Unit 2: Rhetorical Analysis (Fall 2013)

 WEEK THREE_______________________________

Tuesday 9/3—Rhetorical Analysis Toolkit

  • Class Activities:
  • Assignment Due:
    • In our OAKS dropbox before class: Summing Up Parts 1 and 2–final drafts of both the objective and engaged summaries in a single Word document.
  • Readings: 
    • Silva Rhetoricae Website: Click around, but be sure to read “What is Rhetoric,” “Encompassing Terms,” Persuasive Appeals,” and “Rhetorical Pedagogy” in the left-hand column.  For the pedagogy section, don’t worry about clicking through the sub-headings. Make sure you explore the “flowers” on the right as well.

Thursday 9/5—Rhetorical Analysis Toolkit, Continued

  • Class Activities:
      • Chapter 3–“As He Himself Puts It: The Art of Quoting, They Say / I Say (42-51).
      • Review Patterns 2, 4 and 5 (including variations) in The Art of Styling Sentences.
      • Read Tools 4, 5 and 6 in Writing Tools (23-35)
  • Readings Due:
  • Assignment Due:
    • Wednesday 9/4 by 8pm–Blog 2: Ad Analysis (post video / image as well). There is no assignment sheet for this blog post. Just try to replicate the kinds of analysis we performed in Tuesday’s class as we discussed and applied the principles of rhetoric. 200-250 words should suffice. Make sure to embed videos and include pictures relevant to the ad.

WEEK FOUR________________________________

Tuesday 9/10—Rhetorical Analysis, Continued

Thursday 9/12—Rhetorical Analysis In-Class Workshop

  • Class Activities:
    • Handout: Blog 3: Research Reflection
    • Intros In-Depth
    • Style Workshop #3:
      • Chapter 4–“Yes / No / Okay, But””–from They Say / I Say (55-67).
      • Patterns 7 and 8 in The Art of Styling Sentences
      • Read Tools 9 and 10 in Writing Tools
      • Bring in working draft of your RA to class with you (in addition to the hard copy of your first paragraph, bring your computers as we’ll likely get to work on the papers for a bit in class).
      • Schedule Group Conferences for week 5
  • Assignment Due:
    • Bring a fully developed first paragraph to  class, with emphasis on strategic opening moves and a specific argumentative thesis. Hard copy.
  • Readings Due:
    • It goes without saying that you will be re-reading (more than once) the article on which you chose to write your RA.

*** DUE: First Drafts of Rhetorical Analysis due on Sunday 9/15 by 8 pm ***
Upload the draft to your Group Folder / Locker in Oaks

WEEK FIVE_________________________________

Tuesday  & Thursday, 9/17-19: Group Conferences

  • Class Activities:
    • Attend Peer Group Conferences on Tuesday and Thursday. Group members and times are available in OAKS. Simply go to the “management” tab and select “groups.” From there, you should see your group name, group members, and conference time. Select “group files” and upload your RA Draft to the group locker.  Please print out, read, and fill out a grading grid for the RAs that your conference group members submitted to the group folder (see recent e-mail).

*** RA Final Drafts due Oaks dropbox some time on Sunday 9/22  ***

 

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