week 7 blog 1

http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/editorials/article137590148.html

Bumps on the road to Legal Weed

This article is from Sacramento, CA. It discusses the ways in which cities can use the legalization of marijuana to positively impact the economy and job market.

• Who said it (Author?)

The Sacramento Bee

• From what point of view? (Author/Context)

contemplating the possible effects of marijuana on the city

• To Whom? (Reader/Audience)

Citizens, and other cities around the country

• According to what principles? (Any professional contexts or constraints?)

Simply stating ideas, and saying that cities need to put laws in place fast to insure productive use of time and money when talking about marijuana production.

• Against whom? To what end? With what financing? With what type of proof?

• Which principles that you are learning in They Say/I Say are being followed? Any ignored or absent?

Quotations and summarizing

• This week, take note of anything you notice about the rhetorical uses of color, multimodal textual features, elements and contrast in the articles, 

There is a huge picture of a joint, which shows the reader immediately what the article will be discussing.