{"id":1095,"date":"2019-06-05T18:15:46","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T18:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1095"},"modified":"2025-01-21T17:02:05","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:02:05","slug":"rhetorical-context-and-structure","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/olemiss-writing100\/chapter\/rhetorical-context-and-structure\/","title":{"raw":"Rhetorical Context and Structure","rendered":"Rhetorical Context and Structure"},"content":{"raw":"Just like revising for content, revising for structure requires you to think about purpose and audience. A lab report for a chemistry class has a very different structure than a literary analysis for a literature class, for example, but many decisions that you\u2019ll make about organization will be a little more subtle. If you are writing a paper about physics for a physics professor who has his or her Ph.D., chances are you won\u2019t need to begin your paper with a lot of background. However, you probably would want to include background information in the beginning of your paper if you were writing for a fellow student in an introductory physics class. Consider these rhetorical situations and their corresponding structures:\r\n<h3>Writing an email to your professor asking for an appointment<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Introduce yourself and identify the class you are in<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain the purpose of the appointment and suggest a few times you are available<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Thank the professor for considering your request<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3>Filling out a Student of Concern form<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Explain your concern<\/li>\r\n \t<li>List events that have led to your concern<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3>Composing an \u201cAbout Me\u201d page for a professional blog<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Explain why you\u2019re creating this blog<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe professional qualifications (education, experience)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe personal interests<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\r\n<iframe title=\"3.2.1 Rhetorical Situation\" src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=30\" width=\"959\" height=\"565\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/h5p\/h5p-php-library\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<p>Just like revising for content, revising for structure requires you to think about purpose and audience. A lab report for a chemistry class has a very different structure than a literary analysis for a literature class, for example, but many decisions that you\u2019ll make about organization will be a little more subtle. If you are writing a paper about physics for a physics professor who has his or her Ph.D., chances are you won\u2019t need to begin your paper with a lot of background. However, you probably would want to include background information in the beginning of your paper if you were writing for a fellow student in an introductory physics class. Consider these rhetorical situations and their corresponding structures:<\/p>\n<h3>Writing an email to your professor asking for an appointment<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Introduce yourself and identify the class you are in<\/li>\n<li>Explain the purpose of the appointment and suggest a few times you are available<\/li>\n<li>Thank the professor for considering your request<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Filling out a Student of Concern form<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Explain your concern<\/li>\n<li>List events that have led to your concern<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Composing an \u201cAbout Me\u201d page for a professional blog<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Explain why you\u2019re creating this blog<\/li>\n<li>Describe professional qualifications (education, experience)<\/li>\n<li>Describe personal interests<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"3.2.1 Rhetorical Situation\" src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=h5p_embed&amp;id=30\" width=\"959\" height=\"565\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/h5p.tcwms.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/h5p\/h5p-php-library\/js\/h5p-resizer.js\" charset=\"UTF-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-1095\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Rhetorical Context and Structure. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Meredith Harper. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: University of Mississippi. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div 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