Class Lab on Rhetorical Situations and Narratives

THINK ABOUT..

• Family stories
• YouTube videos
• Lydia's Story
• News report
• Songs
• Books
• When I tell someone about an unusual thing that happen to me and I want the person to feel what I felt. 
• TV
• Movies
• Fluffy

We noticed the numerous ways a narrative is shown through. Some can be visual, reading and/or heard.  I also came to notice that we can be narratives to when it comes to sharing our experiences especially those that impact us the most.  

THINK BEYOND WORDS..

I found videos to be more powerful because you can see the person and their emotions from their expressions. Body language is also shown. When it comes to reading it is sometimes difficult for me to follow along and/ or imagine what is happening.

COMPARE NARRATIVES..

The two different media I choose for are videos and the radio. The difference between these two are that one is visual while the other one is not. The similarities are that both can show emotions, even though I can not see the person speaking from the radio I can still listen to their tone of voice. The video will grab more of my attention since I can see beyond of what I can hear. I think the way a person is dressed or carries them selves adds to their personality. Also you can tell if someone may be exaggerating by seeing their body language. Meanwhile in the radio some of these things may be lacking. Yet it can help me practice my listening or understanding of the story. Sometimes harder things can improve our knowledge in the long run, rather than when information is handed over making no effort for us to make.