In all classes, we have completed our vocab experts for Unit 11, which means the review will be next time and the quiz will be the next next time.
1: You received feedback on your individual strategy paragraph for "Theme," which most likely highlighted strengthening verb choices, incorporating evidence smoothly and from various parts of the passage, and keeping the specific audience in mind. Afterwards, we did a brief review of what rhetorical analysis is in short terms: the what (strategies) and the why (purpose) of a text. What is the "what" is hiding, i.e. you can't find those upper-level, big-kid strategies? You always have diction, syntax, tone, logos, ethos, and pathos hiding somewhere. And what about purpose? Don't be "lame" (as quoted from BC in 7th hour) with "to inform" or "to entertain" or "to persuade." Vary it up with a specific verb: "to expose," "to illuminate," to "anything not lame." In addition, make sure to finish your purpose statement. What would be exposed? What would be illuminated? You don't want to hide the exact purpose from the reader. We'll be working with another passage on Monday.
3: You completed your partner paragraph and received feedback on strategy #2 to give you an idea of what you will have for next class: an individual paragraph on strategy #3 from "Theme."
4: Feedback hour! We spent in feedback meetings to help you with your future rhetorical analyses - namely, setting up your topic sentence with the strategy, specific purpose, and a strong, active verb to impress your reader, embedding evidence efficiently to further your points, including a specific audience if given, and trying to identify and explain how a strategy adapts throughout the passage. We will talk more about strategies and purpose next week and for many weeks to come!
7: In theory at high noon, we will complete our reading of "A Story of an Hour," break into groups to identify purposes and rhetorical strategies, and individually write a paragraph on one of the rhetorical strategies.
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