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Summary: The site I found teaches you the context of a rhetorical situation. Context is the surroundings that will influence the rhetorical situation. The site also defined rhetorical situation itself and the other components of the rhetorical situation. The site was in a very easy to use format, mimicking the pages of a book. It was a very organized site helping find information quickly and easily. How is it useful? The site was useful because of its clear definition on the term context. It defined context through examples. One example was you have to give a speech and the speech was set to happen right after lunch. There is a good chance that people coming back from lunch will be a little sleepy. The context of this situation is that the speech was held after lunch, thus affecting your speech. Knowing this, you could combat it by asking the audience questions or doing an exercise where they have to stand up and move around. Why was it useful? Using examples to define a term is a very effective strategy. Before reading the article I was a little shady on the role of context in the rhetorical situation, but the use of examples has helped my understanding. The organization of this site was also a useful tool. The site is very well laid out and each subject has a clear bold heading. There are also many examples used in the site. It doesn't just use one; it uses many examples each containing a different form of context. How is it credible? The information on the site is an excerpt from a book. It contains information on how to cite it and it contains a page that outlines the usage rights. I researched the book and I could not find an author. I think the book is a co-written project that involves many different people. The book could also still be under construction. At the end of each page there are citations containing many different names. I think these citations are where information was pulled from to create the information above. Why is it credible? The sit

Summary: The site I found is a power point that lists all of the components of the rhetorical situation and defines them. Audience was clearly defined and the author gave examples on how to write to a specific audience. The author said that an audience is needed when writing on the rhetorical situation. Without an audience the writing will lack purpose and therefore not do anybody any good.\nHow is it useful? The site was very useful and helped me gain a better understanding on the audience's role in the rhetorical situation. The author asked questions that the writer should consider when writing to an audience. The author would ask a question like "To whom am I writing?" then answer it with description on the different kinds of audiences you can have. The author also informed that you need to research your audience; you need to know specific information so that you can write something that will interest them. \nWhy is it useful? The site was a very easy to read document. It made finding answers quick and easy. Everything is organized and the information is well explained and backed up with examples. If I were writing a paper on rhetorical situation I would use this site. I found what I was looking for in a matter of seconds and found a lot of information on the subject in question.\nHow is it credible? The information in the site was written by Alisa Cooper from South Mountain Community College. The site was probably used as a study guide for her students. It would not be a very good study guide if the information was false. The website is also a .edu meaning it's for education purposes.\nWhy is it credible? The information in the site was taken from a book called Reasoning and Writing Well 3rd Edition. If the teacher drew her information from this book the information must be accurate. Every page of the document has her name on it, the schools name and the date it was published. Citation: Cooper Alisa (2004) Rhetorical Situation: Reasoning and Writing Well 3rd E

Summary: This site is a teaching tool helping to define the complex rhetorical situation. The site included actual text from Lloyd Bitzer's book The Rhetorical Situation. It used this text to help describe the term exigency. It said that exigency is a hard thing to define in some rhetorical situations. It gave an example of stem cell research. You can see the good that we could possibly find the cure for some diseases, but an innocent human life must be sacrificed in order to do this. Exigency is not always a clearly defined component of the rhetorical situation. How is it useful? The text defined exigency in a rhetorical situation. The author of the site defined exigency as, "exigency is something that happens which gives rise to a need for communication." This proves that exigency is the motivation for the beginning of a rhetorical situation. Why is it useful? This site was useful because it defined the term exigency and gave examples on how you can find it in everyday situations. The author of this site also used text from Lloyd Bitzer's book The Rhetorical Situation to help further define exigency in the rhetorical situation. How is it credible? On the webpage the author citied the work he took from Lloyd Bitzer's book. If this was a fake site, the author probably wouldn't have gone through the trouble of citing his work. The website also had a very professional appearance. Why is it credible? The author seems like a very educated man. He backs up all of his definitions with text from Lloyd Bitzer's book. He also provided links in his site to find more information on the rhetorical situation. Obviously the author put a lot of time and effort into the site making it a very useful tool. Citation: Buchanan, C. (2004). The Rhetorical Situation: Beginning Well. Retrieved November 1, 2009, from http://people.emich.edu/cbuchanan/rhetoric/beginningwell.html \n

