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Week 16:Ethos, Pathos, Logos

Section A: Link to my website!

https://tudaniela.wixsite.com/rws1302

Section B: As a writer!

 Ethos:

Homepage: I will also talk about my experience in this course by being completely honest to create more credibility. When talking about me, I will explain that I am a student from the University of Texas at El Paso and clearly state the purpose of the website.

Reflections: For this section, I will strive to have no grammatical/punctuation errors when writing the reflection for each assignment.

Logos:

Homepage: The content and structure of the homepage will represent the logo appeal. I will make sure all of my writing is clear and understandable.

Reflections: For this section, I will use graphics as examples/reflections of my writing to show how my assignment looked.

Pathos: 

Homepage: I will talk about me some of my interests and expectations for the class. I will talk about what that I enjoyed about the class assignments and some of the times that I struggled with the material. 

Reflections: Since reflections are talking about my feelings towards the class and assignments, I will use emotional language when writing them. I will implement the emotions I felt throughout the class: proud, joyful, overwhelmed, confused, etc.

Section C: As a designer!

 Ethos: 

I will set ethos by adding some of my contact information, social media, and a picture of myself. I am also, thinking about adding some screenshots, or quotes from the RWS e-book to have more credibility. 

Logos: 

 I will also make sure that my website is easy to navigate and proportional by creating several tabs and divisions to separate each section. I will focus on the structure of my website to make It look organized.

Pathos:  

To appeal by emotion, I will use a professional style to design my website. I will include visuals both academic and personal to make it more personalized and to help the audience know me a little better. Of course, I will use emotional language when writing each section.

Goodbye everyone! Thank you for all your feedback, good luck in all your finals!

[pruittmo-blog]

Week 15 Website Analysis

SECTION A:

1. The balance of the website between images and text is relatively even. However, the amount of info and size that it is displayed is very unappealing. It makes the website look like there isn’t much text, and the images are the main portion. The webpage designer could have done that on purpose, drawing more attention to the images because they are bigger, but it makes it look like the balance is thrown off.

2. The contrast within the webpage is overwhelming. There are so many different colors from headings to body text and linked text. The size of the text is all relatively tiny, so it makes it hard to see where the actual headings are for the different parts of the website.

3. The same goes for the consistency. It is all over the place. There are different colors like i mentioned before. There are also different fonts style and size for each heading and different paragraphs of body text. 

4. The website does an okay job at grouping things together, but the site is still confusing. I’m not really sure what exactly it is about, but from just giving it a quick glance I would be able to figure out where to find certain information. The alignment isn’t bad either, but there are some minor adjustments that could be made for the site to be a little more professional looking. The top section and middle section are off centered from the bottom section so that makes it a little distracting.

5. Like i said earlier from just glancing at the site as a whole it is hard to understand exactly what it is about. The size of the text makes it really hard to read, and the different fonts and colors makes all the wording very distracting and overwhelming.

1. The balance of this website is so much better in comparison to the 1st website we took a look at. The images and graphics are pretty much used as background tools for the text on the website. It makes it very visually appealing. Also the use of small graphics is also helpful.

2. The contrast in the webpage is helpful instead of hurtful like in the last one. The bigger text is specifically set out for headings and important text that needs to take a forefront from the rest of the text. 

3. The creator is very consistent with design throughout the entire website. There is a lot more to this website than the 1st, but the creator uses that to his advantage. The links that are created to guide you through the website are easily accessible and visible. The text is all relatively similar in style as well.

4. The alignment and grouping for this site is amazing. The links separate all the information into categories. You have a basic understanding of what you are going to find under each link when you click on it. The alignment helps make the website visually appealing and easy to navigate.

5. Overall the effectiveness of this website is great! It follows the same structure throughout making it easy to adapt to. The information is easily accessible, and readable. The website is visually appealing to top it all off. 

Now to talk about future plans for my own website......

SECTION B:

1. To ensure that my website is balanced their doesn’t necessarily have to have an even distribution of text to images even though that is the whole goal. Just making the layout of the website “seem” like they are even will be sufficient. If the first website would have switched up his layout and the size of all the text, it would have looked more balanced.

2. Making sure that there is a size difference when it comes to headings and body text will help ensure that the website has good contrast. Also setting up the text in a creative and visual way will help contrast the really important information on the website. 

