AGENDAMAIN OBJECTIVE: OUTLINING AND INTRODUCING

YOUR RHETORICAL ANALYSISWRITING PROMPT

DISCUSSIONOUTLINING YOUR RHETORICAL ANALYSIS

PRESENTATION – INTRODUCTIONCLOSING

HW: FINISH OUTLINE, COMPOSE INTRO

WRITING PROMPTNOW THAT YOU HAVE SCRUTINIZED AND ANALYZED

YOUR CH. 21 ARGUMENT, WHAT IS YOUR CLAIM ABOUT THE OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS

ARGUMENT?

WRITING PROMPT II- THE OUTLINE

WHAT REASONS, EXAMPLES, INTERPRETATION AND COMMENTARY WOULD YOU INCLUDE IN EACH OF THESE THREE SECTIONS OF YOUR RHETORICAL

ANALYSIS:A. CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW

B. STRENGTHSC. WEAKNESSES

RHETORICAL ANALYSIS

HOW TO STRUCTURE AND OUTLINE YOUR ESSAY

INTRODUCTION

A. __Contextualize the essay: discuss its context, give a little background on the issue, paint a quick picture of the cultural climate into which the argument was introduced.

B. __Introduce the author and essay: mention the essay’s title and discuss briefly the author’s background, occupation, other writings, etc.

C. __Describe/summarize briefly the essay’s subject/gist

D. __Identify briefly the author’s main claims/goals

E. __Identify briefly the author’s intended audience

F. __State thesis: How persuasive or unpersuasive you find this argument, listing briefly some of its greatest strengths and weaknesses

AN INTRO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS:

“Anne Roiphe’s “Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow” first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior: “Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it…” (Roiphe). Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay.

INTRODUCTION

A. __Contextualize the essay: discuss its context, give a little background on the issue, paint a quick picture of the cultural climate into which the argument was introduced.

B. __Introduce the author and essay: mention the essay’s title and discus briefly the author’s background, occupation, other writings, etc.

C. __Describe/summarize briefly the essay’s subject/gist

D. __Identify briefly the author’s main claims/goals

E. __Identify briefly the author’s intended audience

F. __State thesis: How persuasive or unpersuasive you find this argument, listing briefly some of its greatest strengths and weaknesses

AN INTRO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS:

“Anne Roiphe’s “Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow” first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior. “Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it…” (Roiphe). Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay.

INTRODUCTION

A. __Contextualize the essay: discuss its context, give a little background on the issue, paint a quick picture of the cultural climate into which the argument was introduced.

B. __Introduce the author and essay: mention the essay’s title and discus briefly the author’s background, occupation, other writings, etc.

C. __Describe/summarize briefly the essay’s subject/gist

D. __Identify briefly the author’s main claims/goals

E. __Identify briefly the author’s intended audience

F. __State thesis: How persuasive or unpersuasive you find this argument, listing briefly some of its greatest strengths and weaknesses

AN INTRO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS:

“Anne Roiphe’s “Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow” first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior. “Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it…” (Roiphe). Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay.

INTRODUCTION

A. __Contextualize the essay: discuss its context, give a little background on the issue, paint a quick picture of the cultural climate into which the argument was introduced.

B. __Introduce the author and essay: mention the essay’s title and discus briefly the author’s background, occupation, other writings, etc.

C. __Describe/summarize briefly the essay’s subject/gist

D. __Identify briefly the author’s main claims/goals

E. __Identify briefly the author’s intended audience

F. __State thesis: How persuasive or unpersuasive you find this argument, listing briefly some of its greatest strengths and weaknesses

AN INTRO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS:

“Anne Roiphe’s “Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow” first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior. “Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it…” (Roiphe). Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay.

INTRODUCTION

A. __Contextualize the essay: discuss its context, give a little background on the issue, paint a quick picture of the cultural climate into which the argument was introduced.

B. __Introduce the author and essay: mention the essay’s title and discus briefly the author’s background, occupation, other writings, etc.

C. __Describe/summarize briefly the essay’s subject/gist

D. __Identify briefly the author’s main claims/goals

E. __Identify briefly the author’s intended audience

F. __State thesis: How persuasive or unpersuasive you find this argument, listing briefly some of its greatest strengths and weaknesses

AN INTRO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS:

“Anne Roiphe’s “Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow” first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior. “Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it…” (Roiphe). Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay.

INTRODUCTION

A. __Contextualize the essay: discuss its context, give a little background on the issue, paint a quick picture of the cultural climate into which the argument was introduced.

B. __Introduce the author and essay: mention the essay’s title and discus briefly the author’s background, occupation, other writings, etc.

