1. Analyzing Texts from The Norton Field Guide, 4E, Ch. 11
Instructor Andrea Chase Course Freshman Composition

3. Introduction Consider a story:
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are seen having a intense discussion over dinner in a restaurant.
Consider a source of the story:
CNN
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What will be the bias or spin of these two sources?
How do you know this?
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4. Introduction cont. Text is: Words, a piece of writing, etc.
Images to include paintings, photographs, illustrations, videos, films, etc.
Physical, 3D objects such as sculptures, buildings, etc.
Music, sound, etc.
Any combination of these
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5. Introduction cont. Text: Conveys information Influences how we think
Influences what we think
Our Responsibility:
Understand what the text says (comprehension)
Understand how the text says it (analysis)
Understand the text’s bias (analysis)
Understand how the text is using persuasion (analysis)
Understand how the text functions as a whole within a context (synthesis)
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6. Introduction cont.
Text:
Conveys information
Relative vocabulary list.