3. Keeping the same format throughout the entire website instead of switching things up will ensure that the website has consistency. In this aspect going with the saying “sometimes simple is better” is my goal. If you have a simple lay-out with visually appealing yet readable text, it doesn’t mean the website is boring looking. Use the layout and images to make the website really pop and have a creative feel. Making sure that all the headings match and the text looks the same will ensure a more professional look.

4. Making sure that information that goes together is grouped together is the big goal when grouping text. Different links or tabs to a website can be useful tools when grouping. Making sure the website is aligned evenly just helps with visual appeal, and makes the website look more professional and put together. 

5. I think black and white are really good text colors when you have a pop of color in the background. If you have a neon-green background and fluorescent pink text that can be extremely unappealing and distracting. You don’t want the text or background to cause anyone to strain to see or comprehend. I’m not saying super dull colors are the way to go either, but just don’t get too crazy!

Because look at this! Whoever doesn’t get a headache after this, is crazy!!!

6. Including some interactive parts of the website I feel like will really engage the viewers, and make them want to explore the rest of a site. You don’t want to cram too much information on a website because then viewers are either going to get bored, or your website is going to be text heavy. That’s boring and ineffective. 

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Week 16: Ethos,  Pathos, Logos FTW!

Section A: Let’s see what you’ve got so far!

https://rmescalera.wixsite.com/rws1302

Section B: As a writer! 

In order to connect with the audience, the writer must provide information with the use of ethos, pathos, and logos. This will insure that the audience not only is reading the information, but understanding it. 

Ethos: I will introduce ethos in three different sections, including my About Me section and my two reflections sections, where i will reflect on major assignments throughout the semester and readings given to us in order to help us with the assignments. This is done in order to establish credibility amongst the audience, showing I now have a background in rhetorical studies. This way you don’t have your audience looking at you like this, wondering if they should trust you or not. 

Pathos: In my opinion pathos is the most important aspect because of the fact that you can solidify the connection with your readers. I will present this throughout my website, specially in the reflection sections, providing opinions about past major assignments. That way I connect with people that are overly emotional.... like me. 

Logos: I will provide my audience with references of statements that i have made, ‘cause i ain’t no liar, backing up evidence and proving it came form a reliable source. 

Section C: As a designer! 

Ethos: Because i am reviewing past assignments and readings, i will be providing pictures of each, that way i show what i am talking about, providing credibility for the audience. If i add pictures, the reader will believe me because the the graphic is next to the context. 

Pathos : Even though i have not finished my design of the website, i plan to employ a theme that has to do with my semester topic, that way i provide a sense of emotion. I plan to use the Hope’s example. Her semester topic was electrical engineering ,so her website theme looked engineer-ish. 

Logos: Again, by providing pictures i will allow the reader to trust me, the writer. For example, even though not an image of the actual assignment, Adali posted a picture of feedback received by professor, showing a god response, and adding to her logos; the professor. 

[kfacosta21-blog]

Week 16: Ethos, Pathos, & Logos

I had already started the outline of my website to have an idea of what needs improvement and what else would I add to follow the rhetorical appeals appropriately. 

Section A: working link of my website... 

https://kfacosta.wixsite.com/rws1302experience/assignment-reflections

Section B: 

As a writer, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are very important factors that need to be considered when making a website like the one we are all doing for our final project.  Each of these appeals can be put together and guarantee you great outcomes for your website

Ethos is mainly about providing credibility, and as a writer I would follow this appeal by first creating my home page and provide enough details about me. Writing about my experience with writing and reading and even mentioning the name of the school I am attending to provides the details that will give credibility to my website. On the RWS e-book we have some questions that can help me think about stuff to write about myself and what details are necessary to mention. There is a minimum and a maximum number of words that we should follow so there is no extra words or it does not look like we didn’t provide enough information.

Another appeal that I would be considering as I write my website is Pathos. Pathos is more about adding emotion to our writing. I would be following this appeal by writing about everything that this RWS course has taught me about writing skills and development of myself in big assignments. The more I write about what I learned in the making of this major assignments and how it would help me in my future the more emotion I think I will add to my writing. I will provide enough details so the audience can relate and even learn something new from my experience throughout this course. I would also make it professionally enough for future references.

