Weiss,+Rebecca

I'm Becca Weiss. I'm from St. Ignace, which is in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan. I love playing sports. I have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I'm majoring in elementary education, and minoring in psychology and english.









Unit 1 Journal: I realized after I gave my presentation that there were some things I had not noticed about my visuals, and it bummed me out. I was really intrigued by the point Ms. Wendt brought up, about the visuals and their relation to the fraternity's personalities. The Sigma Chi boys are all very simple, and kind- hearted, just as their symbol of the cross represents. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon boys, however, are more materialistic and loud. Their crest is a perfect reflection of them, as it contains many small elements, as well as a busy, almost frightening tension. I get nervous speaking in front of people, so there were some things I didn't explain as well as I wanted to, and I also forgot to say a few things. The research I have been working on for these visuals has opened my eyes to just how different and similar each of the greek communities are. I have learned alot from all of them, and I am excited to influence others to join the greek community as well, through the use of this project.

//Hi Ladies - This looks good. Are you doing a proposal or instructions? Seems like instructions (how to become Greek) makes sense if your audience is incoming students. A proposal would have a different audience, I think. What were you thinking? ~Ms. W//

Defining a rhetorical situation: Purpose: Erika and I hope to disspell myths about sorority life and inform non Greek women of the benefits of sisterhood. Audience: Our audience is any potential new member of sorority Greek life. Genre: Informational Voice: We are cheerful and optimistic about helping non Greek women to realize their potentials, and helping them to get more involved around campus and the community. Formatting: We will use traditional formatting, as well as charts, graphs, and pictures to convey our information. Problem: We plan to point out the myths and stereotypes of sorority life, and prove them to be inaccurate on this small, Liberal Arts campus. Appeals: Ethos is the most important appeal, because we are trying to capture the attention of potential girls, and influence them to join a sisterhood. We will allow them to see for themselves what sorority life is all about through recruitment, pictures, and our website.
 * Purpose- pursuade and inform
 * Define audience- What are their needs and values? What do they already know? What biases might they have?
 * Genre- What makes the most sense?
 * Voice- How do you want to represent yourself? Authoritatvie or pursuasive?
 * Formatting- Traditional or diverse? Charts and graphs? Are photos necessary?
 * Problem- Is there a problem? Will the audience agree or resist? How much of the problem do you need to convey?
 * Appeals- Which are most important? Emphasis on logic? How will you establish credibility? What do you want your readers to feel? How will you accomplish this?