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Carolyn Foster Segal, "The Dog Ate My Disk, and Other Tales of Woe" (301-305). What is Segal’s thesis statement?
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Carolyn Foster Segal, "The Dog Ate My Disk, and Other Tales of Woe" (301-305) • What is Segal’s thesis statement? • “…my students persist, week after week, semester after semester, year after year, in offering excuses about why their work is not ready. Those reasons fall into several broad categories: the family, the best friend, the evils of dorm life, the evils of technology, and the totally bizarre” (301) • What is Segal’s rhetorical purpose? Who might the audience be for this essay? • What is her tone? How does it affect her purpose? • What are some of the characteristics of these classifications? In other words, how are they more specifically divided? • How does the visual on the bottom of 302 affect your understanding of Segal’s essay? What is the artist trying to depict? • Can you think of any classifications that Segal has left out? Why or why not might these classifications be important in her consideration of this subject?