welcome welcome!

In my experience, the first day of classes is typically long and boring and overwhelming. I hope that wasn't your experience in class today. I am looking forward to this semester; I can tell we have a great class that will work well together.

For Friday, remember to check the syllabus for the reading. You will read chapter one in Writing and Rhetoric and pages 3-20 in the Writing and Rhetoric Supplemental Guide. Also, make sure you read through the syllabus thoroughly. You will be responsible for knowing the information in the syllabus. In class, we will be discussing the definition of rhetoric as well as going over the first major paper, the Opinion Editorial. As you read, keep these questions in mind:

• As you can tell from reading chapter one, there are many definitions of rhetoric. How would you blend these definitions together into one brief definition?
  
• What is the connection between the two reading assignments? (i.e., what does the Opinion Editorial have to do with rhetoric? This may seem obvious, but I want you to think of a few different examples.)
  

As I mentioned in class, you don't necessarily need to worry about starting a blog between now and Friday--you will have to have it before Monday though. We'll briefly go over the sign-up process in class; however, you're all smart kids, and I'm pretty sure you'll be able to figure it out on your own.