Reader Response 1

Make a list of everything you remember writing in the past week. Include everything from texting to tweeting to more formal academic or work-related writing.

From your list, choose three examples that strike you as quite different from one another and examine the rhetorical situation you faced for each example.

Draw upon the guidelines in Chapter 2 to  discuss specific aspects of each example such as the audience, tone, medium, purpose, stance, and context.

Go beyond summarizing the communication (the tweet, work e-mail, etc.).

Instead  demonstrate that you understand how the aspects of the rhetorical situation were shaping your communication with other people.

Length: 300 to 500 words (You should include your list, but it is not part of the word count.)

Organization: Write one well-organized paragraph for each example (the three examples you choose from your list). Use topic sentences and transitions to organize your Response. 

Use MLA style formatting.

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Reader Responses are short (300 to 500 words) written assignments that respond to course readings. Specific topics and deadlines will be announced as the course progresses, but these are the general requirements for all Reader Responses. (This is the answer to your question about how long the Reader Responses should be. Imagine how irritated I will be if you email me to ask how long the Responses have to be. You never want to let your instructor know that you have not read the course material.)

Format  – Double space. Use 12-pt Times New Roman font. Include a heading, header, and title as required for MLA style (covered in your text books). To avoid plagiarism, cite any information taken from outside sources including from the text book. Use MLA-style citations. (I will not grade a paper that is not in MLA style. Do not assume you already know how to do this. Read Chapter 27 in your text.)

Mechanics  – Although these are not formal essays, they should be edited as carefully as your major essay assignments. After you draft and revise the content of the Response, and after you work on the organization, spend some additional time editing and proofreading. Eliminate grammar errors, punctuation errors, and other surface issues that can make your writing confusing or less convincing to readers.

Organization  – All Reader Responses should include well-organized paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting evidence. Specific assignments may give a number of paragraphs or other directions about organization.

Content  – Specific content will be assigned for each Reader Response throughout the semester. Each assignment will require you to read carefully and think critically about what you have read.

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