Week Five Thought Question

Thanks for your strong posts last week! Excellent work!

Cite examples of ethos, pathos, logos in the Barbara Ehrenreich's "Dirty Laundry: Bennetton's 'We, On Death Row, Campaign" and compare that to the current Bennetton advertisements or any other advertisement you have seen on television, online, in a magazine, or on the radio. Please explain how each example is pathos, ethos, or logos.

Remember that each of these posts is worth 1% of your final grade. They are meant to prepare you for communication in an online environment and provide you with a more "public" rhetorical space in which to share your ideas.

Thanks!

Week Four Thought Question

Thank you very much for your posts to last week's question! It sounds as though many of us have important people in our lives.

I would like you to use this week's blog to explain how you considered your audience in your narrative. Who were you imaging as your audience? What message were you trying to convey to this audience? How does your narrative answer the question, "So what?" Explain your answer in detail.

Good work so far!

Week Three Thought Question

Thank you for your replies to last week's thought question! Several good points were raised regarding whether students should be taught writing or composition!

For this week, I would like you to discuss our readings from the book or from our Supplemental Reading folder. In David Sedaris' narrative "Ashes," he describes what his family was like. In "The Story of My Life" by Helen Keller, she describes meeting someone important who changed the course of her life.

I would like you to use this space for the week to describe an especially strong memory you have of either a parent, friend, or anyone that your life has touched. Avoid cliches. Be specific. Describe this person. Briefly describe a moment spent with this person. Make it complex. Perhaps you might describe a moment when someone that you admire did something unexpected and not admirable. Maybe describe a moment when someone that you did not like did something likeable. Search for paradox and contrast. I am really looking forward to these posts!

Thanks!

Week Two Discussion Question

Hello:

To get the ball rolling for next week, I want us to consider some important questions currently confronting the world of writing. First of all, do you think universities should teach composition or writing? Many universities (including DMACC) teach website design, brochures, PowerPoint, and other visual media under the guise that "composition" can take many forms.

However, there are people who feel this leads to a form of illiteracy since the focus is not on writing. Therefore, the assumption is that spelling, grammar and mechanics, and students' vocabularies suffer as a result.

What do you think universities and colleges should be teaching students--composition or writing? Would you prefer to have more focus on vocabulary, spelling, and grammar? Explain.

Introductions

Welcome to English 105!

Please use this space to introduce yourself to your classmates. This blog will be used to respond to readings and other questions posted by either me or one of you. Remember to use appropriate capitalization, grammar and mechanics, spellings, and language. Anything deemed disrespectful or inappropriate will be deleted.

Thanks and let the posting begin!