Essay Outline

The way an essay is formatted is very important for both the author and the reader. A good outline helps the reader follow the essay more and helps the author present the desired amount of information on the topic. A typical essay follows the format of the intro, the body, and the conclusion. Each part has a specific objective when appealing to an audience and presenting the topic of the essay.

                      When we first read an essay, we are either captivated to read the rest of the essay, or we become unconvinced about continuing. This is the effect the introduction of the essay leaves. The intro must be formatted specifically to attract the audience's attention and motivate them to continue reading. Once the audience decides to move on, the information about the topic must be presented. All of the information about the topic is presented in the body, which must be formatted to contain the same ideas and aspects of the entire topic. The body must have enough information to make the reader feel as if they got their time's worth. After the body has been read and understood, it must be closed with the conclusion. This part sums up everything that has happened so far and ends the essay.

                     

Writing process to date

When I first entered this class, I had little knowledge about the importance on rhetorical tools and staying out of 1st person. These elements I feel bring the most impact to the in writing, in my experience anyway. The fact that attraction of the audience is all based off of rhetorical tools shows how important it is to implement them. Also, certain types of writing require certain types of rhetorical tools, so knowing all kinds of rhetorical is very important so that you can cover all bases.
               Staying out of first person makes it easier to read for the readers. Unless it is more of a personal narrative, 3rd person emphasizes more on the topic and directs everyone's attention towards it. Implementing rhetorical tools to 3rd person is also easier and makes it so your paper doesn't sound all jumbled up.
                These 2 elements I have recognized to be important in writing as a whole. Many people tend to overlook these 2 items and tend to not understand the importance of these elements in their essays.

Methodology

The methods to use when writing an essay depend on certain factors, such as preference, what you're writing about, and especially the audience. When I write my essays, I usually stick to certain rhetorical tools that attract my intended audience. I also use certain tools depending on what kind of essay I am writing. Voice is also a big part of methodology. The way you sound wen you are writing makes a big difference to the audience.If the writer sounds appealing in their writing, that also adds to the attractiveness of the entire essay, which draws an even bigger crowd. Format in an essay is also very important because if an essay is very thorough and contains a lot of information, it can be better understood if it is organized in a proper format. Ultimately, methodology is different for every writer because not all of us have the same intentions when we are writing. It all comes down to the priorities of the writer and what he/she decides to put into their essay.

Process Explanation

When writing and essay, it is key to understand all elements of what you're writing for. The audience you are trying to reach out to is vital to having a successful paper. In order to establish a good essay, you must follow a simple set of steps to keep the basic idea of your paper alive. Here are the steps that help authors make a successful essay.
          - Understand your topic. Many writers begin their essay with the basic knowledge they need of what they are going to talk about, but then drift off because they lack a good understanding. When writing to appeal to an audience, you want to let the people know as much as you know so that they can reach the same understanding as you. This can't be achieved successfully if the author has little to nothing to reflect upon the audience about the subject.
         - Make a connection with the audience. When writing about your topic, you have to include all of the known information in order to establish a link with your audience. If the audience remains clueless to what the author is getting at, the entire essay is no different than unorganized words on a paper. Make sure that the audience is interested, educated, and even opinionated in/about your topic so that it can draw success. If your information is correct and you know what you're talking about, it will draw a wealthy crowd.
                   * Be Professional. It is important to have exceptional grammar and a good vocabulary that can                               help attract an audience base. When you write a paper, understand that everyone can read it, so you want to write fluently and understandably for everyone.
                   * Write for your audience. Since the audience is key, you should wrap your ideas around the way they will see then. If the audience is confused about how you are writing, they can't establish a good connection.
            - Evaluate yourself. Once people have read what you are capable of, reflect upon it. Evaluate the things you have done in your writing and use criticism to help you write even better. Bestsellers and Top Editors didn't get where they are today without hitting a few snags. Use every bit of help you can get in order to progress your writing skills.
               These basic steps are used to help writers understand what their goals should as well as what to do when writing an essay.

Introductions

When writing papers, it is important that the introduction appeals to the audience.Introductions cause the audience to continue reading the paper. Without a decent introduction, the paper's first impression can come across as bland and uninteresting. It also important to make the introduction relevant to the rest of the paper.
                            A perfect format for an introduction is simple. First, strike the audience's attention with an appealing statement or question that causes the reader to contemplate and continue reading. Second, begin to lead into detail about the topic of the essay by talking about related concepts around your essay. Third, explain where your paper fits into the explanation and the introduction. This is a simple concept that attracts an audience and keeps them interested.

