Blog 13B:

The most helpful element in the writing process for me is the concept of drafts.  Drafts are so helpful because you can add and switch things up and re-read it over again. Also, you can have other people read it and look through it and have their opinion.

Essays are going to be everywhere while going to school. As much as people hate essays, they must be done. I have learned that it's important to grasp the audience and know what you're talking about. Essays can be boring to read and to write, but it's fun when it's something your passionate to write about. Therefore, I learned to pick a topic that is fun to write because it will be fun to read. I also learned that having maybe a specific tool or two (rhetorical tool), then it gives a specific body to that paragraph instead of just winging it. Essays don't need to be that bad to write, all depends on how you write it and what you're writing about.

Blog 13A:

There are many things that go into writing an essay.  There is a sort of methodology in the writing process.  For example, it all starts out with brainstorming ideas or ideas that are based off of a specific thesis.  It is also important to use rhetorical tools to reach your desired audience.  There are many kinds of tools to use, it is just whichever fits better with the topic.  Research also helps with writing an essay.  Research just brings the essay together and is more informative.  Another thing that is important in writing an essay is writing drafts.  There should be at least two drafts that are written.  The more the merrier.  Those drafts should be edited by peers as they have a different view on grammar and stuff than the writer does.  After all those things, it is important to just write the essay as it should be written.  For example, introduction, body, and conclusion. 

Blog 12A

Methodology of the Process Explanation Essay

It's important to learn how to teach your audience. I think the steps I will be using to teach my audience is the purpose of each section of an essay.  The audience gets a better understanding of why they are doing something if it is explained why it's important.  I will probably cut up into sections so there is a clarity.  It's important to have clarity because then the audience gets a better idea of what is being taught.  But most importantly is explaining why the audience needs to do what they're doing.

Blog 11A

An introduction is needed because it sets up the whole essay.  The thesis is stated and the thesis is what the essay is about.  It's also supposed to grab the attention of the audience.  With the opening paragraph, the audience should have an understanding and want to read more.

The perfect introduction is hard to write but it is important to know how to grab the audiences' attention.  The first sentence should be that attention grabber.  Then explain within the introduction what the essay will be about throwing the thesis in that information.

Blog 10A-Extended Definition of Classification and Division

In all honesty, it took my awhile to really get a good definition of Classification and Division.  However, I come to learn that it really means just to separate an article into categories and define those categories even further.  For example, if there is an article about flowers and there is a section about roses, you "classify" the roses and talk about what that section is talking about.  Then you "divide" the section on roses on let's say...color.  The section talks about the color of the rose and you define that section even more.  So when wanting to classify and divide an article, one would choose a section within the article, define that, than later pick something within that section to define even deeper. 

Blog 9A-Definitions

1. Pollinator-Dependent: They are crops that to become a healthy crop it needs to be pollinated.  They depend on the pollen to grow and get every nutrient

2. Self-Pollinating: Crops that do not depend on pollen because they take care of it themselves. For example, rice, corn, and wheat.  They pollinate themselves.

3. Pesticides: Pesticides are used on crops to kill weeds that surround the crop. However, it is dangerous for the bees because it's poisonous.

Blog 8A-Definitions:

It is importance for using Definitions in reaching an audience because it helps to target a specific audience.  It helps the audience understand meaning of things.

The article I chose from the New York Times is about spending time in Cape Town, South Africa.  The societal conversation this article belongs to are the people who have a desire to travel.  It is a schedule of what to do in 36 hours in Cape Town.  It helps organize a well planned day.  There are many people who love to travel and see the world, but may not have the time. The article helps those who may be tight on time to explore a beautiful city.




http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/25/travel/what-to-do-in-36-hours-in-capetown.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ftravel&action=click&contentCollection=travel&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront&_r=0

Blog 7A-Rhetorical Terms

It is important to use subject specific rhetorical terms in the writing process because it grabs the attention of the audience.  The point of an essay to capture the audience and make them want to continue reading and be interested.  Also, it is used to persuade the audience.  There are 5 rhetorical terms that have been discussed in class: Eye Tracking, Visual Structure, Compare and Contrast, Openness, and Explicit Text.

1. Eye Tracking: Process of reading the eye movements while watching a stimuli. Purpose to see where the eye captures the attention
2. Visual Structure: The complexity of the image and how the image is structured to capture the audience.
3. Compare and Contrast: When one grabs two or more images and finds the similarities and differences in the two images. You can do it Subject by Subject or Side by Side.
4. Openness: Observation that images are more open to interpretation.
5. Explicit Text: The sort of text that is straight forward. No beating around the bush.

Compare and Contrast on Blog 3B
The other student's blog only described the importance of peer reviews.  My blog described what peer review is along with the importance of peer review.  Another difference is mine described exactly what it helps with while the other student's described that it shows perspectives.  The similarities that our two blogs share is that we both put that it shows multiple views on a paper.  We both know the reason behind the importance of peer reviews.

 http://valeriequinteros.blogspot.com/ (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.) student's blog.

