Media 1:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My first media is a video that I came across in my Facebook feed.

What is the genre and source of the media? (e.g. meme created by @gofindfun; advertisement in my feed)

• The genre for this media is an image advertisement. The original source of the image was created and/or shared on the Infamous Horror Facebook page.

How did you encounter this media? (e.g. shared by @markywells; checking my news feed)

• This media was shared by Moses on Facebook.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to advertise an upcoming Netflix original series based on the Resident Evil franchise.

What was your initial reaction to the media? (laughed; clicked the link)

• My initial reaction was excitement mixed in with doubt. I did not want to get carried away and fall for something that was not factual.

Was your engagement with the media passive (scrolled past/didn’t view) or active (clicked the link/read or listened)? What motivated this type of engagement?

• My engagement with the media was active. I stopped because I was interested in whether or not this was actually going to happen. I love the Resident Evil games, so I did hope it was real. I did a quick scroll through the comment first to see if anyone was calling this out as not being real, but did not find anything that stood out. I then decided to do my own fact check. From what I found out, there is no official statement from Netflix stating this. From several articles that I looked at, all of them stated that Netflix was “reportedly in works” to create a series based on the Resident Evil franchise. A lot of people are basing their information on Deadline’s article, so there may be something in the work, but no one is giving any detail on it just yet.

If your engagement was active, provide the rhetorical situation for the media (1 per week)

• Purpose: The purpose of this media was to create some buzz over a possible upcoming Netflix series.
• Audience: The intended audience was any fans of Resident Evil.
• Genre: The medium used was Facebook, and the genre used was an image.
• Context: This was being shared and discussed on Facebook by anyone who follows the Infamous Horror page and anyone who is friends with someone who shares this image.
• Exigence: This media focused on the Resident Evil franchise to get people talking.
• Subject: The subject of this media was a potential Netflix series.

Media 2:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My second media is a meme that I came across in my Facebook feed.

What is the genre and source of the media? (e.g. meme created by @gofindfun; advertisement in my feed)

• The genre for this a meme. The original source of the meme was created and/or shared on the Sassy Facebook page.

How did you encounter this media? (e.g. shared by @markywells; checking my news feed)

• This media was shared by Courtney on Facebook.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to entertain and make people laugh.

What was your initial reaction to the media? (laughed; clicked the link)

• My initial reaction was to laugh and show it to my siblings.

Was your engagement with the media passive (scrolled past/didn’t view) or active (clicked the link/read or listened)? What motivated this type of engagement?

• My engagement with the media was active. I stopped and read the meme carefully. I then showed it to my sisters and also shared it on Facebook.

Media 3:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My third media is a video that I came across in my Facebook feed.

What is the genre and source of the media? (e.g. meme created by @gofindfun; advertisement in my feed)

• The genre for this a meme. The original source of the meme was created and/or shared publicly by a Facebook user on their timeline.

How did you encounter this media? (e.g. shared by @markywells; checking my news feed)

• I came across this meme after first clicking on my second media. I clicked on that media and then scrolled through the recommendation of other related content until I came across this one.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to entertain, make people laugh, and possible relate to the caption.

What was your initial reaction to the media? (laughed; clicked the link)

• My initial reaction was to watch the meme. I found it relateable and shared it with my sisters.

Was your engagement with the media passive (scrolled past/didn’t view) or active (clicked the link/read or listened)? What motivated this type of engagement?

• My engagement with the media was active. I stopped and read the meme carefully. I then showed it to my sisters and also shared it on Facebook.

Media 4:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My fourth media is a video that I came across in my Facebook feed.

What is the genre and source of the media? (e.g. meme created by @gofindfun; advertisement in my feed)

• The genre for this a video. The original source of the video was created and/or shared on the Op Art Facebook page.

How did you encounter this media? (e.g. shared by @markywells; checking my news feed)

• I came across this video after first clicking on and watching a different video. After watching that first original media, I then scrolled through the recommendation of other related content until I came across this one.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to showcase an awesome transformation in one’s lawn.

What was your initial reaction to the media? (laughed; clicked the link)

• My initial reaction was to watch the video and see the end result.

Was your engagement with the media passive (scrolled past/didn’t view) or active (clicked the link/read or listened)? What motivated this type of engagement?

• My engagement with the media was active. I stopped and watched the full video then shared it on Facebook.

Media 5:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My fifth media is a video that I came across in my Facebook feed.

What is the genre and source of the media? (e.g. meme created by @gofindfun; advertisement in my feed)

• The genre for this a video. The original source of the video was created and/or shared on the Hevesh5 Facebook page.

How did you encounter this media? (e.g. shared by @markywells; checking my news feed)

• I came across this video after first clicking on and watching a different video. After watching that first original media, I then scrolled through the recommendation of other related content until I came across this one.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to showcase someone’s Domino Art.

What was your initial reaction to the media? (laughed; clicked the link)

• My initial reaction was to watch the video and see what all would happen.

Was your engagement with the media passive (scrolled past/didn’t view) or active (clicked the link/read or listened)? What motivated this type of engagement?

• My engagement with the media was active. I stopped and watched the full video, and then I shared it on Facebook.