RHETORICAL SITUATION We’ll begin by orienting ourselves to Bruffee’s “Collaborative Learning and the ‘Conversation of Mankind’” (available on Brightspace) by understanding the rhetorical situation of this piece. We did this with Gee earlier in the semester; specifically, we will chart what we know about the author, audience, and text to take stock of the information we have going into this reading. Group Work In your groups, (quickly) answer the following questions. You should use textual evidence from Bruffee’s article, and I welcome you to use any relevant personal evidence, as well: Within your groups, you will need to assign the following roles: scribe, presenter, and observer. After you’ve developed an…