Whether you are a novice or an expert with rhetorical analysis, we started off our review of the components of this form of analytical prowess. The big take-aways from our verbal argument examples and our "Theme for English B" commencement would be purpose first (to+a verb + idea - look, delineate can be a part of the show), finding strategies that are connected to this purpose (easy= repetition, medium = motif, difficult = juxtaposition), and considering the placement of the strategy in the grand scheme of the text.
As evident in fourth hour, at the dawn of rhetorical analysis, you may not remember the exact term for the strategy. Hence, the first step is noting what is happening in the text (he asks questions and then answers them, he lists, he brings in short sentences) and then finding the term that covers the example (hypophora, enumeration, telegraphic). From there, you have the opportunity to analyze the strategy - why the author uses it and how it connects back to the purpose.
We have been dipping our toes into rhetorical analysis since tomorrow is your diagnostic prompt day. Have your close reading available, notebook paper, and pen/pencil; the prompt will be here waiting for you at the bell.
Oh, bring back "Theme" for the block day - we have a couple more strategies left to go!
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