ENC 1101 Lecture 7: Exigence in Specifics with examples
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"the%matter%and%motivation%of%the%discourse"%-grand-Davie
Breaking%It%down
Matter:%the%situation
The%context,%what's%going%on%that%affects%writing%this
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Motivation:%the%reasons%why,%the%purpose
Why%is%this%text%being%written,%the%speech%being%made
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Discourse:%written%or%spoken%communication
Text,%speech,%visual%stuff
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It%is%a%two-way%street
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Grant-Davie%asks%questions
Why%is%the%discourse%needed?
Its%easier%to%write%than%not%to%write
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Who%needs%something?
The%author,%of%course
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But%what%about%the%audience?%What%do%they%need?
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What%is%the%problem?
There%might%not%be%a%problem
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(I%didn’t%have%the%best%GPA%and%the%best%test%scores)
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Why%does%this%thing%matter?
(because%I%wanted%to%be%accepted%to%the%school)%(Better%
chance%of%being%accepted)
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Why%now?
Why%writing%about%the%article% at%the%time%it%was%written
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What%is%the%discourse%trying%to%accomplish?
What%is%the%author's%goal?
Primary%goals,%secondary%goals
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(being%accepted%to%UCF)
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How%is%the%audience%supposed%to%react?
(accept%me%to%the%college)
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What%is%the%discourse%about?
Literally
Content?%Required%stuff%that’s%beneficial%to%include?
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Also,%bigger%questions,%can%represent%something%larger
Political%speeches%can%use%specific%topics%to%represent,%say,%
civil%rights,%or%religious%freedom
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SYLLABUS…
Who%needs%something?
Students%need%the%syllabus
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The%school%needs%the%syllabus
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The%professor%for%organization
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What%was%the%goal?
Giving%information
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Organizing%things
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Why%does%making%a%syllabus%matter?
For%organization%
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To%protect%the%student%and%the%teacher%in%different%cases
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Why%was%the%syllabus%ready%at%the%beginning%of%the%semester
So%that%it%can%be%approved%by%administration
Make%sure%everything%is%in%there
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Have%it%ready%for%the%students%so%they%know%what%the%class%is%like
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What%was%the%syllabus%about?%(THE%CONTENT)
Classroom%expectations
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Important%dates
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Grading%scale
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Etc…
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Exigence
Tuesday,% July%11,%2017
10:04%AM