Media 1:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My first media is a video 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 media is a video. The original source of the media was created and/or shared on the 1 Million Africans: The Trilogy Facebook page.

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

• I came across this video after first watching another video. This video came up as a recommendation relating to the first video I watched.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to bring into awareness a message in the A Bug’s Life movie.

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

• My initial reaction was to click on the video and watch the full thing.

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 video.

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

• Purpose: The purpose of this media was to share a message that was incorporated in the A Bug’s Life movie.
• Audience: The intended audience was anyone following the 1 Million Africans: The Trilogy Facebook page or those who are friends with users who share the video.
• Genre: The medium used was Facebook, and the genre used was a video.
• Context: This was being shared and discussed  by anyone following the 1 Million Africans: The Trilogy Facebook page or those who are friends with users who share the video.
• Exigence: This media focused on a message in the A Bug’s Life movie.
• Subject: The subject of this media was an encrypted message in a movie that people may have overlooked as children/youth.

Media 2:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My second 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 media was created and/or shared on the Yemek Askim Facebook page.

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

• This media appeared on my Facebook feed under a “Similar to Posts You’ve Interacted With” section that came up as I was browsing.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to entertain and share some food art.

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

• My initial reaction was to watch the entire video.

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 entire video since I love watching food-related content. I then shared it after watching it completely.

Media 3:

Where did you view or hear the media?

• My third media is an image 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 an image. The original source of the media was created and shared by the Ash and Quill Candles Facebook page.

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

• I came across this image as I was scrolling through my Facebook feed. It was shared by the Ash and Quill Candles Facebook page, which I follow after being told how awesome those candles were.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to advertise the new products that they had.

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

• My initial reaction was to click on the pictures and check them all out.

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 took a closer look at all the pictures. I had heard that they were thinking about adding Wood Wick candles, so I was eager to see what they looked like.

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 shared on the WWE Facebook page.

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

• I came across this video as soon as I hopped on Facebook. It was uploaded and shared by WWE.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to showcase a women’s Wrestlemania championship match. The media serves a double function. It provides viewers an opportunity to relive the match while at the same time advertising the upcoming Wrestlemania event.

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

• My initial reaction was to watch the video. I watched the match before and wanted to see it  again.

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. I remembered the match when it occurred and remembered that it was a really intense one and wanted to see it once more.

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 shared on the WWE Facebook page.

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

• I came across this video as soon as I hopped on Facebook. It was uploaded and shared by WWE.

What was the purpose of the media?

• The purpose of the media was to showcase an in-ring segment from this past Monday’s Raw event.

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, since I’m somewhat invested in what is going on with this company and what they are doing with their female division. I’ve noticed that they’ve been a lot more focused on uplifting the women’s division, so I always check out the videos to see what is going on with that specific division.