Persuasive genres: Sources & contexts index

PRESENTATIONS

Sources

Sunni Brown, http://sunnibrown.com/

Gabrielle Giffords (profile, related articles), “Times Topics,” The New York Times, http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/gabrielle_giffords/index.html

TED, http://www.ted.com/talks

The White House Briefing Room, http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room

Tools

Ignite: Enlighten Us, but Make It Quick, http://igniteshow.com/

PechaKucha, http://www.pecha-kucha.org/what

PowerPoint, http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/

WebEx, http://www.webex.com/why-webex/overview.html

Specific presentations

Scott Berkun, “How and Why to Give an Ignite Talk,” Ignite, http://igniteshow.com/videos/how-and-why-give-ignite-talk

Sunni Brown, "The Doodle Revolution," http://igniteshow.com/videos/doodle-revolution/

Barack Obama, “Together We Thrive: Tucson and America,” http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/01/12/remarks-president-barack-obama-memorial-service-victims-shooting-tucson

PERSONAL STATEMENTS

Sources

Purdue OWL (advice, models), http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/642/01/

TopLawSchools.com (advice), “Guide to Personal Statements,” Ken DeLeon and Joann Kleinneiur, http://www.top-law-schools.com/guide-to-personal-statements.html

Specific personal statements

TopLawSchools.com, “Personal Statement Examples,” http://www.top-law-schools.com/personal-statement-examples.html’

COVER LETTERS & RESUMES

Sources

Gerald J. Alred et al., The Business Writer’s Handbook (companion site; advice, samples; see “Finding an internship or job”), www.bedfordstmartins.com/alred

Mike Markel, Technical Communication (companion site; advice, samples; see Chapter 15, “Writing Job-Application Materials”), www.bedfordstmartins.com/techcomm

Visual.ly: Infographics and Data Visualizations (visual resumes), http://visual.ly/

Specific resumes

Kevin Burton (visual resume), http://visual.ly/kevin-burton-resume

Various authors (visual resumes), http://visual.ly/search/node?keys=resume

FILM REVIEWS

Sources

Chicago Sun-Times, “Movies” page (reviews), http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/index.html

The Detroit News, “Entertainment” page (reviews), http://www.detroitnews.com/section/ENT

Roger Ebert (reviews), http://www.rogerebert.com

ComingSoon.net (news & reviews), http://www.comingsoon.net/

Film Comment (scholarly reviews), http://www.filmcomment.com/

Internet Movie Database (reviews), http://www.imdb.com/

Los Angeles Times, “Entertainment” page (reviews), http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/

Miami New Times, “Movies” page (reviews), http://www.miaminewtimes.com/movies/?ref=navigation

National Public Radio (NPR), “Movies” page (reviews), http://www.npr.org/sections/movies/

New York, “Movies” page (reviews), http://nymag.com/movies/

The New York Times, “Movies” page (reviews), http://movies.nytimes.com/pages/movies/index.html

Rolling Stone (reviews), http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews

Rotten Tomatoes (reviews), http://www.rottentomatoes.com/

University Film and Video Association (scholarly reviews), http://www.ufva.org/

Specific reviews

Manohla Dargis (review), “Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” The New York Times, http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/335198/Elizabeth-The-Golden-Age/overview

Roger Ebert (review), “Bridesmaids,” Chicago Sun-Times, http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110511/REVIEWS/110519990

Roger Ebert (review), “Ratatouille,” Chicago Sun-Times, http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070830/REVIEWS/708300303

David Edelstein (review), “Last Stop on the Hogwarts Express,” New York, http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/harry-potter-deathly-hallows-edelstein-review-2011/

Tom Long (review), “Cowboys & Aliens: A Genre Mash-Up That Offers Big Dumb Summer Fun,” The Detroit News, http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20110729/ENT02/107290310/1034/Review-%E2%80%98Cowboys-&-Aliens%E2%80%99-a-genre-mash-up-that-offers-big-dumb-summer-fun

Karina Longworth (review), “Crazy, Stupid, Love Isn’t Crazy Enough,” Miami New Times, www.miaminewtimes.com/2011-07-28/film/crazy-stupid-love-isn-t-crazy-enough/