Structure
What elements does an introductory paragraph need to be effective?
Hint: Hook is one
Hook, Context, Thesis
This is a process of communication. Who, ultimately, decides what the message meant?
When is Essay 1 due?
11:59 on 10/8
(10/8 is fine)
Trivium was a keystone in a classical education for the Ancient Greeks and during the Middle Ages for discourse and debate.
Name the missing 2 components:
1) Grammar
2) ??
3) Profit (but seriously: ??)
2) Rhetoric
3) Logic
What Toulmin term is needed to improve this claim against rebuttal?
"No one should work more than 40 hours per week."
Qualifier
You send a text message to a friend about how much you enjoy English 1304.
What is the Channel/medium in this case?
What must you bring to class next time in regards to Essay 1 for a grade?
3 printed copies of one of your body paragraphs.
What goes in the the introduction that tells the reader what the writer's claim is?
Thesis
Which of Aristotle's pillars of rhetoric is the "message" being sent from writer to reader?
Logos
What is the minimum word count for Essay 1?
1200 words.
MEAL plan stands for what?
Main Idea
Evidence/Example
Analysis
Link
Writing about how happy it makes you feel to drink a soda on the beach is a good example of which of the pillars of rhetoric?
(2 answers are possible)
Position Paper: Claim of Values