1.Annie Dillard opens her essay with a factual and objective style. Why does she use this approach? So you know the whole essay will be filled with entertaining information throughout the whole essay. 2.Dillard uses many similies, especially in paragraphs 30-31 and 40-41. How does this serve her rhetorical purpose?
Rhetorical Précis Assignment A. A rhetorical précis addresses these four rhetorical elements: * Name of the author and the title of work publishing information, date, and page numbers in parenthesis, a rhetorically accurate verb, and a “that” clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work. * A brief but accurate explanation of how the author develops or supports the thesis, usually in the same order as was developed in the essay. * A statement of the author’s apparent purpose, followed by an “in order to” phrase. * A description of the intended audience.
Use the scaffold below to assist you when it comes to your extended response. IntroductionSentences 1 - 2: Concept statement (could include a quote. )Sentence 3: Address / reword the questionSentences 4 - 5: Introduce the texts you will be discussing | ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Body Paragraph OneExplain the significance of the FIRST poem and how it links to the concept of Belonging Sentence 1: Topic sentence – what is the topic of your paragraphSentences 2 – 7: Explanation. Example. Quote.
One way (literary work) “A thousand Splendid Suns” by (author) Khaled Hosseini proves this point is through the theme of women and their rights. 3. Explain/define the literary element and how it is used in the text: In this
Chastity Wofford Critical Thinking What is critical thinking? Kyle Moore, who wrote an article called The Three-Part Harmony of Adult Learning, Critical Thinking, and Decision-Making, states that there are many definitions for critical thinking. These “definitions allow readers to see critical thinking as an uncomplicated course of action or a complex approach to arriving at an educated decision by implementing a strategy for questioning and reasoning that will allow arrival at a final well-informed outcome.” (Moore, 2010) A few of those definitions are: “(as cited in Fowler, 2002) Halpern defines critical thinking as ‘thinking that is purposeful, reasoned, and goal-directed- the kind of thinking involved in solving problems, formulating inferences, calculating likelihoods, and making decisions when the thinker is using skills that are thoughtful and effective for the particular context and type of thinking task’ (Fowler 2002)” (Moore 2010). “Mariona (as cited in Fowler, 2002) includes ‘critical thinking is, therefore to achieve understanding, evaluate view points, and solve problems.’”(Moore 2010). Moore also states that “Brown and Keeley define critical thinking as ‘reacting with systematic evaluation to what you have heard or read’ (2000, p.2).” (2010) According to Becoming a Master Student, Author Ellis says that “A psychologist named Benjamin Bloom named six levels of thinking.
Novel Assignments #1 and #2 Choose two of the following assignments. Hand them into the Dropboxes for Novel Assignments #1 and #2. Length: 3-4 double spaced pages each. In working on two of the assignments you will work closely with topics that require a close reading of the text. You will be evaluated on your introduction and thesis, the body paragraphs in which you argue your claims, and the concluding paragraph.
42-56 Topics: Using Memoir p. 42 Chapter 5 pp. 63-76 Topics: Using Profile p. 63 Chapter 6 pp. 84-99 Topics: The purpose of vivid detail and figurative language pp. 93-94 The purpose of review p. 84 Chapter 8 pp. 143-161 Topics: The purpose of a rhetorical analysis p.
• If you want to draw from Bettie to bolster your argument, you may do so provided that you also have the 3 required sources. RUBRIC: 1. Clarity and Explanation of the Argument or Theme of Paper (5 pts) 2. Use of Ehrenreich: Explanation, Definition & Use of Concepts (25 points) 3. Use of Other Sources: Explanation, Definition & Use of Concepts (15 pts each source) Some possibilities for the direction of your paper include: • A Marxian, Weberian or Functionalist analysis • Individualism & the Protestant Ethic • Race and Gender Inequalities • Political Power & the Working, Middle or Upper Classes • Life Chances by Class • Health Disparities by Class • Class Consciousness of the Working Class • Possibilities for Social Mobility • The Accomplishment of Natural Growth & the Working Class • The Role of Othering and Class Reproduction, Inequalities • White Privilege or the Invisibility of Race *You may also want to use a combination of discussions to argue more than one point.
For example, if your thesis is that although there are some similarities, the two topics are mostly different, your first developmental paragraph will present the similarities and your next two the differences. As always, you will begin each paragraph with a TOPIC SENTENCE that will define and limit your paragraph. There are two ways to develop a comparison/contrast paper, however. The first is the tradition point-by-point method, just as we have been doing for previous papers. Give three examples to support your topic sentence, illustrating with specifics,
You will need to show an awareness of purpose, audience, linguistic and literary techniques and their effects. Essay Structure: Introduction: 1-2 sentences which explain how the passage relates to the question. Be short, direct, specific. Main body: 3 paragraphs with 4 quotations in each. Some of these quotations can be very brief.