Q Reader Response Discussion Eight Due date: Initial post by Sunday before mid-night. No need to reply to students. Every week you will be asked to discuss what you have read. Here are the criteria: Minimum 450-500 words (for the initial post); use the same terminology found in the textbooks, answer the prompts below. Make sure all your posts are free of grammatical and spelling errors. (There is an example of a discussion posting under "Course Documents"). Review Everyone’s an Author, Chapter 15: Reporting Information. (pp. 311-317). Brainstorm your issue/topic to help you with Module 4: Broader Community Study by answering the following: Consider your rhetorical situation; address your audience by answering the following: What do you know about your audience? To what extent are they like or unlike your-or one another? What background information will your audience need on your topic? Will their knowledge of it vary? What terms need to be defined or illustrated with examples? What sorts of examples will be most effective for your audience? What interest does your audience have in your topic? If they’re not already interested in it, how can you get them interested—or at least to see that it matters? (pp. 312). Think about the following, then write a short comment for each: (see description on pp. 312-313). • Be clear about your purpose. • Consider your stance. • Consider the larger context. • Think about media. • Think about design.
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