Last but not least, the appeal Logos is also very important because it would help me to emphasize my writing in a specific tone and fluency and not make it overwhelming and boring. I would follow this appeal by revising my grammar throughout my website and add consistency to each of the paragraphs that I will be adding. The logic added to my writing is important because I want to make sure everything I’m writing makes sense and it is not out of context. Make it as clear as water.....

Section C: As a designer!

3. Using these appeals will not only be important in my writing portion of my website, but also in how it is designed. The five principles of design will help be a lot on how to follow these appeals correctly.

I will be using the credibility of ethos in the design of my website by adding a picture of myself and adding a contact tab with my email. These details will add credibility to my website by actually putting a face to the creator of this reflexions. If they are any concerns the audience could easily contact me via email.

I will be using pathos by following the principle of designs,for example the balance principle consists of putting images and text in a way that does not seem overwhelmed. The more organized the design of my website the audience will have a better understanding of its consistency. As you noticed, I love pink and I tried to use it in a way that it attracts the emotions of the audience and have an idea of who I am. I started my website already and this is how it’s starting to look with all the tabs and a picture of me. 

The alignment and grouping principles would fit very well with the Logos appeal. These principles will help me to have the design of my paragraphs in order. Also, the use of contrast in my website will add clarity to identify titles, subtitles and paragraphs. These details will be very important for me to consider in order to add logic to my website along with the writing. I haven't done much of this portion, but I will be working on it until the submission day. 

THIS IS THE LAST PROJECT!!!!! WUUUU!!!

[anairaetnamaid-blog]

Week 15 Website Analyzation

SECTION A:

1. In this particular website there is a sense of balance within website, but there is also a lot of information to obtain and comprehend all at once. The website is not really organized, and not appealing to the reader to continue to read the entire content. With it being disorganized it looks as if the creator of the website through all of the information together in a rush. 

2. Contrast is employed on this site by the use of it’s images on the website itself. The images are all different meaning by size, and color. Since the images are all the same shape making the images bigger, and readable is a good idea to make sure that the readers know about the point that is trying to get across, and to provide substantial evidence for any claim made on the website itself. 

3. The website does not really have a lot of consistency from the scale size of the images, to the sizing of the print on the website that is describing what the website is about. The size of the text is similar throughout most of the website until it gets to the end of it, becoming smaller and harder to read; causing a break in consistency for the whole website. 

4. The use of alignment and grouping in this website is decent, but can still be fixed with a little bit of adjustment, and condensing the images to make it look somewhat like an “electronic newspaper”. It would look more appealing to the eye and create a better understanding of the content. It would also help with the alignment on the website, and make everything flow better.

5. The effectiveness of the website would be better if the creator would have made the website more interactive, using links, or subheadings that you can click on to get more information. It excelled in getting to the point and providing examples and substantial evidence to back it up.

1. The balance of the website is much better than the first one in the sense that the creator made the website more interactive, and used white space to make it look spacious and appealing to the eye. 

2. Contrast is shown in the website with the use of images, and text also with the subheadings that are on the left of the website to help you navigate through the website more effectively. 

3. The use of consistency in this website is more effective and more noticeable than the other website. Each subheading and section of the website has it’s own title, and different information that flows with each topic that it is talking about at hand. 

4. The alignment and grouping on this website makes it look more professional, and spaced out; unlike the other website you can tell that this creator was more calm and relaxed than being rushed to finish the website.

5. The effectiveness of this site is more appealing, understandable, professional, and likely to catch more readers attention. It is helpful for the readers to be able to navigate through the website more freely instead of being limited.

SECTION B: 

1. To make sure that my website has enough balance, I will make sure that I use the proper amount of images all the same shape, size, and color. The text also needs to be the same size and font. 

2. Using contrast in my website would require for the images and the text to coincide with each other to look more professional, appealing to the eye, and to make it flow more easily.

3. I will focus on the consistency of my website by making sure that the images are all relatable to the topic that is at hand, the text is flowing throughout the website, and that the use of white space is equal.

4. Alignment and grouping is key to help my website look professional, have the readers intrigued to read my website, and what i have to offer them. It also helps with the website all flowing and coming together nicely. 

5. I will more a likely use black and white colors, due to the fact that i want my website to look professional, especially since it is going to be read and analyzed by a scholar (professor), and my fellow peers. 

6. By using these examples of websites, i will utilize them in the sense that i will know what to do correctly and what not to do in my own website. 

