Assignment One

I think it would be best to start out defining rhetorical context. Rhetorical context is why the author wrote the text, what the purpose of it is and what exactly it is. My article is A New Digital Literacy: A Conversation with Paul Gilster. The entire article is Gilster talking about the internet, and how it should be used as a tool in the pursuit of education. He outlines the good things that could be the outcome of internet usage, but also warns against depending too much on internet research that cannot be backed up. This argument, made by Gilster, is directed to educators. He calls for technology to aid education, because he feels that if integrated into our "apprentice model" ( the way we learn, going to a person with more experience and knowledge then we do ) we could expand learning and children could be more interested and involved in school. Gilster uses logical appeals in his argument by giving examples of ways children could learn more about topics and become more involved in projects. I would say the main objective of this article is to inform about the possibilities if technology were integrated into our society, especially our education systems, but also to argue that the internet is not a monster that must be conquered and could really help our world.