Dictionary of rhetorical situation jargon

Dictionary of rhetorical situation jargon

1.Chose seven of these terms and define them; (asterisks indicate terms mandatory terms.)  Use your own words, if quoting, cite the source in MLA format.

- audience*
- constraints
- context*
- exigence*
- message
- purpose
- rhetor
- rhetorical triangle
- text
- writer*
- other term you believe is highly important to rhetorical situation

2. Annotate an example text(s) illustrating any three definitions.

3. Design an elegant schematic showing the relationship between the elements of rhetorical situation. You might find some of these diagrams helpful for reflecting on this.

4. Briefly present you schematic, comment on the design and how it represents your understanding of rhetorical situation.

Note: Be sure to choose a medium for your work (Word, pdf, the phpBB, PPT, etc) which will result in a single coherent and attractive output product.