Writing 2121F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Thesis Statement, List Of Weather Records, Pathos

• School: Western University
• Department: Writing
• Course: Writing 2121F/G
• Professor: Marielle Aylen

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Option 1: look at how visual and verbal elements come together to support an argument. Option 2: compare and contrast two speeches and how they use verbal/visual elements. Option 3: edit speech to improve it, make it more relevant, summarize what the speech is talking about, analyze the verbal and visual elements, describe about what you would change. Miller: analyze what topics we still talk about today. Be clear about the thesis and purpose of the speech. What worked well, what could be improved/updated. Speakers pov: assess in terms of their thesis statement. Did it change: validity, claims made, argument(s)" effects on your beliefs. Think about if the speeches reiterate what we already know, or whether they push our thinking forward. Look at the substance of the argument and what it is that they are adding to the conversation or not. When did images work as transitions: use visuals to transition from one set of issues to another.