Rhetorical Analysis
For class on 12/4-12/5: "Santa Ana Winds" by Joan Didion
Maya Angelou Eulogy for Coretta Scott King | |
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Factitious Quiz: test yourself by seeing how well you do at spotting fake news!
For class on October 24:
Read "Why Not a Football Degree" by Shughart, found to the right. Read only the last article, p. 8-10, and answer these questions: 1. Who is the author? 2. Who is the audience? 3. What is the message? 4. What led Shughart to write this article? 5. What is Shughart's purpose for writing the article? |
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Welcome Back My Ungrammatical Students | |
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Rhetorical Triangle Article Analysis | |
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PURPOSES IN WRITING | |
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SAT Essay 1 Student Samples | |
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SAT Essay 2 | |
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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE EXCERPTS | |
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MLA Format Quiz | |
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Stations
10 minutes for each station. Use the handout given to you for each.
Station #1: TONE
1. Watch video on tone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3z5GFRaMWg
2. Look at the examples of all the tone words found here.
3. Read "Santa Ana Winds" by Joan Didion, and decide the tone in the first few paragraphs.
Station #2: PURPOSE & AUDIENCE
1. Review using the following review sheet found here.
2. Read the following 3 examples which have a different purpose and audience, but the same subject. After reading each example, write the purpose and audience of each. Click here for examples.
Station #3: PARALLEL STRUCTURE
1. Watch this video going over the basics of parallel structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoiW5LWuQGA
2. Look through this document, which has notes and practice sentences. Rewrite the sentences in the appropriate places on your handout.
Station #4: MISPLACED MODIFIERS
1. Watch this video going over the basics of misused modifiers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tX34V_XGeQ
2. Look through this document, which has notes and practice sentences. Rewrite the sentences in the appropriate places on your handout.
Station #5: WRITING PRACTICE
1. Write for the whole ten minutes about your favorite place in the entire world. It can be anywhere from your bedroom to Italy. Use the following to guide your writing:
Role of writer: you are trying to convince others to go to visit this place
Audience: travel enthusiasts, people who love to travel
Format: a blog post, or an article - friendly and informal
Topic: the best place to visit in the world
Station # 6: ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS
1. Review the terms by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf81d0YS58E
2. Watch the following video, and find examples of ethos, pathos, and logos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcpc8VDsv3c
10 minutes for each station. Use the handout given to you for each.
Station #1: TONE
1. Watch video on tone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3z5GFRaMWg
2. Look at the examples of all the tone words found here.
3. Read "Santa Ana Winds" by Joan Didion, and decide the tone in the first few paragraphs.
Station #2: PURPOSE & AUDIENCE
1. Review using the following review sheet found here.
2. Read the following 3 examples which have a different purpose and audience, but the same subject. After reading each example, write the purpose and audience of each. Click here for examples.
Station #3: PARALLEL STRUCTURE
1. Watch this video going over the basics of parallel structure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoiW5LWuQGA
2. Look through this document, which has notes and practice sentences. Rewrite the sentences in the appropriate places on your handout.
Station #4: MISPLACED MODIFIERS
1. Watch this video going over the basics of misused modifiers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tX34V_XGeQ
2. Look through this document, which has notes and practice sentences. Rewrite the sentences in the appropriate places on your handout.
Station #5: WRITING PRACTICE
1. Write for the whole ten minutes about your favorite place in the entire world. It can be anywhere from your bedroom to Italy. Use the following to guide your writing:
Role of writer: you are trying to convince others to go to visit this place
Audience: travel enthusiasts, people who love to travel
Format: a blog post, or an article - friendly and informal
Topic: the best place to visit in the world
Station # 6: ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS
1. Review the terms by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf81d0YS58E
2. Watch the following video, and find examples of ethos, pathos, and logos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcpc8VDsv3c
Stations on 2/7-2/9
Station 1: Grammar - Parts of Speech Review
- read through the following document and on another sheet of paper, complete the "Your Turn!" exercises
Station 2: MLA
- read through the MLA sample provided here.
- there are 10 errors on the page - find and write down all 10 errors on your page
- read through the following document and on another sheet of paper, complete the "Your Turn!" exercises
Station 2: MLA
- read through the MLA sample provided here.
- there are 10 errors on the page - find and write down all 10 errors on your page