison you talk about point one in both arguments or photos, then point two, three and so on.

It doesn't really matter which process you use when you are comparing and contrasting arguments or photos. Each one has it benefits for whatever it is that you are comparing and contrasting. And both are very helpful in visual rhetoric and the writing process.

Visual Gazes (Blog 5A)

Visual Rhetoric is a great tool that we can use as writers. It is the way in which we use images to help us when we are trying to persuade our readers to do something. Often times Visual Rhetoric is also used to help argue a point as well.

There are many different types of Visual Rhetoric which we refer to as Visual Gazes. One of these gazes which is used often are called familial gazes, which are things of great importance to someone often times they are memories from our lives that have deep meaning.
Rhetorical Gazes are used all the time and for many different purposes. The media for example uses consumer gazes on a daily basis, because they make us want to buy things which in fact helps their business. For example when ever we see those big golden arches and hear the tune "bu du bu bu bu i'm lovin' it" everyone who has ever eaten there thinks of  McDonalds. It is something catchy and a symbol that stands out to all of us.

Visual Rhetoric and Rhetorical Gazes are really great tools for us as writers and when used correctly can really help us paint the picture for the readers. Which helps them better understand what it is that we are trying to say or explain to them.

Cause and Effect (blog 4A)

I think that cause and effect has a great impact on reaching an audience. For example when cause and effect is used in a narrative, it tells the audience how the characters in the story got from one point in their lives or story to the next point. I think that if cause and effect are used correctly, that is if the writer can make a clear relationship between the events used then cause and effect will be very effective in helping the audience better understand what is going on.

Peer Reviews (Blog 3B)

I think that peer review is such a great idea! The whole idea of having your peers look over your writing and correct it for you is very beneficial to a writer, especially in our case because they are not only our peers but also our audience. It is great to have another couple sets of eyes look over anything that you are writing because they can see things that we as writers might have missed.

Peer reviews also it give us a great opportunity to read our paper out loud and get a feel for how well the writing flows or comes across. I know for me personally it is very helpful to read my papers out loud. All in all peer reviews are a very helpful resource to any writer.

Rhetorical Tools (Blog 3A)

One of the rhetorical tools which I found in Zambreno’s article was how well she used Pathos which is the means of persuading an audience by an appeal to emotions such as pity, guilt, anger, or love. She had a play on our emotions from the very beginning when she opened her essay with a joke. This would make readers believe that she isn’t super strict and give a feeling that we better understand the author.

Pathos can have a very powerful effect on a narrative, but in order to use pathos effectively you have to know and understand your audience and what things are important to them, so that you can shape your writing accordingly. I think that Zambreno is really good at understanding her audiences.

Important Elements of Narrative (Blog 2B)

There are many important elements of narrative. Such as story grammers, setting, plot, characters, and theme. These main elements are often referred to as the backbone of a story. That is to say that they are the building blocks that make a good story. They are also very helpful in getting you started on writing a good story.

The main elements that I used in my last entry were setting and character, and how they relate to each other. The two characters which I used were the man on the surf board and the big shark. As we were able to see that the characters greatly influenced the setting. At first the setting was very peaceful and relaxing. But when you add in the shark it is less peaceful and makes us a bit uneasy about what is going to happen next. As you can see the characters of a story and the setting greatly influence each other.

The Importance of Narrative (Blog 2A)

Narrative is such a broad topic, because there are so many things that go into it. Some of those things include, Story Grammers, Setting, Plot, Theme, Character and Graphs. It is an important form of writing, because it helps us to better prove our point in an argument, or to help us explain something to someone else. By telling a story we have a much easier time explaining things and even getting our point across. One of the essential elements to narrative that I would like to discuss is the characters. The characters are a very important piece to a story, not only do they tell us who the story is about, or who was involved in the events taking place, but they have a major effect on how everything plays out as well. Characters can have an effect on the setting, the plot and even the theme or mood of the story based on their actions and their personalities. They can even change the story completely just by how they come into the story.

For example, if the story is set with a man sitting out on the ocean on a surf board waiting to catch a wave. Looking at the beautiful white sandy beach, listening to the waves crash around him, and feeling that warm ocean breeze on his face. Those of us sitting here in snowy Utah might be jealous. But then the author introduced a new character into the scene. This character happens to be a great big shark swimming silently underneath this man waiting for the opportune moment to attack, we no longer envy this man but are just grateful that it is not us sitting there. As you can see characters can have a great effect on the story even down to how we the reader feel about the story and the things that we take away from it.