Rhetoric
What are the 3 rhetorical appeals?
Logos, ethos, and pathos
What are scholarly sources?
Formal & informative sources
The dragon eventually stumbled upon an opening to the hoard and “For three centuries, this scourge of the people had stood guard on that stoutly protected underground treasury, until the intruder unleashed its fury” (Heaney 2278-81).
The dragon eventually stumbled upon an opening to the hoard and “[f]or three centuries, this scourge of the people had stood guard on that stoutly protected underground treasury, until the intruder unleashed its fury” (Heaney 2278-81).
What is quoting?
A group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker
What are annotations?
Markings made on or near a text that help the reader understand the text and/or find important information later
What does logos appeal to?
Logic
What are popular sources?
Informal & uncredible sources
Frankenstein sees the creature again for the first time in years, he “considered the being whom I had cast among mankind, and endowed with the will and power to effect purposes of horror, such as the deed which he had now done, nearly in the light of my own vampire, my own spirit let loose from the grave, and forced to destroy all that was dear to me” (Shelley 52).
Frankenstein sees the creature again for the first time in years, he “considered the being whom [he] had cast among mankind, and endowed with the will and power to effect purposes of horror, such as the deed which he had now done, nearly in the light of [his] own vampire, [his] own spirit let loose from the grave, and forced to destroy all that was dear to [him]” (Shelley 52).
What is summarizing?
A brief recap of the main points and/or key details of something
What are some examples of annotations?
Margin notes (including summarizing, definitions, extra context, etc.)
Highlighting
Underlining
What does ethos appeal to?
Ethics/credibility
What is the difference between primary and secondary sources?
Firsthand accounts vs. Sources that interpret, analyze, or summarize information originally presented in primary sources
Is this kind of scientific examination and activity not an example of “behold God and nature face to face?” (Emerson 141).
Is this kind of scientific examination and activity not an example of “behold[ing] God and nature face to face?” (Emerson 141).
What is paraphrasing?
A restatement of a text, passage, or work by the writer who is citing the work to give the information in their own words
What is a bibliography?
An alphabetical list of all the sources cited in the essay that is found at the end of the paper
What does pathos appeal to?
Emotions
What is the CRAAP test used for and what does it stand for?
To test the suitability of a source
Currency, Relevance, Accuracy, Authority, Purpose
While the exact number is unknown, scholars agree “thousands of poor children wandering about city streets" (Clement 407).
While the exact number is unknown, scholars agree “thousands of poor children [were] wandering about city streets" (Clement 407).
What does it mean to synthesize sources?
Synthesizing sources involves combining the work of other scholars to provide new insights. It’s a way of integrating sources that helps situate your work in relation to existing research.
Synthesizing sources involves more than just summarizing. You must emphasize how each source contributes to current debates, highlighting points of (dis)agreement and putting the sources in conversation with each other.
What is an annotated bibliography?
A bibliography where each source is followed by an explanation of the source's important points and why it is relevant to the paper being written
What are the 5 elements of rhetorical situation?
Text
Author
Audience
Purpose
Setting/Context
What is the difference between lateral and vertical reading?
Lateral: Looking outside of a source to find more information
Vertical: Looking within a source for more information
As she reflects, “now this body she wore (she stopped to look at a Dutch picture), this body, with all its capacities, seemed nothing—nothing at all. She had the oddest sense of being herself invisible; unseen; unknown; there being no more marrying, no more having of children now” (Woolf 8).
As she reflects, “now this body she wore . . . this body, with all its capacities, seemed nothing—nothing at all. She had the oddest sense of being herself invisible; unseen; unknown; there being no more marrying, no more having of children now” (Woolf 8).
One source says 45% of K-12 students love reading
Another source says 76% of college students love reading
What would be a good topic sentence for a paragraph that discusses both sources?
Possible answer:
While less than 50% of K-12 students enjoy reading, research shows that the percentage heavily increases in college students.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
What is the point of annotated bibliographies?
(There are 5 answers- you must get at least 3 to get the points)
The annotations:
Explain the main themes of a source so you don't have to go back to it to remember what it's about
Helps you find the source you need faster
Reminds you why you are using that source
Organizes your ideas to help you write your paper
Summarizing sources in your own words help you understand a source more, which helps you when incorporating that source's information into your paper