Summary: The author of this article described rhetorical situation and it's components. In the the article, technology was discussed and how it has changed the audience of the rhetorical situation. With technology, a discussion can be posted on the web, making is accesible to anyone who cares to look for it. When something is posted on the web, that must be kept in mind. This article also defined rhetorical situation and gave examples of where it is used. The author wrote that politics is where you find alot of rhetorical situation. Why is this useful?- The author clearly defined the component I had to write about, which is goal. In the beginning of the article the author said, "All this comes about because the writer wants the target to do something." How is this useful?- The meaning of rhetorical situation is clearly stated many times in this article. Also, the components of the rhetorical situation are defined. Along with the definition are examples to help understand how rhetorical situation works. Why is it credible?- I found the article on a Vanity Press website. The article is a blog that is over two years old, I think if there was incorrect information it would of been reported by now. How is it credible?-To know this much about rhetorical situation the author must be a professor of some kind. There are also zero negative responses, showing that the information is valid. Citation: Scoville,C (2007). The Vanity Press, In The Rhetorical Situation and the Blogger, Retrieved from http://thevanitypress.blogspot.com/2007/03/rhetorical-situation-and-blogger.html on October 28, 2009.

I found this posting very interesting due to the fact that I needed a little direction in how to apply this particular tennent to the assignment that I am working on. For me it put it in simple terms that I could understand and showed me with various questions and examples how to use it in my work.

After I read this peice of work i was able to understand the concept of the rhetorical term "goal". With in the web site were multiple strategies i could use to interpret the term (goal). The website not only gave different strategies but it also broke those different strategies into a step by step format that made the reading easier and clearer to understand. Because this website is very well organized and provides detailed information i belevie that this site would be very useful. I believe that this website is creditable because it was written and published by a very well educated and highly qualified man named, Samuel G. Freedman. The information was also published at Columbia University where Sauel Freedman is a professor. therefore i think that the author of this material and where the material origanated from makes this URL very creditable. Goal: Strategies for analyzing the rhetorical situation (Spring 2005). Cornell University. Retreived November 13, 2009 from wrt.syr.edu/670/downloads/.../StrategiesforAnalyzingtheRh.doc

Summary: This article briefly describes the purpose of author in the rhetorical situation. The page is asking all of the questions necessary to set up a rhetorical situation. Author is defined with the use of simple examples and questions to help you figure out how to use author in a rhetorical situation. The page also defines the other parts of the rhetorical situation and defines rhetorical situation itself. How is it useful? The article defines author by telling you things to consider when interpreting who the author is. It says to consider background, experience, education, affiliations, and value of the author to better determine the author's part in the situation. Why is it useful? The article's simplicity helps make it useful. There is no hunting for definitions or searching through paragraphs of information, the definition is clearly stated. How is it credible? It is credible because it adapted from a book called Perspectives on Argument by Nancy Wood. It seems like a very credible definition based on its roots from where it was generated from. Why is it credible? The article was taken from a book and then posted on the web for students use. The definitions are correct and there seems to be no suspicious things about the site. Citation: Wood, N. (2001). Perspectives on Argument. Retrieved October 31, 2009, from http://courses.durhamtech.edu/perkins/trace.html

The Rhetorical Situation Summary I understand that this website does not define "goal" in our list of rhetorical terms but I believe that "goal" is the combination of these other two terms, a thesis and a purpose. This website describes a thesis statement as being a sense of direction for the paper. This means that you are informing the reader what direction you are going with the paper and sums up the conclusions you have come up with. It also describes the purpose statement as being very similar to thesis statement with the exception that a purpose statement does not specifically give the idea of the conclusions the author has. I believe that both of these terms accurately define "goal" in our list of rhetorical terms. How/why useful .This website is very useful because it defines both terms in simple language easy enough for me to understand. I found the examples that were given very useful and definitely helped understand the meanings of the two terms. The reason is that the website gives both good and bad examples, which make it easier to relate to my own experiences. How/why credible This website is credible because it is a .edu website. I think this is also a university website. Another thing that makes this site more credible is that is has links that redirect you to other helpful sources. Citation UW-Madison Writing Center. (Last updated: Friday, October 23, 2009 ). UW-Madison Writing Center. In Thesis and Purpose Statements. Retrieved November 10, 2009, from http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Thesis_or_Purpose.html.

