Rhetorical Analysis
What's the acronym that the Rhetorical Analysis essay uses for its introduction?
SPACECAT
What type of essay is the synthesis essay?
an ARGUMENT essay
How is the argument essay different from the synthesis?
There are no sources and therefore it should not have quotes
List three current events from this year.
What is Phoebe's last name in Friends?
Buffay
Identify each letter of SPACECAT
SPEAKER•PURPOSE•AUDIENCE•CONTEXT•EXIGENCE•CHOICES•APPEALS•TONE
How many sources do you have to use in a synthesis? What should you not do in terms of using sources?
You need to use at least three; you should NOT try to use all.
How many body paragraphs should you have in an argument essay?
three
If you were writing an argument essay about what your generation cares the most about (for better or for worse), what three current events could you use to answer this?
Where is Ms. Modak moving?
Atlanta
In contrast to the other essays, what are you not doing when you're writing a Rhetorical Analysis?
Arguing
Explain what it means to make sources "converse" with each other and how you achieve this in a synthesis essay.
What is SEES and how do you use it?
The basic structure of a body paragraphs: Sub-claim, Evidence, Explanation, Significance.
You use it for your body paragraphs in a synthesis and argument (and you can technically use it in a RA too).
Social media is detrimental to a teenager's mental health.
Give a thesis statement that supports or refutes this with three sub-claims.
What town is Ms. Modak from?
Texarkana
What are the three types of rhetorical appeals and what do they mean?
appeals to ethos: author's credibility
appeals to pathos: audience's emotions
appeals to logos: audience's logic
Explain the $SEEEITT acronym and how do you use it?
Money • Safety/Health • Ethics • Environment • Education • International Impact • Technology • Time
Use it before you begin your essay to help brainstorm sub-claims/topics to organize your essay's paragraphs.
If you're constructing a counter-argument paragraph in your argument essay, what is a rule you need to remember?
It should never be the first body paragraph or you need at least two body paragraphs before you write a counter.
Remember! You can also demonstrate the opposing side and refute it throughout your body paragraphs.
What are ways you can earn the sophistication point on an argument essay?
Responses that earn this point may demonstrate sophistication of thought and/or a complex understanding of the rhetorical situation by doing any of the following: 1. Crafting a nuanced argument by consistently identifying and exploring complexities or tensions. 2. Articulating the implications or limitations of an argument (either the student’s argument or an argument related to the prompt) by situating it within a broader context. 3. Making effective rhetorical choices that consistently strengthen the force and impact of the student’s argument. 4. Employing a style that is consistently vivid and persuasive.
What is the name of Ms. Modak's little boy?
Lewis
Explain the difference between rhetorical devices and rhetorical strategies and give an example of each.
devices are the smaller tools an author uses to make the writing immediately more effective (fig. language, imagery, parallelism, etc.)
strategies are the larger movements you analyze in a RA that overall make the writing more effective (organization, patterns of syntax, patterns of imagery, thematic juxtaposition, etc).
Write a counter argument thesis statement (open or closed) that answers this prompt:
Read the following sources (including any introductory information) carefully. Then, in an essay that synthesizes at least three of the sources for support, take a position that defends, challenges, or qualifies the claim that television has had a positive impact on presidential elections.
Write or say a thesis statement that answers this prompt:
Some people argue that corporate partnerships are a necessity for cash-strapped schools. Others argue that schools should provide an environment free from ads and corporate influence. Using appropriate evidence, write an essay in which you evaluate the pros and cons of corporate sponsorship for schools and indicate why you find one position more persuasive than the other.
Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. —Horace
Consider this quotation about adversity from the Roman poet Horace. Then write an essay that defends, challenges, or qualifies Horace’s assertion about the role that adversity (financial or political hardship, danger, misfortune, etc.) plays in developing a person’s character. Support your argument with appropriate evidence from your reading, observation, or experience.
How would you answer this prompt? What current events would you use to support it ?
What is Angela's cat's name in The Office that Dwight puts into the freezer?
Sprinkles