Hello all...for Tuesday November 3

Hello all,

Today we spent some time in the forest eating houses made of candy or trail mix; whatever you prefer?

Then we spend some time discussing metaphor.

Our discussion established a definition of metaphor:
1. It describes: pathos
2. It explains: logos
3. It establishes a cultural context: ethos
4. It adds vim and vigor to our language: aesthetics

We spent some more time discussing how metaphors operate.

We focused on:
1. vehicle: the word/thing that meaning is borrowed from.
2. tenor: the word/thing that meaning is ascribed to.

We used the example--Joe is a pig. Pig is the vehicle and joe is the tenor. Pig describes and contributes the meaning for Joe.

Using the knowledge of metaphors, we looked to our images to think about how the image communicates metaphorically. For the most part, everyone located a vehicle and tenor for their image. We listed these on a page.

We then went to http://wire.rutgers.edu/p_reading_rhetoric.html. We explored the site to find information about how to read an image.

We then started thinking about how these vehicles and tenors expose a subject of exploration or a topic of inquiry for Portfolio 2. Remember, you will need to think about what and how the image communicates.

I asked everyone to make sure that their decision of topic of inquiry met the following questions"
1. is it focused?
2. do I have the resources to research it?
3. Am i interested enough in it to spend 8 weeks?
4. Can I take a strong position on it?

You will need to have a good topic in your head and you will need to start researching for class on the 3rd.

For Tuesday Nov. 3
No Class on Tuesday-Fall Break
No Class on Friday-Spend time in the library (Professor Kat is taking her exams)

Read for Nov. 3


AND



Post a summary to the reading on your blog (pay attention to visual imagery and research strategies)
Collect and post six sources about your topic on your blog (MLA format i.e. knightcite.com)
Complete Library handout on moodle (under Oct. 30) and emailed.

Thanks so much and have a great Fall Break,

Kat