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BA4 – Thesis Statement

BA4 – Thesis Statement. Due Monday 2/24 by 11:59 PM. BA4 Prep.

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BA4 – Thesis Statement

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  1. BA4 – Thesis Statement Due Monday 2/24 by 11:59 PM

  2. BA4 Prep In this assignment, you will continue your preparation for writing your rhetorical analysis by writing thesis statements suitable for it. Using three texts specified by your classroom instructor, or the three texts listed below, you will 1) identify the audience and purpose of each text and explain what those are in about 75- 100 words, and 2) create a thesis statement for a rhetorical analysis of each text. Stephen Budiansky: "Lost in Translation" pp. 238-244 Scott Jaschik: "Winning Hearts and Minds on Plagiarism" pp. 261-266 Tina Rosenberg: "Everyone Speaks Text Message" pp. 267-271

  3. Scoring Guide – What We’re Looking for Criterion 1 – Issue Identification and Focus Does the thesis clearly present the paper as a rhetorical analysis rather than a descriptive paper or a summary?  Is the thesis sufficiently focused for the scope of the assignment? Criterion 3 -- Sources and Evidence Does the student identify the author and purpose of the text being analyzed?  Does the student offer a reasonable interpretation of the central purpose of the text as well as support for the identification of the audience? Criterion 5 – Own Perspective Does the student present a clear claim about how he or she will analyze the text?  Does he or she list specific rhetorical choices the author of the text uses to achieve the purpose?  In this section, you will want to be sure to examine the selected rhetorical choices carefully.  How specific are the rhetorical choices?  Criterion 7 – Communication How well does the student do all of the above in regard to tone, style, word choice, and other writing conventions?  Does the student communicate his or her purpose and perspective clearly to an intended audience?

  4. What goes into a good BA4? • Identification of Audience and Purpose. Show the connection between the two – Because the author is talking about ___, persuading readers to ____, his audience is _____. • Remember with audience – start small, then expand if needed. Use publishing context if needed. • In your THESIS list 3 rhetorical choices – BE SPECIFIC!!! Can you ask About What after each choice, if so, you need to be more specific • Then, connect those choices back to purpose. See examples – pages 568 - 570

  5. BA 4(con’t) Typically a thesis statement is one sentence, try to stick to this. Once you’ve identified audience you don’t have to specify them again in your thesis (though it doesn’t hurt). You MUST specify PURPOSE in your thesis. Try to get PERSUASION in there. Good News – If you got it right the first time, then you can reuse it.

  6. SCOPE?!?! As you pick rhetorical choices, think about how you’ll have to use them in your rhetorical analysis. Do you have choices that provide you with enough material to work with – to write 200-300 words?

  7. Works Cited You need a works cited for EACH article, so 3 in total. Use top of pg. 571 as a guide. Notice last names appear in Alphabetical Order. Make sure the correct edition (7th) and pages numbers correspond

  8. Next week: Read the BA 5 Assignment Description Read the student examples in the back of the book page 573-574. Read St. Martin's Handbook: Chapter 13b, “Working With Quotations

  9. Next Week con’t – Participation Assignment • Use a thesis statement from the article you plan to use for your Rhetorical Analysis. Find examples from the text (quotes) that support each rhetorical choice. 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: • Why are you showing your audience this? • Where will this quotation fit in your organization? • How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make about the author's writing? • Refer back to student examples - pg 573 for help

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