10/1/2015 Rhetorical Situations (Collaborative Assignment)

Summary of “Lydia’s Story”

You have to be able to focus during serious situations.

Everyone said that the story was being told through third-person.

The descriptive words throughout the story paints good images in the reader’s mind.

The purpose of this story is to spread awareness to all sorts of citizens who might face a tragedy similar to this one in the future or in the past.

Connections between Chapter 2 and Lydia’s Story

The narrative fits the description of a rhetorical situation. For example, the tone was very serious and formal. The audience is anyone who is interested in reading about the storms. The purpose of this story is to spread awareness. 

THINK ABOUT

We all narrated how stories are conveyed through songs

Some of us also mentioned some personal communication/socialization.

Also, some textbook reading involving stories as an example in order to help us learn.

We watched TV shows/ movies with interesting and amusing narratives to become inspired and be introduced to a new world.

Emily talked about ads and commercials and how they influence us to buy their product.

THINK BEYOND WORDS

We think that both can be very powerful in their own ways. Written stories can be more powerful by being more descriptive. In videos you can sense emotion and see how the individual feels about the subject.

COMPARE NARRATIVES

Music and magazines.

Both forms of mediums can force people to think about certain situations.

Stories can be told through music that can affect people on emotional levels more than the average magazine.

In magazines, stories can be told with more literary sense, unlike songs, which have more metaphors, similes and rhythm.

List of Stories I Experience in one day

• I hear stories in music. They are generally religious hymns or music from pop culture that make me think and/or feel.
• I hear people tell me about their day. I listen to their troubles and their joys and everything in between.
• I read textbooks about the government, films and english. they help me to learn and study the respective subjects.
• I read novels about grand adventures in many different genres.
• I read comics and graphic novels about people with supernatural abilities that do the impossible.
• I watch cartoons, movies, and t.v. series about heroes who defy all odds to save the lives of others.
• I see adds that try to get me to buy their product.
• I watch Youtube videos that make me laugh or cry.