English

Directions: Before writing your journal, choose one group of texts to view from the below options. Watch and read through the material carefully, making notes as you go of the obvious differences in how the texts differ in their approach to similar topics. 

In a brief journal, compare and contrast the three texts in your chosen group. Do not discuss your feelings on the subject matter of the texts. Instead, offer a brief rhetorical analysis of each. You may address the following prompts in your response:

· How would you describe the  tone of each? 

· How would you describe the  bias of each? 

· Who is the  intended audience? How do you know?

· What  research did the writer/ speaker do to understand the topic? Describe the research process as it is articulated in the texts (this may be implied and not explicitly reported).

· Identify the specific ways in which the  academic approach to research and writing  differs from the other forms of popular media.

Your journal should be a minimum of 300 words and address each of the texts in your selected group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCoMjByGJZw

GROUP 1: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY

Text 1:  "I Tried Ghost Hunting to See if It's Fake," YouTube video by Danny Gonzalez  (New Media) 

Text 2: "Paranormal Investigation Team Hopes for Answers in SC City" from Associated Press (Traditional Media)

Text 3: "Paranormal Experiences, Sensory-Processing Sensitivity, and the Priming of Pareidolia," from PLoS One (Academic Media)