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Raina Lyons ENGL 2003 Maj Assign 1 Powerpoint Lecture Part 1.pptx

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This document provides guidance on analyzing, drafting, and revising an essay. It instructs the reader to choose an existing essay they have written, then analyze it by considering questions about stylistic choices, rhetorical situations, and use of sources. The reader is also prompted to think about these same elements in essays written by other authors as examples. The purpose is to help the reader critically examine their own writing and that of others to inform revisions through brainstorming activities.

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Analyzing, Drafting, and Revising
The first consideration is choosing a good source essay. This essay should be: Written by you, and Written for a previous composition or English class, or Written for a course in your major. It doesnt really matter how long it istwo or three pages is plenty. It also doesnt need to be perfect. Once youve chosen a source essay, youre ready to start analyzing.
Look back at your prompt. Youll see two groups of questions. The first group of questions asks you to consider the stylistic choices you made: Do you tend to favor simple or complex sentences? How effective were your choices? Did you make what Bacon would call Smart Rhetorical Choices? Does your essay meet Bacons criteria for well-focused sentences? Does your essay give your reader a sense of you as a writer and scholar? Think back to the essay you read by Atul Gawandehow could we answer these questions regarding his essay? For example, does he favor simple or complex sentences? Are his choices effective? What are some of the smart rhetorical choices he makes? For example, I noticed that he included first-person accounts in placeswhat effect did this have?
The second group of questions asks you to step back and look at the context in which the piece was written. What was the rhetorical situation in which you wrote the essay? How subtly or obviously did you state your claims? How accurately? How did you state the significance of your claims? How did you use secondary sources? What were some of the comments your peers and instructor made with regard to your stylistic choices? Now, think about Barack Obamas speech, A More Perfect Union. What was the rhetorical situation? He was giving a speech in which he was forced to address his relationship with a controversial figure, right? How does he handle this controversy: Does he state his claims subtly? Or obviously? What are some of the outside sources he references? Considering your own essay, ask yourself these two lists of questions. Brainstorm about them draw bubble charts and make lists-whatever kind of brainstorming activity works for you.

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Raina Lyons ENGL 2003 Maj Assign 1 Powerpoint Lecture Part 1.pptx

  • 2. The first consideration is choosing a good source essay. This essay should be: Written by you, and Written for a previous composition or English class, or Written for a course in your major. It doesnt really matter how long it istwo or three pages is plenty. It also doesnt need to be perfect. Once youve chosen a source essay, youre ready to start analyzing.
  • 3. Look back at your prompt. Youll see two groups of questions. The first group of questions asks you to consider the stylistic choices you made: Do you tend to favor simple or complex sentences? How effective were your choices? Did you make what Bacon would call Smart Rhetorical Choices? Does your essay meet Bacons criteria for well-focused sentences? Does your essay give your reader a sense of you as a writer and scholar? Think back to the essay you read by Atul Gawandehow could we answer these questions regarding his essay? For example, does he favor simple or complex sentences? Are his choices effective? What are some of the smart rhetorical choices he makes? For example, I noticed that he included first-person accounts in placeswhat effect did this have?
  • 4. The second group of questions asks you to step back and look at the context in which the piece was written. What was the rhetorical situation in which you wrote the essay? How subtly or obviously did you state your claims? How accurately? How did you state the significance of your claims? How did you use secondary sources? What were some of the comments your peers and instructor made with regard to your stylistic choices? Now, think about Barack Obamas speech, A More Perfect Union. What was the rhetorical situation? He was giving a speech in which he was forced to address his relationship with a controversial figure, right? How does he handle this controversy: Does he state his claims subtly? Or obviously? What are some of the outside sources he references? Considering your own essay, ask yourself these two lists of questions. Brainstorm about them draw bubble charts and make lists-whatever kind of brainstorming activity works for you.