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RCL Blog 9: Outline of Ted Talk
TED Talk Outline – Official Format Since the formatting was weird for an online post, here is a link to my Word document of the TED Talk official outline.
RCL Blog #8: Reflection on Paradigm Shift Process
What was the most helpful feedback you received in the peer review workshops? The most helpful feedback I received during the peer review workshops was related to the conciseness of my writing. My peer review partners helped me identify places where I could eliminate redundant information – such as in my introduction (cutting down the […]
RCL Blog 7: Outline of Paradigm Shift Paper
Introduction Hook: Samantha Baker, character in Sixteen Candles, gave her panties to a geek in order to impress her real crush Connection: Teens in classic high school movies are stereotyped as willing to do anything to get the attention of the other gender (give examples of Ten Things I Hate About You, Mean Girls, etc.). […]
RCL Blog 6: Idea for Paradigm Shift Essay
1. Identify your chosen focus for the Paradigm Shift projects (essay and TED talk). Indicate the boundaries of your intended focus as clearly as possible. What is the story that you seek to tell? As you now envision it, how long of a time period is covered by the expected focus – several centuries, just […]
RCL Blog 5: Reflection on Civic Artifact Speech
What do you feel you did well on? I think my organization of my speech was clear, allowing the audience to easily follow along. I had many pieces of evidence that helped clarify my arguments for the audience. I also think that I did well at not speaking too fast, even though I was really […]
RCL Blog #4: Outline of Civic Artifact Speech
Isabelle Stepler Professor Taheri English 137H: Rhetoric and Civic Life I 25 September 2019 Outline for Civic Artifact Speech *Will use a visual aid during my speech Introduction Remember watching The Little Mermaid as a child? You stared in wonder as you thought, what on earth is that crazy woman doing with a fork […]
RCL Blog #3 – Elevator Pitch for the Fork
Remember watching the Little Mermaid as a child, thinking, What on earth is that crazy girl doing with a fork in her hair? Like the royals seated around Ariel, we are scandalized when someone misuses a fork. The fork has become an essential and proper utensil in our lives in a relatively short period of […]
RCL Blog Post #2
My chosen rhetorical artifact is the fork – simple, always present, even mundane. Instead of a single person creating the fork, it simply developed through the ages. The shape of the fork has been used for serving food since ancient times, but it was not used for everyday eating until the Middle Ages. Even then, […]
RCL Post #1 (September 9, 2019)
This week, I listened to an episode of This American Life podcast centered on topic of the Number-One Party School in the nation (according to Princeton Review) in 2009: Penn State. This podcast detailed four different perspectives from students, local business owners, police officers, and school administrators on life surrounding Penn State’s party culture. Throughout […]