Context, Story, Display Paper
SPC – Context, Story, Display Paper
For this paper, you will need to rely extensively on your text. I suggest you read it carefully. For further insight, you can look into the following authors and their respective contributions to the study of rhetoric (as highlighted in the chapter):
Kenneth Burke……………… Rhetoric as Symbolic Action
Lloyd Bitzer………………………… Rhetoric as Situational
Mikhail Bakhtin and Wayne Booth…. Rhetoric as Narration
Carole Blair and Lester Olson………… Rhetoric as Display
Choose a narrative (choose one):
Novel
Movie
Poem
Short story
Play
Etc.
Recalling the functions of rhetoric, discuss how rhetoric functions in the narrative. Here are some questions you may want to consider in your analysis:
Did the creator (i.e. author) of the narrative have an intent other than to entertain?
Did the choice of narrative “type” (i.e. a poem vs. a movie) play a role in the function of rhetoric in the narrative?
Is the narrative used to “bring together individuals separated from one another by alienation and competition” ?
Does Burke’s concept of identification play a role?
Is there extensive use of symbolism in the narrative?
Can the narrative be analyzed in terms of Burke’s dramatistic pentad?
Is there form (i.e. syllogistic, qualitative, conventional) in the narrative?
How did the situation (per Bitzer) play a role in the rhetoric of the narrative? Consider exigence, audience, contstraints, response.
What role does language (per Bakhtin) play in the rhetoric of the narrative?
Is the creator’s (i.e. author’s) voice (per Bakhtin and Booth) evident in the narrative?
What role do images (“The Rhetoric of Display”) have in the rhetoric of the narrative?
Note that these questions are not meant to be answered in your paper. They are rhetorical!…meant to make you think on the topic.
Please be sure to draw on direct examples from the narrative in support of your points.
Format Guidelines
In this assignment, you will write a 3-5 page paper with a cover page and reference page that are not included in the page count. You will need to use at least 3 academic resources for this paper cited in APA format.
Evaluation
Your paper will be evaluated on the following:
· Content
· Grammar
· Structure and mechanics
· Relevance to the topic(s)
***Each essay will be submitted to the Turnitin Dropbox link in Canvas***
Format
Your paper is to be written in an APA-Style format. This includes the following:
12 point font
Times New Roman font
Double-spaced
1 inch margins
cover page
reference page
in-text citations
For more detailed instructions and information on how to write an APA-style paper, please visit https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/. There is an extensive databank on how to incorporate in-text citations, and properly format your references.
Additional Information on Turnitin
· All written assignments must be submitted to Canvas Turnitin Dropboxes by the posted deadline. Assignments submitted by any other means will not be accepted.
· Within one week after the assignment’s deadline has passed, you will receive written feedback on your assignment. The written comments on your assignment are accessible using the GradeMark function within your assignment submission.
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