Blog posts are free and open; their language is casual. I expect to see four things in your posts: (1) that you read the piece; (2) that you can make connections to yourself as a writer and the class; (3) that you understand the genre conventions of a blog; and (4) that I can begin to see who you are as a writer—through your voice, style and language choices.
**Comment back to this post, do NOT create a new post.
In about 500 words or less, I want you to explore the following questions. Be specific in your responses. You can use direct quotes from Bitzer’s piece (and, in fact, this might be the most helpful in your explanation of a rhetorical situation).
According to Bitzer, what is rhetoric? What is a rhetorical situation? Why are both important in the understanding of how to write? What do you believe comes first—the writing or the rhetorical situation? Do you believe all writing needs a rhetorical situation in order to write? Why or Why not? Connect rhetorical situation to this class: what connection do you see?
If you are NOT the first one to post, you need to mention at least one or two of your peers’ responses in your entry i.e. you may agree or disagree with what someone else’s definition of rhetoric. You cite this person in your response and note why you are citing this person. Don't forget to do this as it is part of the assignment.
Due: Thursday, March 29, 2012 by class time.
