Draft 1.1Draft 1.1Workshop 1/2Workshop 1/2

Wednesday, October 6Wednesday, October 6th th 20102010

Draft 1.1Draft 1.1You need to critically read a text that you have been You need to critically read a text that you have been working on (BA’s 3, 4, & 5)working on (BA’s 3, 4, & 5)

You will determine the writer’s purpose and intended You will determine the writer’s purpose and intended audience for the text. Once you have determined audience for the text. Once you have determined these elements, you will begin to analyze the text so these elements, you will begin to analyze the text so as to determine the specific strategies the writer as to determine the specific strategies the writer uses to achieve his or her purpose and to meet the uses to achieve his or her purpose and to meet the needs of the audience. needs of the audience.

Ask yourself if the writer uses evidence from sources, or Ask yourself if the writer uses evidence from sources, or if he or she tells stories from personal experience. if he or she tells stories from personal experience. Examine the sentence structures and word choice. How Examine the sentence structures and word choice. How do these contribute to the author’s purpose?do these contribute to the author’s purpose?Evaluate the overall tone of the text, and determine Evaluate the overall tone of the text, and determine how it does or does not contribute to the way in which it how it does or does not contribute to the way in which it communicates to its audience. After you determine what communicates to its audience. After you determine what these strategies are, consider how well these strategies these strategies are, consider how well these strategies actually work. actually work.

This should be carefully edited and written in a This should be carefully edited and written in a professional tone. professional tone.

Your draft should be 1200 words in length.Your draft should be 1200 words in length.

The 5p EssayThe 5p Essay

IntroductionIntroduction

Body Par 1Body Par 1

Body Par 2Body Par 2

Body Par 3Body Par 3

ConclusionConclusion

Works CitedWorks Cited

The 5p EssayThe 5p Essay

IntroductionIntroduction

Body Par 1Body Par 1

Body Par 2Body Par 2

Body Par 3Body Par 3

ConclusionConclusion

Works CitedWorks Cited

Today’s Today’s DeliverablesDeliverables

Check Your ThesisCheck Your ThesisDoes it clearly identify the subject—title Does it clearly identify the subject—title and author/speaker?and author/speaker?

Does it include the evaluative adverb Does it include the evaluative adverb (effectively/ineffectively or (effectively/ineffectively or successful/unsuccessful)?successful/unsuccessful)?

Does it identify the device(s) being Does it identify the device(s) being analyzed?analyzed?

Does it identify the author’s purpose Does it identify the author’s purpose (universal idea)? (universal idea)?

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Body Paragraphs Body Paragraphs 1,1, 2,2, 33

For each paragraph For each paragraph one topic sentence one topic sentence

For each For each topic topic sentence sentence three sub-topics. three sub-topics.Sub-topics break down the topic even furtherSub-topics break down the topic even further

For each For each sub-topisub-topic c lots lots of DER of DER (Details/Examples/Reasons).(Details/Examples/Reasons).

Each body paragraph should have Each body paragraph should have at least at least one quotation or significant citationone quotation or significant citation

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Topic SentencesTopic SentencesIn In Eats, Shoots & LeavesEats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss successfully , Lynne Truss successfully explains punctuation, using humor to stress the explains punctuation, using humor to stress the importance of its correct use. This rhetorical importance of its correct use. This rhetorical analysis will explore analysis will explore the light-hearted tone the light-hearted tone of Truss’ of Truss’ text as well her use of text as well her use of ambiguity and double ambiguity and double entendresentendres, and , and ironyirony to explain punctuation. to explain punctuation.

Topic sentence Topic sentence 11::The title, The title, Eats, Shoots, & LeavesEats, Shoots, & Leaves, highlights the , highlights the light-hearted approach that Truss takes to light-hearted approach that Truss takes to evaluating punctuation.evaluating punctuation.

Topic sentence Topic sentence 22::Truss uses ambiguity and double entendres to Truss uses ambiguity and double entendres to explain punctuation.explain punctuation.

Topic sentence Topic sentence 33::Another key feature of humor that Truss uses Another key feature of humor that Truss uses throughout the text is irony.throughout the text is irony.

