ENGLISH 1301 102 WEEK 6 JULY 9 WHAT

ENGLISH 1301. 102 WEEK 6 – JULY 9

WHAT IS HURTING MY GRADE? • LATE WORK … PLEASE REFER TO SYLLABUS ON LATE WORK POLICY • ATTENDANCE PENALTY … • BLACKBOARD – 10% OF YOUR GRADE …

BLACKBOARD DISCUSSION • INITIAL POST … • FEEDBACK TO 2 PEERS …

BLACKBOARD DISCUSSION • I RECOMMEND POSTING YOUR 400+ WORDS TONIGHT AND GIVING FEEDBACK.

ATTENDANCE PENALTIES • FOR AFFECTED STUDENTS, YOU WILL SEE AN ATTENDANCE PENALTY APPLIED TO YOUR ACCOUNT. • THIS IS A PREVIEW, AND I WILL UPDATE IT AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER.

FULL SUMMER DROP DATE JULY 16, MONDAY • LAST DAY FOR STUDENT-INITIATED DROP ON MYTECH WITH ACADEMIC PENALTY (COUNTS AGAINST DROP LIMIT) FOR LONG (FULL) SUMMER COURSES. ALL DROPS ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STUDENT.

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CONFERENCES https: //texastechuniversitymy. sharepoint. com/: x: /g/personal/jennifer_buent ello_ttu_edu/EY 8 AFAHf 5 gp. Mts 3 x 7 Hd. EIs. YBf. JIm Tj 0 Jp. E 9 k. YEg. M_-Enm. A? e=v. Gh. B 7 K 1. ) Sign in using TTU username / password. 2. ) Click spot you want to put your name. 3. ) “Edit Workbook” 4. ) Add name.

CONFERENCES https: //texastechuniversitymy. sharepoint. com/: x: /g/personal/jennifer_buent ello_ttu_edu/EY 8 AFAHf 5 gp. Mts 3 x 7 Hd. EIs. YBf. JIm Tj 0 Jp. E 9 k. YEg. M_-Enm. A? e=v. Gh. B 7 K These meetings are mandatory. 1. ) You must sign up for a time. 2. ) If you do not show up, it is an absence. 3. ) If you arrive late, it is an absence. 4. ) IF you don’t sign up at all = absence.

CONFERENCES I will only show up to time slots that have been signed with your name. I will not be in my office unless you sign up with me.

CONFERENCES • Bring a draft of your rhetorical analysis. • Bring your introductory paragraph. • Bring your thesis statement. • Bring an outline of some kind. Bring SOMETHING for me to check. I want to help you do well on your rhetorical analysis.

IMPORTANT DATES • NO CLASS ON WED, JULY 11. • WE WILL HAVE OUR MEETING IN MY OFFICE. SIGN UP NO LATER THAN MONDAY OR TUESDAY OF THIS WEEK.

FREE WRITING • IN AN INTRODUCTORY PARAGRAPH, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO INCLUDE? (5 THINGS) • ON THE BOARD, LIST SOME THINGS THAT YOU PUT IN A THESIS STATEMENT. (THERE ARE 5 THINGS. ) • IN WHAT ORDER DO THESE THINGS GO?

THE RHETORICAL ANALYSIS TODAY, YOU WILL LEARN: 4 STEPS TO WRITING A STRONG INTRODUCTION WHAT TO INCLUDE IN A THESIS STATEMENT.

WRITING A GOOD THESIS STATEMENT ALBERTSON EFFECTIVELY PERSUADES HIS AUDIENCE THAT DUMPING TRASH INTO THE LAKE IS DANGEROUS TO THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM THROUGH HIS USE OF PERSONAL ANECDOTES, HIS APPEAL TO EXPERT OPINIONS, AND THROUGH THE USE OF STATISTICS. STATE AUTHOR’S NAME, EFFECTIVE/INEFFECTIVE, AUDIENCE (SPECIFIC

THESIS STATEMENTS Albertson effectively persuades his audience that dumping trash into the lake is dangerous to the local ecosystem through his use of personal anecdotes, his appeal to expert opinions, and through the use of statistics. 1. ) Introduction 2. ) Paragraph 1 on personal anecdotes 3. ) Paragraph 2 on appeal to expert opinions 4. ) Paragraph 3 on use of statistics 5. ) Conclusion

