Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Timed Writing today on fear.

Here's "The Raven" assignment I gave out today.  You have an extra credit option you can complete either by Friday for 20 points or Monday for 10 points.

We listened to this song today.  Tomorrow we will use the lyrics to practice rhetorical analysis, so start thinking about PURPOSE and STRATEGIES.  What strategies can you identify so far.


Here's the generic prompt we will use for all rhetorical analysis questions:

Carefully read ______.  Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the rhetorical choices the writer makes to develop his argument about _________. Support your analysis with specific references to the text.