Friday, May 13, 2011

Fragments and Alternative Rhetorical Analysis

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We go over the fragment handout.

Alternative #1.

Lyrics.

Alternative rhetorical analyses.

Vocabulary exercise ?

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Draft #1 Summary/Analysis of an Image

You get a fragments exercise handout.

You read and comment on drafts.

Homework:

1.  Finish the fragments exercise.

2. Continue working on your draft. Draft #2 is due Tuesday May 17.

3.  One vocabulary word. For tomorrow you need a difficult word that did not come from a reading for this class, with its context.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Time to Write

Today is a work day.

Tomorrow come with your Draft #1 of the Summary/Analysis of an Image.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Rhetorical Appeals

Illuminations deadline?

We look at pages 125-126 in Everyday Writer.

Handout on rhetorical appeals.

Fragments.  Look at examples on board.  Then pages 361-363.  You do Ex. 37b.

Homework:

1.  Your Draft #1 of the Rhetorical Analysis is due Thursday.  Tomorrow is a work day.  You do not have to come to class.

2.  One vocabulary word.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Rhetorical Analysis

Watch this.

We look at pages 119-122.

Watch this video.

In your daybooks write a brief rhetorical analysis of this ad.  Remember, include what you think the purpose is and how effective it is at achieving that purpose.  Tell me what you're thinking of writing about.

If there's time, we watch this example of the genre of rhetorical analysis.

Homework:


1. One vocabulary word.