STRONG AND WEAK THESIS CHARACTERISTICSSTATEMENTS OF CHARACTERISTICS OF STRONG THESIS STATEMENTS • AVOID USING THE FIRST PERSON OR PHRASES LIKE “I BELIEVE” OR “I THINK” • SERVE AS A GUIDE TO YOUR PAPER FOR YOUR READER • ASSERT YOUR CONCLUSION AND TAKE A STAND ON THE AUTHOR’S RHETORICAL STRATEGIES. • STATE WHAT RHETORICAL WEAK THESIS STATEMENTS • A SIMPLE STATEMENT OF YOUR TOPIC THAT DOES NOT STATE AN OPINION OR ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS OR INEFFECTIVENESS OF THE AUTHOR’S RHETORICAL STRATEGIES • A SUMMARY OF THE AUTHOR’S ARTICLE YOU

LET’S TRY THIS ONE: GAWANDE USES CLEAR REASONING AND DIRECT LANGUAGE TO CONVINCE READERS THAT IT IS. THE COMBINATION CREATES AN EFFECTIVE ARGUMENT THAT IS FULL OF ENERGY AND DIFFICULT TO ARGUE AGAINST. • STRENGTHS? • WEAKNESSES? • COMMENTS? WHAT ADVICE/FEEDBACK WOULD YOU GIVE THIS STUDENT?

PRETEND YOU ARE GRADING A STUDENT’S PAPER. CONSIDER THIS THESIS STATEMENT: MARK BROWN EFFECTIVELY USES TONE, DICTION, AND IMAGERY IN HIS ARTICLE “THE DRINKING AGE SHOULD BE LOWERED. ” THESE ELEMENTS MAKE THE ARTICLE BY BROWN A USEFUL ARTICLE TO ENCOURAGE STATES AND LEGISLATORS TO LOWER THE DRINKING AGE. ON YOUR NOTEBOOK PAPER AND AS A GROUP, WRITE DOWN AND DISCUSS: • STRENGTHS? • WEAKNESSES? • COMMENTS? WHAT ADVICE/FEEDBACK WOULD YOU GIVE THIS

ONE MORE … I REALLY THINK THAT GARCIA’S ESSAY, “RECOLLECTIONS FROM JAIL, ” REALLY INFORMS READERS ABOUT WHAT LIFE IN JAIL IS LIKE. I BELIEVE THAT BY WRITING ABOUT HIS STORIES, HE GIVES READERS SOME INSIGHT ON THE ISSUE HE REFERENCES A LOT. • STRENGTHS? • WEAKNESSES? • COMMENTS? WHAT ADVICE/FEEDBACK WOULD YOU

BODY PARAGRAPH(S) EACH BODY PARAGRAPH WILL EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A RHETORICAL CHOICE IN RELATION TO THE AUTHOR’S INTENDED AUDIENCE AND PURPOSE. EACH BODY PARAGRAPH MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS (IN THIS ORDER): 1. ) A TOPIC SENTENCE STATES THE MAIN IDEA OF THE PARAGRAPH. IT’S HELPFUL TO THINK OF A TOPIC SENTENCE AS BEING A “MINI THESIS” FOR THE PARAGRAPH. THIS TOPIC SENTENCE SHOULD MENTION THE RHETORICAL CHOICE YOU PLAN TO ANALYZE IN THE BODY PARAGRAPH. (ONLY ONE RHETORICAL CHOICE DISCUSSED PER BODY PARAGRAPH AND MUST DISCUSS RHETORICAL CHOICES IN THE ORDER IN WHICH YOU LIST THEM IN YOUR THESIS STATEMENT) 2. ) AT LEAST ONE QUOTE DEMONSTRATING THIS RHETORICAL CHOICE. THIS QUOTE SHOULD COMPRISE NO MORE THAN 10 -15% OF YOUR ENTIRE BODY PARAGRAPH. 3. ) LOGICAL CONNECTIONS (ANALYSIS) BETWEEN THE

