Rhetorical Transaction Exigence Rhetorical Situation Audience Purpose Appeals

Rhetorical Transaction Exigence Rhetorical Situation Audience Purpose Appeals Logos Ethos Pathos Organization/Structure/Form Diction Imagery Syntax Surface Features Figurative Language

Rhetorical Modes: Patterns of Development 8 major patterns Organize individual paragraphs or sections • Narration • Description • Process Analysis • Exemplification • Comparison & Contrast • Classification & Division • Definition • Causal Analysis Author’s Purpose Organize entire text

Narration 1) Tells story; recounts events; personal 2) Chronological (detail, pov, dialogue) 3) Craft story to support thesis 4) Often used as a way to enter topics 5) Draws a reader in

Description 1) Paints a picture with senses; details 2) Establishes mood/atmosphere 3) Empathy; connection to text

Process Analysis 1) Explains how something works 2) Clear and logical 3) Proper transitions 4) Concise verbs

Exemplification/Illustration 1) Provides a series of examples 2) “Let me give you an example…” 3) Aristotle = Induction = series of examples lead to general conclusion

Comparison & Contrast 1) Analyze information 2) Similarities & differences 3) Subject by subject 4) Point by point

Classification & Division 1) What goes together & why 2) Categories…. to help readers see relationships between seemingly unrelated things

Definition 1) Established common ground 2) Identifies areas of conflict

Causal Analysis 1) Cause leads to an effect 2) Effect that results from a cause 3) Needs logic 4) “Why” in the title

Rhetorical Transaction Exigence Rhetorical Situation Audience Purpose Appeals Logos Ethos Pathos Organization/Structure/Form Diction Imagery Syntax Surface Features Figurative Language

Narration What it does: * Relates events in some climatic sequence * Tells a story When to use: * Fiction * Essays, news releases, case histories, etc. * Anecdotes * Relate an experience; present dramatically

Narration How to write: * Have a point * Pace the story * Tell the story from a consistent P. o. V. * Insert appropriate details

Tone Definition: a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a literary work s: e l p Exam formal, in , , l n a m m e r ol fo s , e t , l a u m f i y a l int p , r e , b c i m n o o s ir , s , u c o i i t r s a se c r a s , … y g t l n i i d gu n e c es d n o c

Tone For Discussion: What is the difference in TONE between the two parts?

“Shooting an Elephant” George Orwell • • Read pages 199 -205 Do questions 1 -5 (The facts) Do questions 1 -5 (The Strategies) Due Thursday