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Rhetoric

Rhetoric. Week Two Day One. Ice Breaker:. Share: What makes you interested in nursing?. Getting Started:. Six Way Paragraph: Charting results from the Six Way Paragraph – to be included in the portfolio. Read the Six Way Paragraph Write a one sentence summary of the selection.

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Rhetoric

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  1. Rhetoric Week Two Day One

  2. Ice Breaker: • Share: • What makes you interested in nursing?

  3. Getting Started: • Six Way Paragraph: • Charting results from the Six Way Paragraph – to be included in the portfolio. • Read the Six Way Paragraph • Write a one sentence summary of the selection. • Answer the questions • Review the answers

  4. Writing Response • Reflect on the Six Way Paragraph. • Did you like the subject of the paragraph? Why or why not? • Include three supporting details within the paragraph.

  5. Details Read the follow passage What are the details found in the passage? • What are details in the paragraph? • How do you find the details in the reading passage?

  6. Reading Passage • Since Milkin's investigation, the WPPP has come under increased scrutiny. But that is not to say the • RTC is not also feeling the heat. According to local engineer Todd Severs, the RTC is the one at fault. "It • should be pretty clear to everyone that the RTC is responsible for the disaster. Just take a look at their past • record. In the last two years alone, the RTC has incurred 16 citations for noncompliance with federal and state • drug testing standards." Severs continues, "Make no mistake, a corporation like that is the one to turn your • attention to in a situation like this." In recent days, Severs' statements have begun to resonate with the public. • When confronted with growing concern, the RTC issued the following statement in its defense: "We of the RTC • are troubled by the recent accusations regarding our involvement in the contamination of the city water system. • While we understand that much of this blame stems from our poor record of upholding testing standards, we • would like to remind local residents of the simple, yet important facts: The RTC has been testing the drugs that • the people have come to depend on. What is more, we have done it on a shoestring budget. Many of our • employees are forced to work under meager circumstances—circumstances that few would put up with unless • they weren't so dutifully driven to carry out this noble endeavor. Several of our employees are barely able to • clothe their children and put food on the table. In our quest to create safe, helpful, reliable drugs, regardless of • the hardships we suffer, it seems we have now become completely unappreciated." • Reports of those adversely affected by Xandersol are on the rise. In desperation

  7. Details Types of Organization: Chronological Sequential Priority List Cause and Effect Etc. • What are the details of the passage? • How does the author organize the details? • Understanding the organization of the details will help identify the main idea of the passage.

  8. Practice: Identifying the Details • Read the final draft of the paragraph found on pages 6-7. • What are 3 major details from this paragraph? • How are these organized in the paragraph?

  9. Main Idea: Stated • The stated main idea is one sentence that describes the entire passage. Main ideas are found in both paragraphs and the essays. Paragraphs: Main ideas are usually the first sentence of the paragraph. The details of the paragraphs support the main idea of paragraph only. Essays: The main idea is usually found in the first paragraph of the essay. The main ideas of the paragraphs will either directly or indirectly relate.

  10. Main Idea: 2 Parts • The Main Idea has two parts: • Big Idea: The subject of the passage. • Specific: What the author is saying about the subject. • What is the main idea from the paragraph on pp. 6-7?

  11. Types of Sentences: • There are a variety of ways to categorize sentences: • Sentences are categorized by types: • Declarative • Imperative • Interrogative • Exclamatory • Sentences are categorized by structure: • Simple (pp. 267-268) • Compound (pp.279, 282) • Complex (pp. 291-292) • Review pg. 304

  12. Fragments and Run - Ons • Fragments: • http://www.chompchomp.com/frag01/frag01.htm • Run-Ons: • http://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/run-ons_ex1.htm

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