Using your own words and sentence structure, please respond to the following prompts. Make sure to include the number of the prompt before your answer, and to include a space between each.

1. In Chapter 2 of The World is a Text, Silverman and Rader state that “writing is fundamentally connecting to reading and thinking” (19). What role does rhetoric play in reading both traditional and non-traditional texts (or semiotic situations)?
2. In Chapter 2 of The World is a Text, Silverman and Rader point out that “the study of rhetoric carries with it a sense of the polis (Greek for “city” or “public)” (21).  Discuss how this quote applies to your understanding of civic engagement (participation in public life).
3. What did you learn from writing Journal #3