After completing the unit reading and learning activities for Unit 1, follow the steps below and develop your response into at least two well-developed paragraphs.
Steps:
Introduce yourself by telling the class about yourself, what you are studying, and how you will use persuasive communication in your field. Then, briefly describe a community you belong to or identify with. Review the video “What Is a Community?” to help you respond.
Describe an example of effective persuasive communication that you have encountered and identify the different parts of the rhetorical situation. Who was the speaker or writer, and who was the target audience? What was the purpose of the argument? What setting (or context) did the argument occur in, and how might the communication have changed if it were in a different context? How does this example illustrate the qualities of effective persuasive communication from the reading this week?
Wrap up your post with at least one open-ended question for your classmates to consider as they help you dig deeper into the ideas you shared this week.
Video Option: To respond to Step 1 of your main post, you may post a video using Kaltura (or another approved video application) to introduce yourself to the class. Please copy the link to your video into your main post. Along with your video introduction, be sure to write the rest of your main post in a well-developed paragraph to complete Steps 2–3 above.
Kaltura Resources:
Getting Started with Kaltura
Sharing and Embedding Media
REFERENCE THE READING:
Refer to and credit the unit reading concepts to help validate your ideas and give you practice with using and crediting source information. When you refer to concepts from the unit’s reading, be sure to use a signal phrase like “According to . . . [name of reading].” If you are directly quoting the reading or another source, be sure to use quotation marks and cite the source using proper APA in-text citations and full references. See the Purdue Global Writing Center’s Using Sources for resources on APA citation formatting. In addition, here is a reference from APA to help you cite the readings.
WRITING EXPECTATIONS:
All discussion posts and responses to peers should be clear, concise, complete, and correct. Before posting, proofread for grammar, spelling, and word choice issues. Be sure to respond fully to every aspect of the discussion.