[msierra7-blog]

Creating a Plan of Action

A. Based on my schedule and what we have completed on my project, I will commit my work time to Thursdays and Fridays. But also this time will vary if I need to do more extensive work.

B. We will be meeting up as a group Wednesday after class and Thursdays from 10:30-2:50. As a group we might not take up that whole time but it depends on how much work we have and are able to complete on Wednesday.

C. Hopefully during our visits this week we will complete the poster. So by next Wednesday we can have our presentation done and begin practicing.

D. We all have the responsibility to bring the perspective from our Literature Reviews. The rest of the group members focused more diversity of the medical field. While my perspective was more on the results of not having a diverse field on the accessibility to healthcare. Which is why being able to connect all of our data we can finish both our poster and presentation in a timely manner.

E. The end of the semester is coming fast and with comes finals, term papers and such. Everybody is ready for it to be over and we just want to sleep. That is why I am concerned about time and scheduling but all will be well.

F. All my group members are obviously very passionate about their topic, so we are not lacking information or energy. I am sure we can work efficiently and be able to do a great job with our project.

[jessicamoo-blog1]

Week 14:Plan of Action

As my team and I agreed in our contract, we will work on Mondays, however if we require to meet more days is order to get done the assignment, we will check our schedules and check when can meet. Working alone would be depending of everyone, but we will limit a deadline for the work alone gets done.

The aspect of the project would be discuss by the members and assigned by the member too. In order to complete the aspects of the assignment, I plan to dedicate time on Wednesdays after class and Saturdays.

The aspects that most concerns me is the information and who to display it. Since we are working on a poster, it is important to not overweight with too many information. Also, the format and colors of the poster are important. About the information, I believe we have almost everything, since my team and I wrote research papers of closes topics we have a lot of sources .

The aspects where I feel most comfortable is for my team, they are very supportable and easy to work with. I believe we are going to do a great job.

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Week 13: Analyzing Research Poster and Implications for your own design

Section A: Analyzing Research Poster

Internet Inequality: The impact of home internet access on school success 

This poster is similar to the one we need to create. Like ours, this poster is divided into sections for example: background, results, and conclusion to discuss the topic. This poster, however, is missing the sources/references section and ours is not required from an abstract nor a methodology sections. This poster and ours are similar in that they must include  images and/or data graphs that are representative of our research.

The purpose of the poster is to inform about the effects on academic performance of students who have and those who lack from internet access at home. The research poster also focuses on the comparison between Hispanic/non-white and White students’ academic performance due to mostly economic reasons. This causes the poster to be very straightforward and clear in it’s purpose.

The intended audience for this poster are families that lack internet usage at home, Hispanic parents, Hispanics in general, non-white parents, non-white students, teachers, school districts, and English speaking communities. The topic seems to fit these audiences because it uses the words to refer to specific societies such as “Hispanics” and “non-white” to referred to the students being affected.  

The ethos of this poster is established by the mentioning of the University of Texas at Austin. This provides credibility because it makes the reader believe that the information is, in fact, not fraudulent or made up. It is effective because UT Austin is a very recognized university that it would be hard not to believe what they are saying.  

This poster displayed pathos by using an image. In this image, we can see several students using at a computer lab, however, there is a boy, that seems Hispanic, struggling in front of a computer and he is the only one being assisted. The image can be interpreted as how students could be struggling in school due to the lack of internet use at home. This creates an emotional response from the readers. 

The Logos of the poster were presented by the graphs and facts provided by the authors. The authors used data to create statistics to persuade the readers by logic.

Section B: Implications for my own research poster

I will use the poster as a guide towards designing my own. This research poster is very easy to read and it is visually appealing. I will definitely use this poster as inspiration to design my own. I want my poster to be as clear and as appealing as this one. I like the colors they used because it grabs the attention and at the same time it looks profesional. My group and I will each work hard to make sure this is achieved and that our purpose is understood.

Now that I have evaluated this poster my group’s outline has changed because now I have a clearer idea of what it is expected from our poster. I now  have a better perspective of how to arrange the sections to avoid making it too heavy on words. This will also change the outline since I have realized how the author used all three rhetorical appeals to get their message across and its effectiveness. This poster has also changed my group’s outline because it has given us an idea of how the final project will have to look.

✓DONE, TILL NEXT WEEK!