Week four

1. Week four English 1301 September 18, 2017

2. First thing to do … • Rearrange the desks in class. • I need you to form 7 groups. • 5 people in each group.

3. Don’t take your points for granted • Late Assignments:  • All assignments must be turned in online by 11:59:59 p.m. on the date stipulated in the online syllabus. If you have trouble submitting your work online for any reason, email your instructor and include a copy of your completed assignment, along with an explanation of the technical problem, prior to the deadline for the assignment. You will be expected to turn in the assignment at a later date. Late assignmentswill receive the following deductions:  • 1-3 days late: 5 points will be deducted per day late.  • 4 or more days late: starting on the fourth day, the penalty increases to 10 points per day late.

4. Don’t take your points for granted • Some of you already have one absence. Remember: • You are only allowed two free absences for the semester. 5% of your grade will be deducted for each additional unexcused absence. • If you are late to class, please let me know when class ends so I can mark you late instead of absent. • Turn in your assignments. You never want to take a complete zero on an assignment. It’s better to get some sort of credit than nothing at all. • Show upto class, keep on doing your work/readings, and most importantly, participate in class discussion.

5. Participation matters … a lot … Grading: More information on grading criteria can be found on pages xxx-xxii in First-Year Writing ... • 9 BAs: (3 each) 27 Weights 47% • 2 Critiques: (2 each) 4 Weights 7% • 1 Writing Review: 4 Weights 7% • 1 First Draft Essay: 6 Weights 11% • 1 Final Draft Essay: 8 Weights 14% • Participation: 8 Weights 14%

6. How did Brief Assignment 2 go? • Any general questions about commentary on BA2? • Make sure to proofread your assignments and check your assignment against the instructions. • Use resources available to you: Writing Center and Office Hours.

7. Issues with Brief assignment 2 • Some issues so far: • I provided the instructions and paraphrase handout for you on the WordPress website as we discussed last time. • https://english1301jb.wordpress.com/powerpoint/ • Not everyone included a paraphrase in their essays and some students paraphrased the wrong paragraphs. • Be sure to always go to the WordPress website to avoid issues like this in the future. Alternatively, e-mail me or come to my office hours if you have questions.

8. Let’s Review • What is rhetoric? • What are rhetorical appeals? • What are rhetorical choices? • Why are audience and purpose important? • What is a rhetorical analysis? • How have your assignments (BA 1/ BA 2) so far prepared you to write a rhetorical analysis? • Please answer these questions on a separate sheet of paper. Your answers are for participation. We will discuss your answers together as a class.

9. Discussion board 1 – common issues What is wrong with the following statements? 1.) In “The Internet: Is It Changing the Way We Think?” by John Naughton, he is trying to inform readers of the different perspectives from people and their thoughts about how the internet affects the brain. 2.) Tom Munnecke wrote “Nothing is Missing” to let readers know about different cultures and languages. 2.)  Through the use of logos, Naughton argues that … 3.) In “Nothing is Missing” by Tom Munnecke, he writes the article for a general audience.

10. Helpful Ways to Identify Audience • Check where article was published. Who reads that publication? • Who is able to make the change the writer wants? • Who needs to make the change the writer wants? • Does the writer identify the audience him/herself?

11. Helpful Ways to Identify Purpose • Check for “clues” in title of article. • What problem/issue does the writer address? • What is the writer’s solution for the problem/issue? • Check the introduction/conclusion.

12. Let’s review (2):audience and purpose What is the audience and purpose of “The Internet: Is It Changing the Way We Think?” by John Naughton What is the audience and purpose of “Lost in Translation” by LeraBoroditsky? What is the audience and purpose of “Nothing Is Missing” by Tom Munnecke?

13. Rhetorical Choices vs Rhetorical Appeals • You cannot list rhetorical appeals alone (logos, ethos, pathos). • “Through the use of logos, Naughton argues that …” is wrong. • What are some rhetorical choices used in “The Internet: Is It Changing the Way We Think?” by John Naughton? • What are some rhetorical choices used in “Lost in Translation” by LeraBoroditsky? • What are some rhetorical choices used in “Nothing Is Missing” by Tom Munnecke? • HAVING TROUBLE? Go to: • english1301jb.wordpress.com/powerpoint/ • Read “A List of Common Rhetorical Choices” handout under “Brief Assignment 3” handouts.

14. Why are we doing all of this again? • Brief Assignment 1 asked you to think about audience, purpose, and rhetorical choices. This was your first introduction to rhetoric. • Brief Assignment 2 asked you to summarize and paraphrase the article of your choice. Turns out, you had to know what the audience and purpose was in order to be able to summarize and paraphrase your articles. • Brief Assignment 3 takes this another step further. Now that we know the audience/purpose of your articles including more about rhetorical choices, we need to figure out the following: 1.) What specific choices does the writer make throughout his/her article? 2.) How do such choices make meaning?

15. Brief assignment 3 • On BA3, you will rhetorically analyze one article from the 2017-2018 edition of your First-Year Writing textbook: “Nothing is Missing” by Tom Munnecke “Lost in Translation” by LeraBoroditsky “The Internet: Is It Changing the Way We Think”? by John Naughton

16. Brief assignment 3 • BA3 has two parts: • ·Part 1: Identify the audience and purpose of the piece. Be as specific as possible and support your identification with a brief explanation (100-200 words). • ·Part 2: Identify, list, and briefly explain (50-100 words per explanation) five rhetorical choices the writer employs to reach this audience and achieve his or her purpose. How does each choice help the writer to persuade his/her audience? • In total, this assignment should be between 400 – 700 words, NOT including your quoted examples. That's 400 – 700 of your own original words. Remember that merely meeting the word count does not guarantee you a good grade on this assignment. Give equal weight and attention to each part so that you do not lose points.

17. Need an example of brief assignment 3? • Go to First Year Writing textbook, 1301 student samples, page 472 • http://www.pearsoncustom.com/tx/ttu_english/

18. What will we be grading? We ask ourselves the following questions when evaluating BA 3: • Has the student identified rhetorical choices specific to the text? • Has the student identified general appeals (ethos, logos, and pathos) as opposed to specific choices? (Students should not solely identify general appeals.) • Has the student correctly identified the purpose and audience of the piece? • Has the student supported the identification with explanations?

19. Please do the following: • Carefully follow all the instructions for assignments. Always refer to the WordPress website for instructions on how to complete assignments. https://english1301jb.wordpress.com/powerpoint/ • Make sure that you complete all the parts of an assignment. • Make sure that you proofread your assignments. • Ask questions. If you don’t understand an assignment, please come to my office hours or email me.

20. READ, READ, READ • First-Year Writing Ch. 4 pp. 69-100 • St. Martin's Handbook: Chapter 7, "Reading Critically"  • REREAD all three articles. Analysis of rhetorical choices, purpose, and audience is not something that can be done quickly. You all need time to process and think about the text before you begin analysis.