Reflective Post

1. The information that I found was most useful was the knowledge presented to help us analyze artifacts (The example essays). For me the easiest method to understand was Pentadic, but for some of the others I would have to go back and re-look over the chapter. The sample essays that came with each method provided me with how exactly the should be formatted, which gave me better knowledge of how to analyze a artifact.

2. My favorite part of this class were our class discussions. With each discussion there were so many different ideas, and different interpretations of how a method should be used. This provided greater insight because it wasn't only ideas from the book, we got to see how are classmates understood methods.

3. The most challenging aspect in this class for me was trying to understand the method of ideological criticism. Coming into this class I wasnt exactly sure of what it would be about, and ideological criticism threw me for a loop. Perhaps starting off with a easier method may be helpful for students to understand what rhetorical criticism is about.

4. I could incorporate what I've learned in this class by not only looking to what presents itself on surface, but look beyond the surface, look for the deeper meaning. Rhetors are all symbols, and there are symbols everywhere. So looking for the true meaning of something can help me understand a situation, lesson, etc.

5. A question that I found myself asking in a particular class was why did the professor make us watch a movie by the name "Blade Runner." After starting my paper for this class (and thinking rhetorically), it was very evident. This movie fit the exact genre of films we had been discussing at that time. When watching the movie I tended to pick up bits and pieces that matched the genre, and then when I began writing and analyzing the movie the puzzle came altogether. Even though one may think an object, idea etc. serves no purpose, ultimately it can.