BODY PARAGRAPH(S) SHOULD ANSWER: HOW DOES THIS RHETORICAL CHOICE HELP THE AUTHOR PERSUADE HIS/HER AUDIENCE AND ACHIEVE

INTEGRATING EFFECTIVE QUOTES HERE ARE SOME POSSIBLE SIGNAL PHRASES: • ACCORDING TO MUNNECKE, “…” • AS LERA BORODITSKY GOES ON TO EXPLAIN, “…” • AS NAUGHTON POINTS OUT, “…” • BORODITSKY BELIEVES THAT “…” • TOM MUNNECKE CLAIMS THAT “…” • IN THE WORDS OF JOHN NAUGHTON, “…”

INTEGRATING EFFECTIVE QUOTES EXAMPLES: SHE SAYS, “RIGHT NOW WE SPEND THREE BILLION HOURS A WEEK PLAYING ONLINE GAMES” (MCGONIGAL : 26). • KHAN WRITES, “I HAVE A STEAM ACCOUNT” (3). • HE ASKS, “SOMETIMES I WONDER, WAS I EVER REALLY GORDON FREEMAN? ” (STUART 1).

WHAT GRADE DID THE FOLLOWING BODY PARAGRAPH GET? AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS ESSAY, DIAMOND SAYS, “MY CAR MECHANIC MUST HAVE SEEN MY EYES GLAZE OVER, JUST AS I HAD SEEN MY PHYSIOLOGY STUDENTS’ EYES GLAZE OVER WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN OSMOTIC DIURESIS TO THEM IN MY LECTURE THAT SAME MORNING LAST MONTH. IT’S HUMILIATING TO FEEL LIKE AN IGNORAMUS, AS I DO ABOUT CARS. AT LEAST I FEEL OK IN MY OWN AREAS OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE. ” DIAMOND TALKS ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO SPEAK TO A CAR MECHANIC IF ONE DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE LANGUAGE OF CAR MECHANICS. THIS PROVES THAT THE AUTHOR’S POINT THAT PEOPLE NEED TO UNDERSTAND EXPERTS BEFORE THEY TALK TO THEM. THE QUOTE IS

THE BODY PARAGRAPH ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE RECEIVED A GRADE OF A 67. WHY?

• THERE IS NO TOPIC SENTENCE. • THE QUOTE IS TOO LONG. (69% OF THE ( ENTIRE BODY PARAGRAPH) • THERE IS BRIEF MENTION OF AUDIENCE/PURPOSE, BUT THERE IS NO CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE AUTHOR’S RHETORICAL CHOICE AND HOW IT HELPS PERSUADE THE

CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH • ON DRAFT 1. 1, WE ARE LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS IN YOUR CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH (IN THIS ORDER): • 1. YOUR THESIS STATEMENT RESTATED. RATHER THAN COPYING AND PASTING THE SAME THESIS FROM YOUR INTRODUCTION, FIND A NEW WAY TO RESTATE YOUR THESIS STATEMENT. • 2. SUMMARIZE THE MAIN POINTS OF YOUR RHETORICAL ANALYSIS. IN OTHER WORDS, IF SOMEONE ONLY READ YOUR CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH, WHAT IMPORTANT CONCLUSIONS WOULD YOU WANT THEM TO UNDERSTAND?

IN “THE ETHNOBIOLOGIST’S DILEMMA, ” DIAMOND SUCCESSFULLY CONVINCES HIS AUDIENCE OF EDUCATED LAYPEOPLE TO RESEARCH COMPLEX TOPICS BEFORE CONSULTING WITH EXPERTS ON THOSE TOPICS. HE ACHIEVES THIS THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE USE OF A TONE THAT SHIFTS BETWEEN SELF-DEPRECATING HUMOR AND KNOWLEDGEABLE CONFIDENCE, UNCONVENTIONAL WORD CHOICE, AND PERSONAL ANECDOTES. PROBLEMS ARISE WHEN A NOVICE WHO IS UNEDUCATED ON A SUBJECT GOES TO AN EXPERT FOR ADVICE ONLY FOR THE NOVICE TO BE TURNED AWAY. DIAMOND MAINTAINS THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO REALIZE THAT ALL EXPERTS REQUIRE RESPECT NO MATTER THEIR FIELD OF EXPERTISE. THUS, DIAMOND PERSUADES CONVINCINGLY THAT NOVICES NEED TO APPROACH EXPERTS WITH SOME KNOWLEDGE ON A TOPIC BEFORE THEY CAN RECEIVE

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