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Post 3:

Avoiding Vague/Narrated Thesis Statements

Class,

Students sometimes write very general thesis statements that leave out an argument.

Revise the following thesis statement and explain why it is more effective for participation credit!

"This essay will cover the ethos, pathos, and logos of the CDC web page."

What are the weaknesses of this thesis statement?

What should the thesis look like after making corrections?

Post 4:

I chose an image on the CDC's ADHD page (n.d.), " What Parents Learn When Trained in Behavior Therapy ." The picture's heading is "What parents learn when trained in behavior therapy." I chose this image because it has many primary metaphors happening in the image's three subcategories of "positive communication," "positive reinforcement," and "structure and discipline." By posting the image, the CDC wants the parents/ the reader to think positively about helping the child by "learning and practicing behavior therapy," even though it "requires time and effort." In each image subcategory, there is a pair of one parent and one child of various genders, all smiling. Presumably, a viewer is to make the correlation between the happiness of both parent and child and the therapy going well or working. In "positive communication," one sees the father's hand on the daughter's shoulder and the blocks stacked neatly beside them; An assumption might be that the father was able to positively communicate when asking the child to pick up the blocks. In "positive reinforcement," a mother is winking and presumably giving a thumbs up, but one cannot tell for sure as a star covers the mother's hand. A star means a good thing or positivity shown to the child for her presumed good actions. Lastly, above "structure and discipline," a father is pointing to a clock which one assumes is a specific time of day when the child has to do something, bringing structure and order into the child's life. Another visually important persuasive tactic the CDC uses with this image is that the text is purple, which is a calm, positive color. The CDC also meets Aristotle's three strategies of persuasion. One can see ethos by the CDC URL and logo at the bottom of the image. Pathos is achieved with all the happy smiling faces, with logos being the text added describing the positive "lasting benefits for the child" (CDC, n.d.).

Reference

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). What parents learn when trained in behavior therapy [webpage].  https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/infographics/behavior-therapy-parents.html

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Post 5:

I chose the image of the blonde-haired boy leaning on some books in a blue shirt. I chose this image because it resembles what I believe ADHD looks like. The boy looks like he is supposed to be studying or doing homework because he is also holding a pen but instead has a look of confusion or he is staring off into the air thinking all kinds of thoughts except studying. This picture is powerful to me because it shows sadness because every child wants to do good in school and when they can't it is frustrating to the child and teacher. The audience could be geared to anyone not just one particular audience in particular. The CDC's choices of pictures show confusion and inattentiveness and sometimes aggressiveness.

Post 6:

The introduction of my essay provides sufficient background. The thesis statement is clear. Every paragraph addresses the thesis in some way. The essay shows the writer has knowledge of the audience. There is support, examples, and details to make points clearly. The tone is formal. Requirements have been met. Sources are credible. The citations are correct. Grammar and punctuation are correct. Spellcheck has been used. The title has been capitalized. APA style is correct.

The biggest areas of strength are the word count being met and the structure of the essay. The weakness is the citations. They needed to be checked and fixed.

Post 7:

What would you think the webpage is about? I think that the webpage is about ADHD possibly in children and adults. Why? Because of the age differences in all of the characters on the screen. How do these visual elements help you understand the text and the overall message? The visual elements help me because of the children playing in the first illustration at the top of the page, it tells me this has something to do with kids, a little further down its an adult laying in bed, and ADHD in adults can cause that person to be exhausted or overly hyper. About halfway down the page there is an illustration two girls playing a game and one seems disinterested. There are also photos of math equations and ADHD can cause one to not pay attention. How do you think these images influence the information in the text? They tell us that this disorder affects all ages, it shows us that there are links to other pages that could help with therapy, such as the one with the lady standing with the girl. The imagine with the boy flexing his arm could tell us that link talks about exercise.

Post 8:

Hello Class,

When looking at the Website and The pictures, I noticed that the children and them were happy getting along playing games. The moreI got into it, it shows signs of children that could Be showing signs of ADHD. The purpose I feel The audience is meant for parents, caregivers, and teachers to what it is they need to look for or spot In a Child that could potentially need help. The questionnaires that the webpage shows I find to be very helpful for a parent to fill out that feels their child needs the help and how to go about finding it. I find the pictures on this webpage to be educational but yet I think that more photos of children interacting or acting up would be more beneficial. For example the girl on the swing seems to be more hyper than most children that would be swinging. If they showed pictures of anger or acting out in different scenarios would be more ideal to what I have read on this page.