How to write a RA Essay Structure Introduction

How to write a RA Essay

Structure • Introduction - answer the prompt and get to the analysis! - Use the language of the prompt but move beyond it and get specific - Specify the purpose and the choices you will analyze • Body - follow the TEA organization pattern and recycle it as necessary - Organize your body paragraphs by subject/topic – but also in chronological order as uch as possible - Remember to fully explore and explain how a speaker’s choices support his purpose - What does the choice accomplish? How does that accomplishment convey the purpose? Does it appeal to logic, emotion, or credibility? • Conclusion - Do not stress about a huge conclusion – the analysis is most important - This is your final remark in 1 -2 sentences. Try to link it to something previously said, but don’t just regurgitate your thesis.

How do you talk about rhetorical devices without listing a whole bunch of terms? • Arrangement: The shape of the text • Its parts, transitions, beginning, middle and end • Divide the text into sections, and then ask: what is each section as a whole doing and what is happening within it to convey the main idea, purpose, tone, credibility, or emotional effect? • • Diction: word choices that make meaning, purpose come to life Syntax: The formation and structure of sentences in the text Imagery and Allusions Figurative Language