The Rhetorical Situation Summary I found this website that helps me understand the analysis of the rhetorical situation a little bit better. I chose it because it seems to best fit the situations that we come across when doing homework. This website is basically answering a question with questions but what I understood from it is what follows. This website describes the rhetorical situation as an event that gives way to a need or opportunity to persuade. The rhetorical situation analysis is composed of a few elements for example author, purpose, audience, and genre. How/why useful This website is very useful because of the format it is in. You can use this website as a reference or a self checklist when analyzing a rhetorical situation. The way in which the order of the questions is set up, gives it the format of a checklist. It is easy to find what you are looking for because all the topics are in bold print and there is not a lot of text to read. How/why credible This website is credible because it is a .edu website. There is also some sort of license that pertains to that persons work, which is something I don't know about. All the information provided is intended to help someone because it is setup as a checklist. Citation Silva Rhetoricae. (page update: Feb. 26, 2007 ). Silva Rhetoricae. In Basic Questionsfor Rhetorical Analysis . Retrieved November 9, 2009, from http://rhetoric.byu.edu/Pedagogy/Rhetorical%20Analysis%20heuristic.htm.

After reading this article, I was able to gain some insight as to how the process should flow when acquiring research strategies. It covered various topics and laid the whole process out in a linear fashon so you knew where you were to start ,and how it should look when you are completed. " How to Write an A+ Research Paper" (nd) Retrieved from a Research Guide @www.aresearchguide.com

Summary: This site described revision as "fine tuning" a piece of writing. This site described common problems associated with revision and it also explained common errors in writing. After the site described revision, it went to define the four steps of revision. Each step asked questions pertaining to your essay and helped develop the ideas in your essay. How is it useful? The site not only described revision, but also described common problems in writing. The author said that most errors in an essay generate from not having a clear understanding of ideas and development. The grammar and spelling errors usually follow after the confusion. When writing we should focus on getting our ideas on paper then sort through them in the revising process. Why is it useful? The site described revision in depth. The four steps gave examples and asked good questions to help shape the essay. The site used examples to show why revision is necessary. The author said not to think about revision until the paper is finished, if you're always worrying about grammar and punctuation you could leave out ideas that would have helped your essay. How is it credible? The site is run by Hobart and William Smith College, meaning the article was written for educational and learning purposes. Why is it credible? The site has an .edu address, meaning it's for educational purposes. A site intended for education would not be allowed to contain false information. Citation: (2007). Hobart and William Smith Colleges: Revision Strategies. Retrieved on November 8, 2009 from http://www.hws.edu/academics/ctl/writes_revision.aspx.

Summary: This page describes peer review as students commenting on students writing. The author said that this one of the most beneficial activities you can do in the writing process. The rest of page described different peer review activities you can use in the classroom. Each one is a link taking you to page that describes the activity and gives examples of things to do and not to do in a peer review. How is it useful? The site defined peer review and then described how to use it in many different ways. In each example there was an extensive amount of information to describe the activity. There was also a large amount of activities, giving many different views on peer review. Why is it useful? The amount of examples the site gave made it useful for describing peer review. Each activity also performed a different action in peer review. One activity could be reading aloud and sharing information, while another could be challenging your peer's views. This gave me a clear understanding of the concept peer review. How is it credible? The author of this site provided his name and contact information at the top of page. Why is it credible? The page provides a link to e-mail the creator of the site. The site is an online teaching tool for home school teachers. There is zero chance that an online teaching tool would have false information in it. Citation: Carbone Nick. Strategies for Teaching with Online Tools: Peer Review. Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/technotes/workshops/peerview.htm

Summary: This site defines drafting as a late stage in the writing process. It also says that when you're ready to start drafting you should have finished gathering information and have completed an exercise in prewriting. This site also describes things you will need in your draft and things you will not need. It then goes on to describe what each paragraph should look like, describing opening paragraph and a closing paragraph. Then it goes on to give tips about paragraph length and verbs that should not be used like "to be"; the author said to keep your voice active, not passive. How is it useful? The site described every step of drafting, being this thorough made it a useful. Every point about drafting was discussed and explained in depth. Why is it useful? The large amount of information made this article useful. Also the information is very well organized and has a nice layout. It took seconds to find what I was looking for, and there was a lot of information to find. How is it credible? This information is from a site that specializes in strategies and study guides. At the end of the page the author left his name and the date that the article was published. Why is it credible? This site had a lot of information about other topics as well. The seven stages of the writing process were described, each one going into extreme detail. This shows that people have a lot time and energy into making this site as accurate possible. Citation: Landsberger Joe (2000). Seven Stages of Writing Assignments. Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://www.studygs.net/writing/roughdrafts.htm.