Article Definitions

My article refers to the bankruptcy of a battery company. Here are a few phrases the article uses that I've defined to make it more clear what the article is trying to say.

"The company’s failure may well become a political football in the presidential campaign"

This phrase means that the bankruptcy of this company can definitely sway people's opinions in the upcoming election. It could act as a representation of economic failure which many Americans would blame our current president for.

"A123’s bankruptcy is yet another failure for the president’s disastrous strategy of gambling away billions of taxpayer dollars."

This statement suggests that this event is a prime example of Obama's economic failure. This statement is meant to influence readers to blame Obama for the failure of this company. A123 = Lack of Funds = Bankruptcy = Economic Failure = Obama's Responsibility. 

"A123 was a centerpiece of the government’s electric-vehicle program"

This statement is a display of A123's importance within the industry. the word "centerpiece" is usually defined as a central object, with the root word center. When speaking in terms of competition or teamwork, centerpiece is represented as the most vital part of a construct or unity. This definition exemplifies the value of A123.

Definition Importance

When writing an essay, the vocabulary is vital to the writing. A vocabulary must be structured in a way that appeals to the audience. Using Definition within the vocabulary is very important so that the audience understands what rendition of a word the essay is using. Without elaborating the definition of a word, the audience is left confused and can end up coming up with their own definitions that don't apply to the essay.
               In a recent article I read from the New York Times, it elaborated on a current situation with a battery company, A123, going out of business. When I first skim-read it, I got confused after as to why A123 still will be involved with Battery production in America, but are going out of business. I then noticed that the way the article is phrased by including dates, it let me know that the article was listing the events that led up to A123's file of bankruptcy. This is an example of misconception that was corrected after a definition of the conversation was established, which was that the essay used a timeline to recap A123's events. The importance of definition establishment in an essay allows the audience to know how you're writing your essay. The Article is "Battery Maker Files for Bankruptcy 10/16"

Rhetoric Importance and tools

Being able to grab the reader's attention is very important in order to get your story across. Rhetorical tools are used to make the viewer/reader look and attend to what you've written. Without Rhetorical tools, an essay can be bland and pointless because it does not contain the certain requirements in order to grab someone's attention and focus it on what you're writing. Rhetorical tools are very important in the writing process and they are required when writing a good essay.
Here are a few tools of rhetoric that are commonly used throughout the writing process.
Compare and Contrast- This tool is important so that we may look at certain items or events in an essay and evaluate their properties. With this tool, readers can analyze and understand the similarities and differences in a subject or an image.
Gazes- There are many different types of gazes and a lot of them appeal to the mass audience. If we look at political gaze, we can see the separation of political parties and where people place their values in our country. There are many other gazes and they are all used to appeal to a certain audience.
Chronology- When writing an essay, it is important to keep all of your events in order. This makes an essay readable and allows the words to flow between events in a correct manner. Not using Chronology results in a jumbled essay where no one is capable of understanding where they're supposed to be in the essay.
Cause and Effect- When we think Cause and effect, we can relate it to Chronology. It is important to keep all the events in order, but cause and effect is what ties them all together. If event A led into event B, which eventually allowed to get to event C, then that is an example of cause and effect. With this Rhetorical tool, readers are capable of understanding what is going on, what has happened, and what can happen in your essay.
Thesis Statement- When writing an essay, it is important that the reader knows what you're writing about. The Thesis Statement explains to the audience what you intend to write about throughout the entire essay. The Thesis is introduced, explained, and then summed up in the conclusion.

Compare and Contrast in Visual Rhetoric

When you look at an image, it is important to analyze what is within it, but how do we do this? We examine each element within the image and we use outside knowledge to understand what the image is all about. The process of relating an image with real life uses Compare and Contrast. We ask "What is relative to the outside world and what is not?"
                   When we write about our analyzed similarities and differences, we use rhetorical tools to describe how the image is relevant. Compare and Contrast is important for the sake of bringing a greater meaning to the image. With the rhetorical tools we use with Compare and Contrast, we can look at an image and construct better, unnoticed qualities that are invisible to the naked eye.

