Instructions:

• Read the questions carefully. Make sure you understand what the question is asking.

• Gather your thoughts. What do you know about the topic of the question? What are your thoughts and opinions on the matter?

• Write a brief outline of your response. This will help you to organize your thoughts and make sure you cover all of the important points.

• Write your response. Be sure to answer the question directly and provide evidence to support your claims. 

• Proofread your response. Make sure there are no errors in grammar or spelling.

• Be open to feedback. Ask your classmates for feedback on your responses. This will help you to improve your writing skills and learn from your mistakes.

Here are some additional tips for answering discussion questions:

• Be clear and concise. Your response should be easy to understand and follow.

• Use evidence to support your claims. This could include quotes from the text, statistics, or your own personal experiences.

• Be respectful of other people's opinions. Even if you disagree with someone, you can still be respectful of their point of view.

Questions

1. Why might Alice Wong look to speech and other media to communicate activist ideas surrounding the disability community?
2. How is the impact of writing for speech different from writing for print? What comes across when an activist speaks rather than represents their ideas in print?
3. How does social media both enhance and limit accessibility within the disabled community? How is this true for other cultural communities?
4. Wong says that storytelling can be more than written words. How can other forms of media—she lists emojis, memes, selfies, and tweets—communicate rhetorical ideas as effectively as, or more effectively than, traditional written storytelling?

Instructions:

• Read the questions carefully. Make sure you understand what the question is asking.

• Gather your thoughts. What do you know about the topic of the question? What are your thoughts and opinions on the matter?

• Write a brief outline of your response. This will help you to organize your thoughts and make sure you cover all of the important points.

• Write your response. Be sure to answer the question directly and provide evidence to support your claims. 

• Proofread your response. Make sure there are no errors in grammar or spelling.

• Be open to feedback. Ask your classmates for feedback on your responses. This will help you to improve your writing skills and learn from your mistakes.

Here are some additional tips for answering discussion questions:

• Be clear and concise. Your response should be easy to understand and follow.

• Use evidence to support your claims. This could include quotes from the text, statistics, or your own personal experiences.

• Be respectful of other people's opinions. Even if you disagree with someone, you can still be respectful of their point of view.

Questions

1. What is the impact of opening the introduction with an anecdote?
2. Which parts of the script show that the author has a good understanding of the audience and is trying to connect with them? Explain your response.
3. Why has the author used rhetorical questions within the script?
4. Why might the author have chosen to save the thesis for near the end of the script? What effect does this placement have on the overall text?
5. How does the author support the thesis with reasoning? In your opinion, is it sufficiently supported? Why or why not?

Summary of Assignment: Writing to Speak, Speaking to Act

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