Journal #7

1-29-09

The writer is trying to figure out the strategies and processes of professional editors of writing. He/she wants to figure out the revision process of these professionals by observing them in their workplace as they edited.

They collect their information by filming the editors as they "engaged in their practice," in other words, as they were revising writing. Their work approach strategies were analyzed by researches and put into categories of what they look for. 

About all of the revision that students do is from self-knowledge, or using problem-solving skills at that very moment to edit text. Professional editors use the same strategy, but only about half of the time. The other half, they are using actual outside sources to edit.

Journal #6-- Molly Sigerich

1. Bitzer describes the rhetorical “situation” as the nature of those contexts in which speakers or writers created their rhetorical discourse. The differing characteristics of the situations are what inspire each different rhetorical discourse. 

2. When Bitzer uses the term “rhetorical situation,” he is referring to the circumstances of each individual rhetorical discourse. He says that wherever there is a rhetorical discourse, there has to be a rhetorical situation, because the situation represents how the discourse itself came about; in what terms it did. 

3. Exigence represents an urgent need or demand. In writing, exigence could represent something needing to be addressed or answered by a participant in the discourse. 

journal #5

In the Section "The New English Studies," Benedict Anderson suggests that each seperate discipline in English studies should reimagine itself as a member of a whole community, to open up the communication process. He further goes on to state that members associated with each discipline should be united to stand for analysis, critique, and production of discourse in social context.
In "Rhetoric of Motives," Kenneth burke uses the idea of identification to unite two or more disciplines as common interests despite differing qualities.
I aggree with Anderson in that it shouldn't matter what discipline you are associated with, you need to find a common principle to unite with, and that would end the lack of communication and add common goals.

journal #3

1.Bartholomae refers to "inventing the university" when he talks about students having to write papers for various classes, and for each particular class, the student has to take on the role of an Economist, Historian, Anthropologist, etc. They are forced to write as if they are the professional in the situation, using key terms and ideas still unclear to them.

2. Bartholomae suggests that in order to "invent the university," students must place themselves in the professional's shoes. They need to learn, or at least mimick the language of that certain topic. The student needs to think of themselves as an "insider," meaning someone who has the privelage to speak out about the subject. Along with this, the student needs to use "tricks of persuasion," and the knowledge they know thus far on the topic.

3. The first essay Bartholomea examines is very cut-and-dry, tidy, and to the point. The writer comes out straightforward with his opinion on the chosen topic, although it can be seen as fluff and not fully convincing. The second essay is more in-depth, but the writer contradicts herself numerous times, as she changes her point throughout the essay. Bartholomea shares this opinion of the second essay, and believes her style of writing is "too difficult and highly qualified." His opinion of the first essay is that the writer needs to understand that it would be better to steer away from the tidy, easy sentences he uses and aim for something a little more in-depth or "muddy."

journal entry #1

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-05-morrisseyjan05,0,2143238.column

1. In this sports article by columnist Rick Morrissey, the claim being made is that Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah should be kicked off the team by General Manager John Paxon.

2. This is a claim of fact. Morrissey explains why Noah is detrimental to the team by using his official statistics and personal opinion about numerous recent events that Noah had been a part of.

3. Morrissey uses the logos appeal to convince readers through logic that Joakim Noah should be kicked off of the team. The statistics he uses in the article and factual and anyone who follows basketball can use logic when reading this article to side with Morrissey's point of view.