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Need Extra Help?. ENGL 1301: For help with BA 4, Thesis Statements: October 3, 6 - 9 p.m. Room 352 in the English Building. Differences in Rhetorical Appeals and Rhetorical Choices. Prof. Fennell,

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  1. Need Extra Help? ENGL 1301: For help with BA 4, Thesis Statements: October 3, 6 - 9 p.m. Room 352 in the English Building

  2. Differences in Rhetorical Appeals and Rhetorical Choices Prof. Fennell, I didn’t come to class today because I was sick and I want to ask you if I can have an excused absence. Sincerely, Ryan Gosling (048) 1)Appeal to pathos- My head felt like someone took a jack hammer to it and I couldn’t stop vomiting. 2)Appeal to ethos- I come to class everyday, I’m never late, and I’ve made 100’s on every assignment 3)Appeal to logos- You should excuse me because out of the 23 students in my class, I am ranked in the top 10%. This unexcused absence may cause me to drop below that.

  3. Rhetorical Choices Ryan uses illustration to show how immense the pain in his head was (jack hammer). This helps him argue that because the pain was so horrid, there was no way he could have paid attention in class. Ryan uses past experiences to demonstrate his credibility. He shows how good of a student he is. Ryan uses statistics to show his rank in the class and how an unexcused absence may keep him from being in the top 10% of his class.

  4. BA4 Prep In this assignment, you will continue your preparation for writing your rhetorical analysis by writing thesis statements suitable for it. Using three texts specified by your classroom instructor, or the three texts listed below, you will 1) identify the audience and purpose of each text and explain what those are in about 75- 100 words, and 2) create a thesis statement for a rhetorical analysis of each text.

  5. What goes into a good BA4? • The name of the author and the title of his work • The author’s purpose • Name the audience • In your THESIS list 3 rhetorical choices – BE SPECIFIC!!! • Then, connect those choices back to purpose. See examples – pages 568 - 570

  6. Thesis Statements (con’t) • Typically a thesis statement is one sentence, try to stick to this • When thinking about your thesis statement, consider the scope of your rhetorical analysis. • For example, do you plan to analyze three rhetorical choices? How should your thesis reflect that?

  7. Works Cited You need a works cited for EACH article, so 3 in total. Use top of pg. 571 as a guide. Notice last names appear in Alphabetical Order. Hey, what YEAR is it? Make sure the correct year (2013) and pages numbers correspond

  8. Next week: Read the BA 5 Assignment Description Read the student examples in the back of the book page 573-574. Read St. Martin's Handbook: Chapter 13b, “Working With Quotations

  9. Next Week con’t – Participation Assignment • Use a thesis statement from the article you plan to use for your Rhetorical Analysis. Find examples from the text (quotes) that support each rhetorical choice. Write a brief assessment of why each quotation would be useful to you in composing your draft. Your assessment of each quotation should include your answers to the following questions: • Why are you showing your audience this? • Where will this quotation fit in your organization? • How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make about the author's writing? • Refer back to student examples - pg 573 for help

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