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Topic SentencesTopic SentencesIn In Eats, Shoots & LeavesEats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss successfully , Lynne Truss successfully explains punctuation, using humor to stress the explains punctuation, using humor to stress the importance of its correct use. importance of its correct use. This rhetorical This rhetorical analysis will explore the light-hearted tone of Truss’ analysis will explore the light-hearted tone of Truss’ text as well her use of ambiguity and double text as well her use of ambiguity and double entendres, and irony to explain punctuation.entendres, and irony to explain punctuation.

Topic sentence 1:Topic sentence 1:The title, The title, Eats, Shoots, & LeavesEats, Shoots, & Leaves, highlights the , highlights the light-hearted approach that Truss takes to light-hearted approach that Truss takes to evaluating punctuation.evaluating punctuation.

Topic sentence 2:Topic sentence 2:Truss uses ambiguity and double entendres to Truss uses ambiguity and double entendres to explain punctuation.explain punctuation.

Topic sentence 3:Topic sentence 3:Another key feature of humor that Truss uses Another key feature of humor that Truss uses throughout the text is irony.throughout the text is irony.

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Thesis Statement!

Topic SentencesTopic SentencesIn In Eats, Shoots & LeavesEats, Shoots & Leaves, Lynne Truss successfully , Lynne Truss successfully explains punctuation, using humor to stress the explains punctuation, using humor to stress the importance of its correct use. importance of its correct use. This rhetorical This rhetorical analysis will explore analysis will explore the light-hearted tone the light-hearted tone of Truss’ of Truss’ text as well her use of text as well her use of ambiguity and double ambiguity and double entendresentendres, and , and ironyirony to explain punctuation. to explain punctuation.

Topic sentence 1Topic sentence 1::The title, The title, Eats, Shoots, & LeavesEats, Shoots, & Leaves, highlights the , highlights the light-hearted approach that Truss takes to light-hearted approach that Truss takes to evaluating punctuation.evaluating punctuation.

Topic sentence 2Topic sentence 2::Truss uses ambiguity and double entendres to Truss uses ambiguity and double entendres to explain punctuation.explain punctuation.

Topic sentence 3Topic sentence 3::Another key feature of humor that Truss uses Another key feature of humor that Truss uses throughout the text is irony.throughout the text is irony.

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Organizational S

entence!

Sub-Topic Sub-Topic SentencesSentences

DER:DER:

Details – Statements, Claims, SummariesDetails – Statements, Claims, Summariese.g.e.g. “Truss uses a light-hearted tone in her writing to “Truss uses a light-hearted tone in her writing to show the reader that punctuation doesn’t need to be a show the reader that punctuation doesn’t need to be a stressful subject. By keeping her sentences short and stressful subject. By keeping her sentences short and succinct, she keeps the reader from needing to work to succinct, she keeps the reader from needing to work to hard at reading.hard at reading.

Examples – Paraphrases, QuotationsExamples – Paraphrases, QuotationsDon’t forget to sandwich quotations with-Don’t forget to sandwich quotations with-

ContextContextSignaled quotationSignaled quotationAnalysis/explanationAnalysis/explanation

Reasons – Analyses: Reasons – Analyses: What?? How?? Why??What?? How?? Why??e.ge.g. For example, “Tee hee,” jokes Truss, “what a . For example, “Tee hee,” jokes Truss, “what a dreadful error” (Truss 140). Here Truss uses a simple dreadful error” (Truss 140). Here Truss uses a simple sentence structure and informal language to prove her sentence structure and informal language to prove her point and keep the mood light. Longer sentences can point and keep the mood light. Longer sentences can take longer to read and force the reader to work harder take longer to read and force the reader to work harder to understand the author’s purpose. Truss does use to understand the author’s purpose. Truss does use some longer sentence structures too, but only when the some longer sentence structures too, but only when the situation requires a complicated explanation.situation requires a complicated explanation.

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Some Helpful TipsSome Helpful TipsUse sources like dictionaries for making Use sources like dictionaries for making sure of the meanings of words used in sure of the meanings of words used in your essay.your essay.

Remember to reread your work.Remember to reread your work.

Never plagiarize (taking someone's Never plagiarize (taking someone's work without giving them credit) it is work without giving them credit) it is illegal and will earn you a zero.illegal and will earn you a zero.

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