Rhetorical Gazes

Rhetorical Gazes are common perspectives spread across a certain group of people. A few gazes are as such, a National gaze appeals to the people of the country, a Familial gaze is spread among intimate people of your life such as your family or even your closest friends, and a Consumer gaze is a perspective for a desired customer that is usually constructed by a business to help influence their market. All of these certain Rhetorical Gazes are used to reach out to a desired crowd.

           Here is a good example of propaganda that has always been widely used to help influence the American people in times of war. In this image, Uncle Sam is being used as a symbol to draw an inspiration to the audience. It might not be so effective nowadays, because we are influenced by higher forms of entertainment, but back in the early 1900's, this would attract American citizens take up arms and join the Army to help America. Propaganda is used commonly as both a National gaze and Political gaze, but I feel this is used to appeal to the American people rather than select members of a political party and their supporters.

Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect is an extreme element of any story. It brings the entire story together by connecting the events. Without Cause and Effect, a story will be mixed up and cannot follow the basic concept of building a story. A story typically has 3-4 events, a climax, and a resolution. This concept can only be reached if the story's events are tied in some way.
               When reviewing using Cause and Effect, it is important to thoroughly recognize the events. The writer must understand the Event B is affected by Event A. If Event A doesn't lead into Event B, the story structure can be confusing and flawed. Realizing how the reader gets from the beginning to the story to the end of the story means that the story follows a basic timeline, a basic event concept, and is probably a good story.

Peer review importance

The peer review we did in class was really helpful. It let us, the students, collaborate to understand what was wrong with the second draft of our essays. It's very important that we do this so when we prepare for the final draft there are no flaws whatsoever. I even thought that my own essay wouldn't have much to fix, but it surprised me.
                    With the help of your "peers", you can even decide whether or not you want to shape your essay differently. You're given critiques that express how your essay is written and how you should go on from there. Peer review is also good to demonstrate the use of our rhetorical tools we've learned about in the past few days.

Arthurian Rhetoric, Zambreno

The tools Zambreno uses really attract the reader to the Article. Although there seemed to be a lot of confusion and flaws within the article, there are certainly a lot of areas that are very interesting. Such as the transition between the subject of Historic Arthur and Modernized Arthur. It was made pretty clear that she was changing topics when she just clearly stated she was changing topics. It was a clear rhetorical tool that made me think of how it seemed she was breaking the fourth wall between a writer and a reader.
                   The flaws I saw within the topic though was that there wasn't really any rhetorical tools used to draw the audience towards the thesis statement. Also, the examples used to relate the topic of Modern and Historical Arthur seemed to drag on a lot. She used the correct rhetorical tool of placing an example with idea i.e. she implemented Modern Arthur referring to Historical Arthur by using the plot of Arthur 3000. Although she put and example to the idea, it lost its appeal for like 2-3 pages and that's kind of where I lost interest. All in all, the rhetorical tools were interesting, but i just wasn't to interested in the lasting appeal.

Narrative Structure

The basis of which a Narrative is built on is very important. The structure has to be built chronologically and within a certain time-frame, whether it were to be from beginning to end, or if it were to jump backwards and forwards with flashbacks and flash-forwards.The a successful timeline of a narrative structures itself with at least 3-4 events, a climax, and a conclusion. These are how most, if not all, stories are told.
             When writing a narrative, it's important to keep these things in mind. Say if you're telling a story and you forgot where you left of at and just repeated the same thing? ex. " So we were at the mall the other day for a bit, then we left for the party. The party was really fun and we both had a great time while we dried off from the pool, oh and did I mention that at the mall we got Mrs. Fields?" That fragment makes the story really confusing for the reader. The audience is fixated on the subject of the party but then is brought back to an unnecessary event that occurred earlier in the story. Keeping your narrative chronological and keep it flowing is vital to keep the attention of your audience.

Narrative Importance

The Importance in Narrative is the way a Narration is explained. In order for a Narration to be understood is for it to be written for people to comprehend what the Narration is saying. Narrative is meant to reach out to a certain audience and explain a story that will provide feel and establish relations to what has been written. If a Narration isn't written to be comprehended and it isn't directed towards anyone, then nothing can be comprehended or understood.
                There are a few tools that are used within a Narrative that help reach out to the specific audience to help them gain the understanding. A Thesis statement tells the audience what the Narrative teaches or the lesson you learned in your Narrative. It is also important to use verb tense to help express the setting of events used throughout the Narrative, such as flashbacks and flash-forwards. The Narrative also needs to be in chronological order so that none of the events will be misunderstood.