OL - Team Wiki Project 4

OL - Team Wiki Project 4

Russell Giggey

California Institute of Art & Technology

ENG101 - English Composition

Ms. B. Chapman, Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing and Literature

May 15, 2021

Patterns of Development or Rhetorical Modes

For this assignment I am going to pick process as my Rhetorical Mode of discussion. Process can be a fun mode to use, as you can explain, teach or train others using it. Let’s take a look at the upsides of process.

Being able to detail things out so that someone can understand things is a great help and since of achievement, but in order to get to this point you need to have something to talk about. Select your topic of choice. You can be a subject mater expert or what is called a SME, or you can just wing it and do a lot of Google searching to help you write about it. Once you have that topic you can now think about how you want to talk about it or explain it. That can be done in several ways, you can do a general talking point for it, or you can do a step-by-step instruction for it. The step-by-step instructions may be a little harder if you are not as familiar with what you are talking about. Another way you can talk about a process is talk about the workings or how it works. Giving a background on how the inner workings of your topic can sometimes be a lot easier to do. It’s less instruction and more about the details. If all else fails you can talk about how something is made. That can be a fun part, especially if you like to see how things are put together. Doing the research can be fun, as there are usually lots of videos and documentaries you can watch on those topics. In 2001 the Science Channel came up with a show called How It’s Made. (IMDB, 2001) The show ran for 32 seasons ending in 2019. Chances are, you would be able to find something about how your topic was made. After you watch it, you now have the information you need to write about it.



Reference

IMDB. (2001, January 6). How It's Made. IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0835010/.

Post was created by Russ Giggey on 5/15/21.