Description
Read over letter to the editor of the Daily Aztec and provide commentary (50 words). I want you to relate them to our lecture regarding letter writing, discourse communities, and/or rhetoric (or to be more specific, rhetorical strategies). If you’re not sure what to tweet about, here are some questions to consider for reflection: (The letter will be attached)
- What are some ideas from one of the letters of the editor of the Daily Aztec that you find interesting, relevant, intriguing, and/or significant in regards to how you understand personal letter writing?
- What are your impressions of that letter to the editor of the Daily Aztec in light of what we discuss not just this week about letter writing/discourse communities but also in light of our discussion of rhetoric and argument in general?
To get a “Complete” you must:
- Express a complete thought
- Meet the above guidelines
- Enriches our understanding what is being learned this week
- Is legible and can be understood by a general audience
I want you to examine Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Letter to My Son” and provide commentary (50 words). To be more specific, what rhetorical strategy do you notice? What are your thoughts on it? Does it work? Why? Provide thoughts on the way the letter is structured You can even comment on how this could potentially be helpful for your own letter. Link for the letter: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/…
To get a “Complete” you must:
- Express a complete thought
- Meet the above guidelines
- Enriches our understanding what is being learned this week
- Is legible and can be understood by a general audience
