Bender amp Waltonen Broadview Press The set of circumstances in which an author creates a text Rhetorical Situation Genre Audience Purpose Context Aspects of Rhetorical Situation What types of documents have you composed as a student ID: 1043937
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1. Rhetorical SituationWho’s Your Source? | Bender & WaltonenBroadview Press
2. The set of circumstances in which an author creates a text. Rhetorical Situation
3. GenreAudiencePurposeContextAspects of Rhetorical Situation
4. What types of documents have you composed as a student?What types of documents have you composed in your everyday life?GenreThe type of document a writer is composing.
5. The elements we expect to see in a particular text based on the type of text it is. The elements of a text that help readers understand what type of text they are encountering.How did you discover the conventions of the genres you’ve composed in the past?Genre Conventions
6. AudiencePurposeThe intended recipients of a writer’s message.The effect that the writer aims to have upon the audience. Read the passage on the next slide and discuss:Who do you think the intended audience is? How do you know?What purpose(s) did the authors hope to achieve?
7. Rashida Yayé, a girl in the West African country of Niger, was born with one of the most common birth defects in the world: clubfoot….In the United States or Europe, a doctor places the baby’s foot in a series of corrective casts and—presto!—the foot is healed….Yet in poor countries, children such as Rashida often don’t get corrective treatment….They commonly survive as beggars, objects of shame and ridicule—all for the want of a simple medical intervention that costs about $250.From A Path AppearsNicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn, Vintage, 2015, p. 19
8. ContextPhysicalSocialThe location in which a text appears, such as:NewspaperWebsitePeer-reviewed journalThe historical and cultural situation in which a text appears. The social conversation that a text is taking part in.
9. When was this text published and where (meaning geographical and publishing location)?What was the larger cultural conversation on this topic at the time of publication?Social ContextQuestions to ask:
10. Rhetorical SituationGenreAudiencePurposeContextDon’t forget!All four aspects of rhetorical situation are related to one another. You must consider them in conjunction with one another when evaluating a source.