Author: Caroline Chamberlin Hellman (Page 3 of 9)

Read:  NYT article: Kyle Spencer, “The Memory-Keeper of SoHo” (2015)

Watch: Documentary (14 min):  Or Szyflingier and Jonathan Baez, “The SoHo Memory Project” (2020)

• Comment:
  • 1. Below, write a 1-paragraph response to the article and the film. You may focus on anything that interests you– ideas from either work that you found interesting, connections you can make to your own neighborhood or experience of New York or another place,  something you noticed about the writing or filmmaking, images from the film that you found important, how different genres (newspaper profile of Yuki Ohta vs. documentary) affect our understanding of a story, or any other topic.
  • 2. After considering genre with this new material, think about your Unit 3 project.  Re-read the assignment (under MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS). What is your topic, and what genre have you chosen?  Has your thinking changed about what genre you’d like to work in for your project, after our discussion of genre with the SoHo Memory Project?  How will your choice of genre help tell your story and get the word out?
  • 3. EXTRA CREDIT OFFERED for writing a 1-paragraph response to the event, below. If you were unable to attend you can watch the event here

This week we complete our Unit 2 RAB in the class Google Drive by

• incorporating a rhetorical analysis for each source we already have
• adding one more RAB entry for a *non-print* source: personal interview, video, podcast, song, poem, photograph, tweet, slide show, mural, street art, etc
• writing a conclusion paragraph for the entire RAB
• editing and proofreading. NOTE: I strongly encourage sharing a complete draft with me by 11/4 if possible, so I can give you feedback for revisions
• checking your work against the Unit 2 RAB Complete Model (download for your computer)

Directions:

1. For rhetorical analysis, address SOAPSTone: Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone

• Speaker: who is the author?
• Occasion: time, place, reason for this piece?
• Audience: intended readers/listeners/viewers? Consider venue of publication
• Purpose: author’s agenda and HOW it gets conveyed to the reader
• Subject: topic
• Tone: formal or casual? Humorous/angry/serious/critical/neutral? Choice of words?

2. Write one more RAB entry on a non-print source. Consider how this new source informs your research and adds to your understanding of the subject
3. Write your conclusion (200-300 words): Reflect on what you have learned and why this new knowledge is important. Identify a potential audience for your ideas and consider which genre would be most appropriate to express them, in Unit 3.

RAB Components  Checklist:

• Introduction (200-300 words)
  • Introduce your topic, why it interests you, and what you wish to find out more about

• List your 3 sources in alphabetical order, each with its own MLA citation and info below (400-500 words each)
  • 1-paragraph Summary
  • 2-3 Key Quotes (include citation)
  • 1-paragraph Rhetorical Analysis (Who is the author? What kind of publication is this?  How do you feel the author’s writing style, awareness of audience and purpose (reason for writing), choice of genre and storytelling techniques affect the meaning and credibility of the document?)
  • 1-paragraph Response (what do *you* think of these ideas? how does this source add to your knowledge?)

• Conclusion (200-300 words)
  • Reflect on what you have learned and why this new knowledge is important
  • Identify a potential audience for your ideas and consider which genre would be most appropriate to express them