The Unveiling of a Writer

Throughout the past quarter, you have been discussing the process of writing and your identity as a writer. For this last (!) blog post, I want you to discuss who you believe you are as a writer and/or composer. To do this I want you to have a little fun, so I'm not looking for you to do a traditional 300-500 word response. What I want is you to think about how you could represent the characteristics that define you as a writer/composer that you have developed and honed this quarter (and those that you came in with). 


Some suggestions for ways to create this:
*A job wanted ad or a personal
*A  poem
*Through a series of images
*an obit
*a short short (short fiction piece)
*a song


The possibilities with responding are very open. You can respond back to this post OR you can create a new post. 


This should be as long as it needs to be to get your point across. I should see elements of you----so I should be able to get a sense of who wrote what without even looking at the author's name.


And remember: have fun with this---it's your last one for this class. =)


Due by Friday, March 9, 2012. 

The Rhetorical Situation

Guidelines for blog post:

In about 250-500 words, 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). Remember: blog posts are free and open and their language is casual. I should be able to begin to see who you are as a writer—through your voice, style and language choices.

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?

Don't forget to engage with as others as part of the assignment.

Due: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 by class time.