Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Expositional framework


PATHOS – imagined pain, emotion, passion, sympathy, empathy
Y Text-to-Self Connections
Picture it.
I know about this. It’s personal. It’s a part of my story. I’ve experienced this. I can picture this. This is my narrative.
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LOGOS – logic, facts, evidence, reason, rational discourse  
& Text-to-Text Connections
Reference it.
Evidence from an authoritative source: book, media, website, an expert, community organisation, government campaign …
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ETHOS – ethics, guiding belief, value, ideology, virtue
 รพ Text-to-World Connections
Name it.
The global issue. Societal values. The universal theme. The big picture. A parallel. The beyond the text message.

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