PB2B

Casandra Phillips

02/08/2016

WP2B

5 Moves from the Index:

1) Kerry Dirk in his writing “Navigating Genres” utilizes the (Capturing Authorial Action) move in his writing. He uses phrases like; “I further acknowledged”(251), “I will admit”(251), “I would surmise”(255), and “I think”(256) to demonstrate what he is doing or thinking. He makes sure that the reader knows that the following writing is all his opinion or findings and he is given full credit for it. I think this move is effective because he is given full acknowledgement for what will be coming up next.

2) In Laura Bolin Carroll’s article, “Backpacks vs. Briefcase: Steps towards Rhetorical Analysis”, the author Laura uses the (Introducing Standard Views) move in her writing. She uses statements like, “you likely began analyzing her”(45), “it is likely that you” (45), “you likely didn’t walk”(46), “you decided how”(47), “since you want to”(50), and “what you really want to understand”(52). All these statements imply that she knows what we are or will be thinking, and doing, or what we did not think, and do.

3) Janet Boyd, in her article “Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking)” utilize (Introducing Objections Informally) as one of her moves. She asks questions like, “Did you notice all of the things that these reports do similarly?”(90), “So how does your report read”(92), “So what did you include in your eulogy”(95), and “why is it funny”(96).

4) In the paper “How to Read Like a Writer” by Mike Bunn, Bunn uses the (Introducing quotations) rule in his writing. He uses phrases like “author and professor Wendy Bishop explains”(73), “a famous poet and critic named Allen Tate discussed”(74), “Charles Moran, a professor….urges us to read”(75), and “another former student, Mike, comments”(77). All of these phrases are to introduce another author’s work, argument or quote into his paper and to make sure they get full recognition for it.

5) Another move Bunn uses in his writing is (Introducing Objections Informally). He uses questions like, “what is it about the way this text is written that makes you feel and respond the way you do”(72), “what are the advantages and disadvantages of starting with a quote”(73), and “what would the impact be on your potential readers”(78).  

5      Moves I Found:

1) In Kerry Dirk’s article “Navigating Genres” I realized that he uses a repetitive subject changer move. He states, “In other words, Bitzer is saying that when…..Someone must create that first response”(252), “In other words, knowing what a genre is used for….writing an effective personal statement”(253), and “In other words, Miller is saying….everyday lives”(254). This shows us that “in other words” is something he repetitively uses to change the subject of what he is talking about. He has chosen to use this phrase as his breaking point or subject changer yet a way for us to see how the following paragraph will follow the previous one so the entire article can flow correctly. He is not just going from one thing to another, he is tying them together somehow but also making sure we know he is moving on to the next point. I think this is a very effective move because it keeps the reader attentive on when there is a new subject coming up.

2) In “Backpacks vs. Briefcases: Steps toward Rhetorical Analysis by Laura Bolin Carroll, Laura Carroll uses a lot of subtitles. This moves is utilized to break a long article into pieces so the readers can follow more precisely. She breaks it up into parts by using titles like; “Implications of Rhetorical Analysis”(46), “The Rhetorical Situation, Or Discerning Context”(48), “The Heart of the Matter- The Argument”(52), and “Beginning to Analyze”(55). This move is effective because she makes it easier for readers to follow along easier, and for them to use the subtitles as a guide for future reference. A reader might find something that interest them for a future project and they probably forgot to mark it at the moment so instead of reading the entire article again they can just read the subtitles and look under the title that looks like the information would be under.

3) In Laura Bolin Carroll, “Backpack vs Briefcases: Steps Toward Rhetorical Analysis” Carroll also uses a generalization move that I will call (WEing). She uses statements like; “we use language”(46), “we are creating”(47), and “we don’t realize”(48), to pin point actions on us but also to not make her feel like she is pin pointing at us she includes herself.

4) In the article, “Murder! (Rhetorically Speaking)” by Janet Boyd, Boyd uses italicizing as one of her moves. She italicizes words like, “how”(87), and “already”(88) to emphasize the following action as something we commonly due or know how to do already yet further explains it with a different meaning or more in depth to what we think it is about. She also italicizes words like, “Jargon”(89), “audience”(90), “diction and tone”(91), and “euphemism” to emphasize what the main idea of the following writing will be about and what she wants us to take away from it. This is an effective move because it allows the readers to pay close attention to these certain words and what is following right after them.

5) In Mike Bunn’s “How to Read Like a Writer”, he utilizes a move I will call (questionnaire) to guide his writing. He presents the reader with various questions throughout the paper to allow the reader to stay on track with what they are reading and to answer any questions the reader might have. This is definitely an effective move because the reader knows what the following part is about and if they have any similar questions they know where the answer will be.