Read: Chapters 6 and 7 of They Say, I Say; Super Sad True Love Story, 143-177.

Blog post (200–300 words; due at 11:59 p.m., Monday, Sept. 21)

Prompt: Choose the artifact* that you’d like to analyze for your Pecha Kucha presentation. In your post, explain what drew you to this artifact and why you’d like to study it in more detail. Briefly describe it to an audience who has never seen it before. Take your time and take notes as you closely observe your artifact. Use the questions below to guide you:
a. Who/What is the author/speaker? (in this case, the artifact’s creator)
b. What is the author’s purpose? Is it effective?
c. Who is the intended audience? What assumptions are made about
the audience?
d. What is the context? When and where was it published? Does the
artifact relate to a historic or cultural event or time period?
e. What is the tone?
f. Genre?
g. What strategies are used? Consider: color, composition, relation of
text to the image, text size and font
h. What rhetorical appeals does it make? (ethos, pathos, logos)

You do not need to have an argument yet. In fact, it might be better if you don’t. For this blog post, your task is to keep an open mind as you “close read” your artifact. Examine, explore, and on Tuesday, we’ll use your blog to pre-write in class.

*If you’re feeling stuck, here are some possible artifacts to choose from:
A poster
A postcard
A flier
Print advertisement (from a magazine or newspaper; a online banner advertisement could work too)
A campaign sign
One page of a comic book or artist’s book
A book or magazine cover
A piece of street art/graffiti (you’d need to take a photo)
Product packaging