Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page

Grant-Davie, K. (1997). Rhetorical Situations and Their Constituents. Retrieved from http://mjreiff.com/uploads/3/4/2/1/34215272/grant-davie.pdf

Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words

In Rhetorical Situations and Their Constituents, Keith Grant-Davie describes the four typical products of rhetorical situations. Those constituents are described as follows. Exigence is the reason for rhetorical discourse to be employed. Rhetors are defined as the personas (I use this word because according to Grant-Davie they can be either real or imaginary) which give meaning to the discourse. Audience is the constituent group whose purpose is to engage the rhetors and through such, achieve understanding of the discourse. Constraints are an ambiguous constituent that are most simply defined as obstacles to the attainment of the objective.

Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.

Constituent – A part of something

Rhetor – A teacher of rhetoric

How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?

In this text, the idea of “rhetorical discourse” is thrown around quite a bit, making this easily relatable to that which we read of James Paul Gee.

Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.

Provide an example of a rhetorical situation in which you were either a rhetor or an audience member.