Class 9/29/11

Before class you need to...

- Read Part 1, Section 3f-g "Planning" and "Drafting" (pp. 61 - 71) in St. Martin's Handbook 

- Read Part 1, Section 5a-f in St. Martin's Handbook

- Bring to class three copies of your introduction (including your thesis) and your first body paragraph of your rhetorical analysis (Draft 1.1). One copy will be turned in for a quiz grade and the other two will be used for in-class peer revision.

Today in class we will...

-Briefly discuss rhetorical analysis quiz #2
-Explain where current participation grades are located on Raider Writer
-Class discussion: Laura Staron's "1301: Rhetorical Analysis of a Text" on pages 589-591 of First-Year Writing
-In work groups: Revise at least two peers' drafts. The draft only includes the introduction (with the thesis statement) and the first body paragraph.

Identify:
Introduction
What strategy does the author use in the introduction? Narration? Cause and effect? (Think about what you read in 5a-5f in St. Martin's)
Where is the author's thesis located? Is this location effective?
Study the thesis. Does the author mention the title of the original text and the author(s) name(s)?
Does the thesis have a summary of the main point of the text? Is this summary accurate and specific?
Does the author have at least 3 rhetorical devices listed in the thesis? Are these devices appropriate and specific?
How is the author's communication? Does he/she have grammatical errors? Does he/she need to shorten or simplify sentences? Does the introduction flow? Does the author use transition words such as "however" and "therefore."

Body Paragraph(s)
Does the author have clear and specific topic sentence? What rhetorical device does he/she focus on in this paragraph? Is this device mentioned in the topic sentence?
Does the author have at least two example from the original text? Are these good examples of this device?
Are these examples paraphrases or direct quotations? Was this choice effective?
Does the author have commentary after each example? Is this commentary specific and clear?
How does the author communicate? Do they have grammatical errors? Does he/she need to shorten or simplify sentences? Does the introduction flow? Does the author use transition words such as "however" and "therefore."


-Explain extended office hours and upcoming draft workshop