Essentials of college rhetoric

1. Essentials of college rhetoric Week 11 Ms. Lowery

2. Class Overview • Topic Sentences • Body Paragraphs • Improving source or evidence integration. • Conclusion • Review

3. The goals of a topic sentence •  It contains the dominating idea that the paragraph will develop. • The topic sentence, like the thesis, is also focused. • It is never a prediction nor a question, but rather a single declarative statement. • Source: RedRocks Community College

4. Example topic sentences Student 1: Which topic sentence best fulfills the requirements of a topic sentence? • Example 1: Tina Rosenberg uses narrative—a spoken or written account of connected events— in her article when she tells IbrahimaTraore’s story • Example 2:Rosenberg uses personification—giving nonhuman objects human characteristics— in “Everyone Speaks Text” to emphasize the importance of her purpose. • Example 3: Rosenberg references opinions of credible sources when she makes references to others who have wrote about heritage languages

5. Candy Time! Student 2: : Which topic sentence best fulfills the requirements of a topic sentence? • Example 1: Malcolm also referenced specific pieces of literature that led him to have the understanding of history that he did. • Example 2: In his text, Malcolm referenced specific people who were a strong power on who he became and what his beliefs were. • Example 3: Malcolm used events in history with references to specific facts and dates to show the audience how they both influenced and motivated his work.

6. Body Paragraphs Include • Topic Sentence • Examples with explanations about how those examples illustrate the technique being discussed • Show the choice through quotes, summary, or paraphrase. • Focus on how the author writes the choice and why it is effective or not effective. • What effect does it create? How does that effect influence the audience? How does the influence help the author achieve purpose? • A connection back to the thesis at the end of each body paragraph.

7. Candy Time! • Student 1-Body Paragraph 2: • Name one element from the previous slide that this paragraph contains • Name another • Is this paragraph effective? • Why? • Student 2-Body Paragraph 1: • Name one element that this paragraph contains • Name another • Is this paragraph effective? • Why?

8. Conclusions • Your conclusion should briefly restate your main argument. • Mention text, writer, rhetorical strategies again. • Provide statement(s) about the effectiveness of the writer’s choices to accomplish the purpose for the target audience. • Possibly include any further implications of the text in terms of rhetorical choices, purpose, and audience. • a. That is, take the time to wrap up the interconnections between the choices. • How do all three work together to make the writing effective? Which ones build on each other?  

9. Model of BA 7

10. Review • For help, look to the model BA 7 posted on the blog. • Be sure to focus on higher order concerns • For In-Class Assignment for Week 12: • Bring your current introduction and conclusion to class with you. (typed. Also, the one you submitted as your 1.1 draft) • Read Ch. 15c in your E-Handbook