Saturday, October 26, 2013

Analyzing Images


Post your images here. Either a link or the actual image is fine. After you post your image, you must respond to at least 2 other students' images with analysis using the handout you received in class.

Your image can be an advertisement, photography or artwork. You may not include memes with words, nor may you use video. Be sure to answer the questions below as thoroughly as possible. Analysis responses should be a minimum of approximately 2 paragraphs at length.

If your responses are longer than the maximum allowed characters for the post, you may break your response into 2 posts, but be sure your audience can identify that both posts belong together (perhaps include a cue such as "cont..." at the top).

Also, each image may only have a MAXIMUM of 2 responses (thus, nearly every image should have a response). If an image already has 2 responses, pick a different one. Again -- first come, first serve. I will post a couple of images so that there responses can be spread about, and feel free to post more than one image. If you post more than one image, however, do so in a separate post; thus each post should contain only one image, so we are clear on which images are being analyzed.

Here are the questions listed on the handout:


1.     What appeals or techniques are used in the advertisement/image? (Advertising techniques are listed on handout). Explain.
2.     What is the advertisement’s/image's demographic target audience? Explain your answer. (Demographic categories can be found on handout.)
3.   What is the advertisement’s/image's psychographic target audience? Explain your answer. (Psychographic categories can be found on the back.)
4.  How does the ad/image appeal to thinking and reasoning (logos), establishes the trustworthiness of the advertisement and product or image (ethos), and/or plays on the audience’s emotions and desires (pathos) in order to achieve its purpose. This question has three parts
5.  Put it all together. How does the ad/image work overall? How does all of the above come together in an attempt to persuade you to think, feel, and/or act a particular way? Explain your answer.
6.  Evaluation. With the techniques, target audience, and purpose in mind, explain how the advertisement/image is effective or ineffective. This is your judgment, but it must be supported with evidence.

Also, I encourage you to draw on information, ideas and quotes we have discussed and read in class. You may cite the authors and texts we've read in class in your analysis. For this reason, you may want to choose an image that reminds you of something from our texts and/or discussions -- though this is not necessarily required. 

Your images should be posted no later than Sunday, by 11:59 and your responses (2) should be posted no later than 10pm on Monday.  

To get things started, you may respond to this image:




Have fun!


Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Arora "What Do We Deserve?" Discussion

After reading Namit Arora's, "What Do We Deserve?," post a quote you find interesting and/or salient (meaningful) and then a discussion question/comment to follow.

    ^This post is due by class time on Thursday (8am)

Respond to at least 1 other post and engage in a MEANINGFUL conversation with the author (not simply along the lines of "I agree" or "this is so true" or "great post" or "I disagree"). Respond to the author by extending or complicating their ideas.

   ^This is due by Monday at 9:00pm

You must both post and respond in order to get full credit for the discussion.

**Throughout your posts, make connections to your life, the world at large, connect ideas to other texts we've read or videos we've watched or ideas we've discussed. Go beyond the Arora's text with your observations, questions, comments, responses, etc. 

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Discussion posts for Thursday, 10/10


Post your discussion questions/comments/concerns for Thursday's class (10/10) here.

Due by 11:59 on Wednesday

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Essay 2 THESIS ASSIGNMENT


Click Here for the Thesis Assignment for Essay 2.

Here is the actual link:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TwJQs9pDDbsq5w8X2jb99Ua8e4xgP5GXeVdZaDvfkX4/edit?usp=sharing