Introducing Rhetorical Situation

Introducing Rhetorical Situation

LEARNING ABOUT OCCASION, AUDIENCE & PURPOSE

Multiple Choice

What does the word PHILANTHROPY mean??

• hatred or distrust of humankind

• a search for a general understanding of values and reality

• an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes

• hatred of, aversion to, or prejudice against women

Multiple Choice

EXAMPLE #1: "Lee donates hundreds of dollars every election season to support candidates who will vote to lower taxes on people like him."

Is this an example of PHILANTHROPY?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

EXAMPLE #2: "Olivia spends every Sunday volunteering at a food pantry for homeless people."

Is this an example of PHILANTHROPY?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

EXAMPLE #3: "Javier spends his own money to grow his business."

Is this an example of PHILANTHROPY?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

EXAMPLE #4: "Xi is moving and has to get rid of a lot of books, so he donates them to Goodwill."

Is this an example of PHILANTHROPY?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

EXAMPLE #5: "Debra gives money every month to the Red Cross."

Is this an example of PHILANTHROPY?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

EXAMPLE #6: "Bill organizes a canned food drive for victims of fires in California."

Is this an example of PHILANTHROPY?

• YES

• NO

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Background: Ms. Flavia Bipkins, a wealthy Bay Area philanthropist and art collector, would like to donate a painting to Children’s Memorial Hospital in San Francisco. The painting would hang in the Family Lounge in the Surgical Center of the hospital. This is where families wait, sometimes for long periods, while a young family member undergoes surgery. As one might imagine, the wait is often stressful, while the family members worry about the successful outcome of the medical procedures.

PROBLEM:

Flavia Bipkins has an extensive art collection, which she treasures. She has narrowed down her choices for the donation to four paintings. She will give the hospital only one. Since she is a very caring human being, so she does not want her attachment with the paintings to influence her choice. She seeks your guidance in making the selection. Here is the question that she needs to answer: What is the most appropriate painting to adorn the Family Lounge at Children’s Memorial Hospital?

Open Ended

1. What purpose(s) should the paintings hanging in the waiting room serve for their audience (the “families [who] wait, sometimes for long periods, while a young family member undergoes surgery”)?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT A 3-5 SENTENCE RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

Open Ended

2.What do those families have in common? How might they differ?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT A 3-5 SENTENCE RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

Open Ended

3.What “rules” can you generate for selecting a painting that would be appropriate for the waiting room?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT A 3-5 SENTENCE RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

WHICH PAINTING SHOULD FLAVIA BIPKENS CHOOSE??

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LET'S LOOK AT FOUR CHOICES....

CHOICE #1:

THE MAGIC WOOD

Fons Heijnsbroek

(1993)

Open Ended

CHOICE #1:

THE MAGIC WOOD

Fons Heijnsbroek

(1993)

Is this painting appropriate for the waiting room in a children's hospital? Why or why not?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT A 3-5 SENTENCE RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

CHOICE #2

LANDSCAPE WITH BUTTERFLIES

Salvador Dali

(1956)

Open Ended

CHOICE #2:

LANDSCAPE WITH BUTTERFLIES

Salvador Dali

(1956)

Is this painting appropriate for the waiting room in a children's hospital? Why or why not?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT A 3-5 SENTENCE RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

CHOICE #3

THE POPPY FIELD

Claude Monet

(1873)

Open Ended

CHOICE #3

THE POPPY FIELD

Claud Monet

(1873)

Is this painting appropriate for the waiting room in a children's hospital? Why or why not?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT A 3-5 SENTENCE RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

CHOICE #4

PASSING STORM OVER THE SIERRA NEVADAS

Albert Bierstadt

(1870)

Open Ended

PASSING STORM OVER THE SIERRA NEVADAS

Albert Bierstadt

(1870)

Is this painting appropriate for the waiting room in a children's hospital? Why or why not?

YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES TO CONSTRUCT A 3-5 SENTENCE RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.

Poll

WHICH PAINTING DO YOU CHOOSE??

#1: THE MAGIC WOOD

#2: LANDSCAPE WITH BUTTERFLIES

#3: THE POPPY FIELD

#4: PASSING STORM OVER THE SIERRA NEVADAS

Which painting is MOST appropriate for the waiting room in a children's hospital?

• #1 The Magic Wood

• #2 Landscape with Butterflies

• #3 The Poppy Field

• #4 Passing Storm over the Sierra Nevadas