Freewrite: Your 1.1 is due on the 28/29th of

this month. Take some time to plan out your

drafting process. When you expect to have your

introduction done? When do you expect to

have your first draft done? When do you

expect to go to the UWC?

ENGL 1301: For help with BA 4, Thesis Statements:

October 1, 7 - 9 p.m. and

October 3, 6 - 9 p.m.

Room 352 in the English Building

1. I have a extraordinarily

effective aptitude for being

deceptive to others.

2. I am good at lying.

Prof. Fennell, I didn’t come to class today because I was sick and I want to ask

you if I can have an excused absence. Sincerely, Ryan Gosling (048) 1)Appeal to pathos- My head felt like someone took a jack

hammer to it and I couldn’t stop vomiting.

2)Appeal to ethos- I come to class everyday, I’m never late, and I’ve made 100’s on every assignment

3)Appeal to logos- You should excuse me because out of the 23

students in my class, I am ranked in the top 10%. This unexcused absence may cause me to drop below that.

1) Ryan uses illustration to show how immense the pain in his head was (jack hammer). This helps him argue that because the pain was so horrid, there was no way he could have paid attention in class.

1) Ryan uses past experiences to demonstrate

his credibility. He shows how good of a student he is.

1) Ryan uses statistics to show his rank in the

class and how an unexcused absence may keep him from being in the top 10% of his class.

Great Example

In rereading the texts, what are

you finding?

What techniques are you finding?

Which are the three you plan to

use for the BA4?

Objective: To develop new strategies for writing a thesis statement. Purpose: One key to writing a successful essay is to develop a focused

thesis statement. This assignment will enable you to do so. Description: For your draft 1.1, you will write a rhetorical analysis. See

the description of Draft 1.1 for a discussion of what a rhetorical analysis is and what you will be expected to do.

In this assignment, you will continue your preparation for writing your rhetorical analysis by writing thesis statements suitable for it. Using three texts specified by your classroom instructor, or the three texts listed below, you will 1) identify the audience and purpose of each text and explain what those are in about 75- 100 words, and 2) create a thesis statement for a rhetorical analysis of each text.

Examples from Last Year

For BA 4: The name of the author and the title of his work

The author’s purpose Name the audience Asserts your conclusion and takes a stand

on the author’s rhetorical strategies States what techniques you will be

analyzing, and the impact of these techniques on the effectiveness of the text.

Typically a thesis statement is one sentence,

try to stick to this

When thinking about your thesis statement,

consider the scope of your rhetorical

analysis. • For example, do you plan to analyze three rhetorical

choices? How should your thesis reflect that?

How many examples per rhetorical choice do you plan to

use?

• Do you plan to show how effective some rhetorical

choices were, but also show the fallacy in the author’s

argument?

Part 1: Look at your partner’s thesis statements and

compare. Does it have all the elements of a thesis statement? Is it the best fit for the scope of the 1.1? Which thesis statement best fulfills the requirements for BA 4?

Part 2: Based from your results from the believing

and doubting game, come up with a different thesis statement that argues against your first.

What goes into a thesis?

Be thinking about how you’re going to organize an outline for the article you choose to write your 1.1 over. (Remember the assigned readings from Ch. 12)

For the in-class assignment for Week 7 draft 1 body paragraph in which you practice using quotes. Write a brief assessment of why each quotation would be useful to you in composing your draft. Your assessment of each quotation should include your answers to the following questions: • Why are you showing your audience this? • Where will this quotation fit in your organization? • How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make

about the author's writing?

Read the BA 5 Assignment Description Read the student examples in the back of the book St. Martin's Handbook: Chapter 3f-g, "Planning," "Drafting," & Chapter 13 First-Year Writing: Ch. 10 pp. 197-207 Participation: Draft 1 body paragraph in which you practice using quotes