C. __Describe/summarize briefly the essay’s subject/gist

D. __Identify briefly the author’s main claims/goals

E. __Identify briefly the author’s intended audience

F. __State thesis: How persuasive or unpersuasive you find this argument, listing briefly some of its greatest strengths and weaknesses

AN INTRO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS:

“Anne Roiphe’s “Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow” first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior. “Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it…” (Roiphe). Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay.

INTRODUCTION

A. __Contextualize the essay: discuss its context, give a little background on the issue, paint a quick picture of the cultural climate into which the argument was introduced.

B. __Introduce the author and essay: mention the essay’s title and discus briefly the author’s background, occupation, other writings, etc.

C. __Describe/summarize briefly the essay’s subject/gist

D. __Identify briefly the author’s main claims/goals

E. __Identify briefly the author’s intended audience

F. __State thesis: How persuasive or unpersuasive you find this argument, listing briefly some of its greatest strengths and weaknesses

OR AN INTRO CAN LOOK LIKE THIS:

“Anne Roiphe’s “Confessions of a Female Chauvinist Sow” first appeared in the magazine New York in 1972. In this essay Roiphe aims to convince her readers that women must put faith in the idea that they are equal to men, not superior. “Women who want equality must be prepared to give it and believe in it…” (Roiphe). Personal anecdotes, contrast, and comparison are techniques Roiphe skillfully uses to create a strong, convincing essay.

AUDIENCE

(This can be part of a single introduction paragraph, or it can be broken into a separate paragraph that is still part of the introduction section. We haven’t talked a lot about audience yet, so listen up (-:

__Identify author’s intended audience – the likely readers of the publication.

__Describe how else we know – from the essay’s subject matter, argument, etc. – that this is the likely intended audience.

__Discuss why the author likely chose this audience and how you know this.

WHAT THIS CAN LOOK LIKE:

(Second paragraph)

“Judging by the author’s persuasive pleas, this article is written mainly to people who do not already share the author’s views entirely or in part. The Journal, Social Research, Is primarily written to scholars and learned individuals, but I think the general population just does not have enough information on wild species and/or the direness of their situations to feel greatly motivated to act. Here, he could have supplied more information for the less knowledgeable majority, though it is not really necessary because of the journal’s target audience.”

AUDIENCE(This can be part of a single introduction paragraph, or it can be broken into a separate paragraph that is still part of the introduction section. We haven’t talked a lot about audience yet, so listen up (-:

__Identify publication source (publisher, website, organization, college, etc.)

__Identify author’s intended audience – the likely readers of the publication.

__Describe how else we know – from the essay’s subject matter, argument, etc. – that this is the likely intended audience.

__Discuss why the author likely chose this audience and how you know this.

WHAT THIS CAN LOOK LIKE:

(Second paragraph)

“Judging by the author’s persuasive pleas, this article is written mainly to people who do not already share the author’s views entirely or in part. The journal, Social Research, Is primarily written to scholars and learned individuals, but I think the general population just does not have enough information on wild species and/or the direness of their situations to feel greatly motivated to act. Here, he could have supplied more information for the less knowledgeable majority, though it is not really necessary because of the journal’s target audience.”

AUDIENCE(This can be part of a single introduction paragraph, or it can be broken into a separate paragraph that is still part of the introduction section. We haven’t talked a lot about audience yet, so listen up (-:

__Identify publication source (publisher, website, organization, college, etc.)

__Identify author’s intended audience – the likely readers of the publication.

__Describe how else we know – from the essay’s subject matter, argument, etc. – that this is the likely intended audience.

__Discuss why the author likely chose this audience and how you know this.

WHAT THIS CAN LOOK LIKE:

(Second paragraph)

“Judging by the author’s persuasive pleas, this article is written mainly to people who do not already share the author’s views entirely or in part. The Journal, Social Research, Is primarily written to scholars and learned individuals, but I think the general population just does not have enough information on wild species and/or the direness of their situations to feel greatly motivated to act. Here, he could have supplied more information for the less knowledgeable majority, though it is not really necessary because of the journal’s target audience.”

AUDIENCE(This can be part of a single introduction paragraph, or it can be broken into a separate paragraph that is still part of the introduction section. We haven’t talked a lot about audience yet, so listen up (-:

__Identify publication source (publisher, website, organization, college, etc.)

__Identify author’s intended audience – the likely readers of the publication.

__Describe how else we know – from the essay’s subject matter, argument, etc. – that this is the likely intended audience.

__Discuss why the author likely chose this audience and how you know this.

WHAT THIS CAN LOOK LIKE:

(Second paragraph)

“Judging by the author’s persuasive pleas, this article is written mainly to people who do not already share the author’s views entirely or in part. The Journal, Social Research, Is primarily written to scholars and learned individuals, but I think the general population just does not have enough information on wild species and/or the direness of their situations to feel greatly motivated to act. Here, he could have supplied more information for the less knowledgeable majority, though it is not really necessary because of the journal’s target audience.”