Summary: This site is a tool for teachers, teaching them that students need to learn pre-writing in order to develop good writing habits. The author says that the pre-writing stage is when the student should think and develop their ideas about a topic. The pre-writing stage has no right or wrong answer. The author of the site explained pre-writing strategies in detail. Stating that it is one of the more important writing steps, that it needs to be cemented before students can go on learning how to write. Pre-writing is the time for students to explore topics by brainstorming, talking, drawing and reading. How is it useful? The site explained pre-writing and gave examples on how to teach it. I now have a clear understanding of pre-writing and know it is useful. The author wrote that pre-writing is a fundamental basic of the writing process, that all other writing skills build off of this one. Why is it useful? The author of this article gave examples on how to teach pre-writing to students. The author said to ask the students an open ended question like what is your favorite thing about snow? There is no right or wrong answer to this question, but there are many answers. The use of this example helped me understand pre-writing and how it is used. How is it credible? The site is contains many articles for use in the classroom. A site like this could not maintain a reputation with teachers if it contained false information. Why is it credible? The article is on a site made for teachers. Teachers make the article and then share it with other teachers. Citation: Despirt Debbie (2007). Teach The Prewriting Stage. Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://teachers-subject-guides.suite101.com/article.cfm/prewriting_stage.

Summary: What I found is a Wikipedia article. The page explained that any human sense is a modality. Hearing, seeing, smell, touch are all modalities. The article also described different kinds of modalities. In rhetorical situation we described modality as the physical layout of the text. The physical layout will change how you consume it, whether it's visual, sound, touch, etc. This site made the connection describing that modality is anything that has to do with the human senses. How is it useful? Even though the site explains the modality for human to computer interaction, it stills defines modality. It made understanding modality easy and gave good examples on where it is used. Why is it useful? The site was useful because it explained and defined modality. The site defined modality as anything that deals with the human senses. Communication can take place through the five human senses, and when it does it deals modality. The site explained this and made it very easy to understand. How is it credible? The article started in April of 2005, and since then it has been edited a number of times. The amount of revisions shows how people were adjusting the information to try and make it more accurate. The last person who made a revision had a Wikipedia user name, showing he at least took time to start an account and look after resources like this one. Why is it credible? The last time the article was revised was in August of 2009. This shows that someone is looking after the article making sure it hasn't been sabotaged. Citation: Wikipedia (2009). Modality (Human-Computer Interaction). Retrieved on November 7, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modality_(human-computer_interaction).

Summary: This site is a glossary defining terms used in literature. Not only does it define the term, but then it explains the term using examples from different types of writing. This site doesn't define genre in a rhetorical situation, but it gives such a clear definition that it is to make the connection. The author said that understanding genre is useful because you can see how an author adopts the standard practices that other authors have already developed. How is it useful? This site was useful because it gave a clearer understanding of genre. It also taught how genre is useful in understanding writing and deciding the audience for the writing. If you're into horror books, you will probably find your favorites in the Gothic genre. Why is it useful? The use of examples made this site extremely useful. The examples help in understanding the term completely. After reading the examples there are no loose ends or questions, just perfect understanding of the term genre. How is credible? The site is an online glossary that receives input from college professors and college students. The site is run by University of North Carolina at Pembroke; every input is either from a professor or student from that school. Why is it credible? The site has an .edu address, meaning it's for educational purposes. Since the site was made for education, every entry must be checked to ensure accuracy. Citation: Canada Mark. All American: Glossary of Literary Terms, genre. http://www.uncp.edu/home/canada/work/allam/general/glossary.htm#g found on November 6, 2009

