Introduction to Rhetoric! AP Language and Composition 2B/4B Mrs. Kellam September

EQ: How do the elements of rhetoric relate? Vocabulary Rhetoric Rhetorical situation Rhetorical triangle Rhetorical Strategy SOAPStone (this is NOT a READING OR WRITING STRATEGY!!!!!!)

PASS BACK JOURNALS!!! LET’S DISCUSS ALFRED GREEN ANALYSIS! PLEASE STAPLE YOUR RUBRIC TO YOUR WRITING PIECE. RUBRIC: The AP scale is 1-9, at this time most students fall in between 1-6. During this quarter, we are going to focus on earning a 5/6! This is what we need on exam!! Look at your score. See where you are! B-C+C-D+D-F

Warm-up: Reflection 9/18 Reflect on what you wrote and the score earned. What are your thoughts? What do you think you need to improve? Why? What steps are you going to take to improve? What resources or extra help do you need?

Rhetorical Strategy Rhetoric is the method a writer or speaker uses to communicate ideas to an audience. Therefore, a rhetorical strategy is the specific approach or approaches a writer employs to achieve an intended purpose! Purpose is the reason why you or any other person choose to communicate with an audience- the goal, the intended effect (result)!

What are the basic purposes of writing? To persuade To inform To entertain To argue To question To elicit an emotional response It doesn’t matter is it is Shakespeare, Steinbeck, Didion, or Alynna; every author has a desire to explain, narrate, describe, or argue a specific topic. HOW the writer accomplishes this is called a RHETORICAL STRATEGY!!!

RHETORICAL STRATEGIES (A.K.A. MODES OF DISCOURSE) INCLUDE: CAUSE/EFFECT CLASSIFICATION/DIVISION CONTRAST/COMPARISON DEFINITON DESCRIPTION EXEMPLIFICATION NARRATION PROCESS ANALYSIS ARGUMENT SYNTHESIS AUTHOR WILL USE ONE OR MORE OF THESE STRATEGIES TO DEVELOP AN OVERALL PURPOSE! THE WRITER MUST CONSIDER????

The Rhetorical Triangle SPEAKER PERSON OR GROUP WHO CREATES A TEXT AUDIENCE LISTENER, VIEWER, OR READER OF A TEXT (CAN BE MULTIPLE AUDIENCES) TEXT SUBJECT THE TOPIC

Discuss the relationship of each rhetorical situation. Which is most effective? Why?

Reflection Statement: Why is understanding the culture, customs, and values of your audience absolutely crucial to the delivery of your message?

Let’s try it! Analyze the rhetorical situation!

Example 2

Lou Gehrig's Speech! What is the rhetorical situation? What information are we missing as readers? Background: Baseball player Appreciation Day held in his honor on July 4, Learned he was suffering form amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurological disorder that has no cure.

Let’s Check for Understanding! Formative(s): Lou Gehrig's speech Dear Phyllis Letter Homework: Activity on pg 4 (to be completed in Journal/Writing Notebook): Construct and analyze a rhetorical situation for writing a review of a movie, video game, or concert. Be very specific in your analysis: What is your subject? What is your purpose? Who is your audience? What is your relationship to the audience? Remember, you need not write a full essay: just analyze the rhetorical situation.

SOAPStone (Use as the reader) SPEAKEROCCASIONAUDIENCEPURPOSESUBJECTtone PERSON OR GROUP WHO CREATES A TEXT CONTEXT (WHEN A TEXT WAS WRITTEN, FOR WHAT EVENT WAS TEXT WRITTEN, WHERE WAS TEXT WRITTEN OR SPEECH GIVEN) LISTENER, VIEWER, OR READER OF A TEXT (CAN BE MULTIPLE AUDIENCES) THE INTENDED REASON FOR WRITING THE TEXT THE TOPICTHE WRITER’S ATTITUDE TOWARD’S THE SUBJECT Let’s SOAPStone Lou Gherig’s Farewell Speech!