Reading And Writing- Assignment 2

Identity

Who you are and your ideas about who you are.

Idiolect

Your individual way of speaking and writing.

Language

A tool that can be used to express identity and reflect culture.

Culture

Groups of people who share common beliefs and lived experiences.

Colloquial

Informal language used in ordinary and familiar conversation; slang.

Personal Narrative

A genre that typically centers on one major event, through which the narrator reveals thoughts, feelings, and possibly related experiences.

Memoir

An account of certain incidents in a person’s life, often from a specific period of time, focusing on how the author remembers a part of their own life.

Creative Nonfiction

Writing that tells a true story using the techniques of fiction, such as plot, setting, and characters from real life.

Genre

A category of writing that features compositions with distinct characteristics, styles, content, and formats.

Rhetorical situation

Instances of communication that include the author, audience, setting, purpose, and text.

Anecdote

A short, interesting story or event told to demonstrate a point or amuse the audience.

Bias

The inclusion or exclusion of certain events and facts which conveys a particular feeling or attitude.

Flashback

A scene that interrupts the chronological order of the main narrative to return to a scene from an earlier time.

Plot

The events that make up a narrative or story.

Point of view

The perspective from which the story is told, usually in first person for memoir and personal narrative.

Voice

The combination of vocabulary, tone, sentence structure, dialogue, and other details that make a text authentic and engaging.

Chronos

The sequence of events told according to their order; helps develop themes.

Kairos

The Greek concept of timeliness; finding the right moment to make an argument.

Clarity of action

A narrative technique that helps lead readers to the theme or message of the story.

Narrative arc

A general structure of storytelling that includes exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Emotional appeal

A persuasive strategy that aims to connect with the audience's feelings.

In the context of rhetoric, what is ethos?

Ethos refers to the credibility of the speaker.

In the context of rhetoric, what is logos?

Logos refers to logical reasoning and structure in an argument.

In the context of rhetoric, what is pathos?

Pathos refers to the emotional appeal to the audience.

Feedback loops

Processes by which results influence the strategies or messages used in communication.

Visual symbols

Images or representations that convey meanings and can influence perception.

Social context

The environment in which communication occurs, influencing the content and delivery of a message.

Collective response

Responses that come from a group, often connected to shared experiences or issues.

Reflection in writing

The personal thinking and analysis that an author puts into their narrative, making it unique.

Emotional engagement

The connection that is formed with audiences based on shared feelings and experiences.

Rhetorical appeals

Techniques used to persuade an audience, including ethos, pathos, and logos.

Polished prose

Writing that has been refined for clarity, coherence, and effectiveness.

Cultural context

The social, ethnic, and historical backgrounds that shape the content and interpretation of communication.

Clarity

The quality of being easily understood; essential for effective communication.