After reading "Letters from Birmingham Jail" and looking over the phone essay, please respond to the following questions. Each section should have 4-8 sentences. And please make sure to dialogue with others.
Summarize—in this section you will as clearly and accurately as you can explain/summarize/describe the reading. Then summarize the photo essay. In other words, what happened? Make sure you give specific details, and you can quote directly from the readings.
Respond— in second section you will discuss the overall effect of the reading. What I am looking for is a reaction to the reading; however, you must defend your reaction with specific and concrete reasoning. You cannot simply say “I do not like” or “I really enjoyed” with no discussion. This is your chance to engage with the reading on a more personal level.
Reflect— in this last section you will situate the reading within our class. How does the reading respond to what we have been discussing? What was MLK's rhetorical situation he was responding to in "Letters" (feel free to break it down using all of the terms Bitzer used to define rhetorical situation in other words feel free to say "the context for the situation was..." or "the exigence for the situation was..."). How will you apply the readings to your own understanding of writing? And finally what is the difference between reading "Letters" and looking over the photo essay?
Due: July 2, 2013 by noon.
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