Today! This day...is a day...of today...

Readings due for Thursday--packet

What were ancients thinking about in arranging texts?

Arrangements should be based on the argument sections...for example, we want to shape the text in a certain way if we have a hostile audience (ideally)

writer triangle...static triangle, dynamic relationships amongst the triangle members...

Cicero's 6-part division for discourse

1) exordim: introduction, insinuation

2) narratio: statement of issue

3) partitio: divide the issue into its major parts

4) Confirmation: supporting arguments (topic sentence, evidence, examples, analysis)

5) Refutation: anticipating and responding to objections

6) Peroratio: conclusion

Thus, there are six

How are these evidenced in the article by Selzer...with words...

Triangulation with examples to support your analysis

Refutation!  It must happen for the civilization to survive!  Ahhhhh!

A storm in the brain...a rain storm might flood my brain, thus making it hard to think around all the water...

Your rhetorical situation:

Audience, writer, topic...what is each one, and what is the relationship between them?

Who are you writing for?  What is their understanding of the specific topic?

I think, since this is a free write, that I will make up a rhetorical situation...but it should probably be about my project...so...

The audience for my topic is the teacher, who will comment and grade the assignment.  The audience is also the person I'm writing about.  Without said person, I would not have a topic.  The writer, being me, is composing the account in order to learn more about he topic.  The person being studied is a professional, who, because of his status, is very knowledgeable about the topic.  The audience already has a view on the topic, but will listen to the suggestions set out in the writing.  Thus, freewriting...is...really hard to do...one more minute...well, this situation is important, as it can explain how to free write.

Thursday work! Last Thursday, apparently...secondary sources!

The reports do not need to be "laden" with secondary sources; but sometimes they are quite helpful.  

Brainstorm!