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English 1301 7 th week

English 1301 7 th week. Section 15/16. How to write an introduction ( see FYW pp.198 ). Introduction needs to be a place where you can briefly introduce an article, a subject of your study, then state your study itself (your thesis).

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English 1301 7 th week

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  1. English 1301 7th week Section 15/16

  2. How to write an introduction (see FYW pp.198) • Introduction needs to be a place where you can briefly introduce an article, a subject of your study, then state your study itself (your thesis). • If you find it difficult to begin with a nice thematic touch, start with introducing the article. • What an article is about? • What does the author try to do? • Your thesis statement should come at the end of the introduction.

  3. Examples of introduction

  4. The components of a body paragraph • A topic sentence (a sentence briefly explains what the paragraph is about) • Analysis • Bring in evidence • Your discussion of the evidence • How a rhetorical choice contributes for the author to achieve the purpose. • How a rhetorical choice works for the audience. • A conclusive sentence (your conclusion of the paragraph)

  5. Example of body paragraphs

  6. A paper as a whole • Your paper as a whole needs to be coherent. • Each paragraph needs to reflect on your thesis statement. • Each analysis needs to reflect on your thesis statement.

  7. Group work Exercise 10.1 and 10.2 (205).

  8. BA 5 • Description: Begin by writing your working thesis at the top of your assignment. Then, select a minimum of five quotations from the article that you will use as examples of particular rhetorical choices (sometimes referred to as rhetorical devices). 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: • Where will this quotation fit in your organization? • How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make about the author's writing? • Your analysis, not counting the quotations, should be 500-650 words.

  9. Examples of BA5

  10. Integrating Quotations • Every quote you choose must be an example of a rhetorical choice. • Explain where you intend to use a quote (i.e. in the first body paragraph? Or the second body paragraph? Why?) • Explain fully how it works (Do not assume that a quote is self-explanatory). • Why this quote can be considered as an example of a rhetorical device? • How does the quote work for the author to accomplish what he wants? • As you can see from the example BA5, you can discuss a rhetorical choicewithout quoting. However, you need to accurately identify the choice and articulate its effectiveness.

  11. Assignment for next week 1 • BA5 (Due 3/8) • 1st part: write your working thesis statement. Revise it if possible. • 2nd part: Choose 5 quotes (including a particular rhetorical choice that is not quotable) from the article that you’ll write a rhetorical analysis paper. • Make sure all quotes are suit for rhetorical analysis. In other words, each quote needs to be an example of rhetorical gestures. • Explain where you intend to use it and why. • Discuss how a particular quote works and why it is important for the article as a whole. • Your analysis, not counting the quotations, should be 500-650 words.

  12. Participation assignment • Now you know how to write an introduction and a body paragraph. • I want you to write your own introduction.

  13. Reading Assignment • St. Martin's Handbook: Chapter 2, "Rhetorical Situations" • First-Year Writing Ch. 13 pp. 274-286

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