Compare and Contrast

When it comes to comparing and contrasting in visual rhetoric it is important to know if you want Point by Point or Subject by Subject.  Compare and contrast is important because it shows that one has a better understanding of what the visual wants to tell them.  For example, we had to watch two different videos of "The Itsy Bitsy Spider", to compare and contrast them, we had to pay attention and understand the video other than just watching them.

It is important to compare and contrast so that there is comprehension of how multiple visuals are similar and how they are different.  It brings the attention of the audience and also helps the audience understand the visual better by comparing them.

Blog 5A Image:

There are three rhetorical gazes.  Those are: ethos, pathos, and logos.  Egos is to explain ethics to the audience.  When they use it in visuals, it is to make sense of the image.  Does it seem ethical? The second is pathos.  Pathos is to reach emotion to the audience.  For example, any image that triggers memories that can make you feel emotional.  For me, I see a spongebob squarepants quote and it automatically reminds me of my best friend at home because we quote it all the time.  Last one is logos.  Logos aims to explain logic to the audience.  It is normal to see percentage signs and statistics.

http://sites.psu.edu/rcl1213kretsingerharries/wp-content/uploads/sites/252/2013/04/On-in-Five-Poster.jpg (example of logos)

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNzIwuiD-dGy43bGUFsCK_MO4lF16Hxau82Om51bgqXwAf8_SL0Ynxwaj5Dkbjmb__ggveRAsQx3zAP-PTxrfKoUEqRYxgLVZNQzDU5OXAG5_hYPvucsQoLLN3K7_me4SGhhnpvTRzFI/s1600/HaitiHelpAd.jpg (example of pathos)

http://ahs.ausd.net/modules/groups/homepagefiles/profile/1414167/85292/Image/Picture1.png (example of ethos)

Cause and Effect is a very helpful structure to have.  A Cause and Effect goes way back.  It all starts with the main cause.  There's an effect to that cause but a cause can come from that effect and it continues going.  It all leads the final effect but that main cause in the beginning.

It is useful to reach an audience because it's an easier structure to grasp.  It makes sense that with a cause there is an effect. The audience understands it a lot easier.  A writer can best analyze a Cause and Effect paper by going in to detail about the initial cause.  Also, the final effect.  There can be many causes just for one final effect.  For example, the professor gave an example in class today.  He started with a cause and his final effect.  He eventually, went further in detail about the first cause.  That there were many other causes that led to that cause.

One of my favorite things to do is peer edit.  To peer edit a paper is to have another student's paper and contribute your knowledge of grammar and ideas.  It is to help them have another person's view on it.  It is important because you have another person's point of view on it.  A person who is not the professor.  It helps with grammar, organization, and etc.

   In Zambreno's article she uses a various amounts of rhetorical tools.  She strongly emphasizes on King Arthur's stories.  There are multiple versions of the story.  There is the kid version where it's the sword and the stone and then the actual version that isn't kid appropriate.  Defining the character in a narrative is very important because sometimes the plot is the plot due to the characters.  King Arthur is defined and explains the different versions of his story.
   Another important tool she uses is the chronological order of the stories.  Throughout the whole narrative, she demonstrates how different the stories are as the years pass by.  It's important to use that tool because it can cause much confusion to the reader if the events are not in order. She explains how each story ends depending on the era that the story is being told.

   In the writing I chose for my essay, the rhetorical tools stand quite out.  There isn't a specific setting, however, the narrator talks about the issue in the United States, specifically the state which is Kentucky.  The narrator is a concerned mother/ wife.  The theme throughout the story is the issue of genetically modified food in the United States.  She emphasizes the importance of organic food for her family.

   The main plot that goes throughout the entire story is her finding an organic food store that makes her happy.  She has trouble at first because some stores were part organic.  She had to find something to sustain her family is a healthy manner.  She was able to successfully find a store before moving back to India where her family is from.  In India, she was able to start a farm that grows it's own food for the city.  She has hopes to start finding ways to clean water and clean air.

   In a narrative, there is much structure.  The narrator makes sure they start out with what the story is going to be about, like an idea of the story.  It is supported with experiences of the narrator and how it all ties in with the plot.  Eventually, the narrator concludes the narrative with restating the purpose of the story.

   A narrative is basically telling a story.  There isn't much to the definition.  However, what's important about a narrative is that it helps us to learn lessons.  When it comes to narrative, it helps one support the larger arguments that they want to point out.  Also, narratives help tell personal stories that can relate to the audiences' experiences.
   It's important to know who your audience is when telling a narrative.  One wants to connect to their audiences through their narratives.  That's why the personal experiences can make the audience feel more comfortable with the narrator.  The narrator uses the lessons learned and experiences experienced to connect with the desired audience.  They tell their story.  

You start out with brainstorming for the topic and researching information. Then you put it into drafts. After that rough draft, then it is important to have a peer edit it.  Then write a second draft and have someone edit that one.  You should have a few drafts before your final product is written.  To write an essay, you start with an introduction explaining what your essay is going to be about.  Then you have the body of the essay which are facts and evidence to support your topic.  At the end of the essay you end with a conclusion about what the essay was about and restating any thesis you might have.