Summary: This website goes into a very in depth definition of the rhetorical situation. The site is a teaching tool helping teachers teach about the rhetorical situation. After it defined rhetorical situation it went on to define the parts that make up a rhetorical situation. Going in depth about the author, audience, text and context; explaining what each component means in a rhetorical situation. The website also described the history of rhetoric and how it originated. How is it useful?: After reading the article I'm now more educated on the rhetoric and have a better understanding on how it works. It explained it more in depth and gave examples on where and how it is used. Why is it useful? The article clearly defined a rhetorical situation as a set of circumstances that involves at least one person using some sort of communication to modify the perspective of at least one other person. Along with this defintion there were also examples making this very easy to understand. How is it credible? The website is a teachers tool defining terms and explaining them to help teachers convey the message to students. The site was created by Purdue University, thus making all of its content legitimate. Why is it credible? The website contains a very wide variety of information, explaining many different topics. A website that contains that much information wouldn't waste it's time delivering flase information. Citation: Kunka, J. (n.d). The Rhetorical Situation. Retrieved October 31, 2009, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/

Summary: This website goes into a very in depth definition of the rhetorical situation. The site is a teaching tool helping teachers teach about the rhetorical situation. After it defined rhetorical situation it went on to define the parts that make up a rhetorical situation. Going in depth about the author, audience, text and context; explaining what each component means in a rhetorical situation. The website also described the history of rhetoric and how it originated. How is it useful?: After reading the article I'm now more educated on the rhetoric and have a better understanding on how it works. It explained it more in depth and gave examples on where and how it is used. Why is it useful? The article clearly defined a rhetorical situation as a set of circumstances that involves at least one person using some sort of communication to modify the perspective of at least one other person. Along with this defintion there were also examples making this very easy to understand. How is it credible?: The website is a teachers tool defining terms and explaining them to help teachers convey the message to students. The site was created by Purdue University, thus making all of its content legitmate. \nWhy is it credible?: The website contains a very wide variety of information, explaining many different topics. A website that contains that much information wouldn't waste it's time delivering flase information. Citation: Kunka Liethen Jennifer. The Rhetorical Situation. Retrieved October 31, 2009, from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/625/01/\n

Summary: This site described proofreading as the final step in the writing process. Proofreading was then broken down into five steps. Each step was a link that brought you to another page, and that page contained an in depth description of the step. The author gave a good hint to finding errors. She said that reading from right to left is a good way to find spelling errors. It allows your mind to read each word individually, and think about one word at a time. How is it useful? The site was in an easy to use format. All the links were clearly labeled and the information was easy to find. The accessibility of the information helped me find what I was looking for. Each link contained definitions and explanations helping to describe proofreading. Why was it useful? The site broke down proofreading and made it a simpler concept to understand. Learning something piece by piece is easier than all at once. After using the site I now have a clearer understanding on the proper way to use proofreading. How is it credible? The site is run by the Colorado State University, meaning it's for educational purposes. A website for educational purposes cannot contain false information. Why is it credible? The site has an .edu address meaning it is used for education. If the sight is intended for education the information must be accurate and up to date. Citation: Kiefer Kate (2009). Writing Guides: Proofreading Strategies. Retrieved on November 8, 2009 from http://writi.ng.colostate.edu/guides/processes/editing/pop2b.cfm

Summary: The site I found was written by a college student. He showed the steps he takes when editing a paper and thought it might be useful to share the information. Editing is one of the most tedious jobs in the writing process. The author explained that the first step of the editing process is to take a break. He said to give it at least a day, to let your mind fully cool down from writing the paper. He then said that editing should be done sentence by sentence, saying each one aloud to make sure it sounds right. The site was in paragraph form making the information a little more time consuming to find. How is it useful? The student described the steps in a way that made it to easy to understand and remember. Editing is a long process that should be done by more than one person, and should be done in a quiet static free area. The site helped me gain a better understanding on how to do editing and get the most out of it. Why is it useful? The information is extremely easy to read and digest what the author is saying. One of the points he gave was to keep a thesaurus handy. If you're reading a paragraph and it sounds like you keep repeating the same word over and over again, you could use a thesaurus and make it sound fresh. This was a very useful tip in the editing process. How is it credible? The site has a lot of information for educational purposes. Each article has a space for feedback and the article I used had no negative feedback. This was just a college student trying to help other students. Why is it credible? If the article contained false information it would have been removed from the site by now, the posting is over three years old. It has also had over three hundred thousand views, if there was false information someone would have said something by now. Citation: Rein Daniel (2006). Tips and Strategies for Editing a Research Paper. Retrieved on November 8, 2009 from http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/95133/tips_and_strategies_for_editing