Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Rhetorical Analysis Intro. - for Thursday, Feb. 19

Seeing as a complete rough draft of your rhetorical analysis is due on Thursday (bring a printed copy to class), for this blog post you'll just post a portion of what you're already writing.

What to post: the introduction of your rhetorical analysis. This will probably be the first paragraph or two of your rhetorical analysis.

Suggestions for the types of comments to make on each other's posts:Analyze the thesis--does it make an argument about the overall rhetorical intent? Will it provide a through line for the entire paper? Analyze the hook--is it interesting and engaging? What makes you interested to read this particular analysis? What might make you more interested? Analyze the tone--is it appropriate for an academic audience? Analyze how the writer is introducing the audience--is it relevant for their thesis? Finally, you could give suggestions on rhetorical approaches the writer could use to improve the analysis (for example, making the analysis kairotic).

Label to put on the post: ra intro

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