Tuesday, December 6th Rhetorical Analysis

Bell Ringer How would you change the world? Brainstorm three ways in which would like to change the world Write at least one supporting detail for each of your ways

Topic Ideas: Topic: No more drugs Details: addictive, hurts families, expensive Cure Aids Details: epidemic, people are dying, world is unsafe Cure Cancer Details: families are split apart, people die, it is a disease which affects all of us Equality among people/race/religion Details: examples of race, religion etc. Stop pollution Details: water purity, ozone layer, fish die, people have respiratory diseases Animal Abuse Details: animal testing, cruelty to animals, elephant poaching Child Abuse Details: neglect, physical abuse, verbal abuse Family Values Details: immorality, adultery, faithfulness Education Details: school grades, make school fun, scores, learn to read and write Crime Details: gang warfare, drive by shooting, mafia, robberies World Hunger Details: India- starving people, Africa, homeless and starving in America Government Dictators Details: Hitler, Hussein, Mussolini

Agenda Bell Ringer Announcements Rhetoric

Announcements If you were absent Friday, please come in to Office Hours today to take Vocab Quiz 5 Vocab Quiz 6 will be this Friday (12/9) Summative remediation Schedule: The Crucible Final Retakes: Tuesday (12/13): Periods 1 & 2 Wednesday (12/14): Periods 4 & 5 Thursday (12/15): Periods 6 & 7

What is a Rhetorical Situation? Rhetoric: Using language effectively to persuade, inform, educate, or entertain Rhetorical Situation: The circumstances in which you communicate.

Rhetorical Analysis Rhetorical Analysis can be defined as an effort to understand how people attempt to influence others through language and more broadly every kind of symbolic action—not only speeches, articles and books, but also architecture, movies, television shows, memorials, Web sites, advertisements, photos and other images, dance and popular songs.

Surface Features Diction – The writer/speaker’s choice of words Why does the speaker/writer chose specific words? Is the diction informal or formal? Syntax – Sentence Structure What does the sentence structure reveal about what the speaker/writer thinks/wants to emphasize? Imagery – Language that appeals to the five senses What sensation is the writer exploiting? Figurative Language – Language meant to supplement or modify the literal (denotative) meaning of words: metaphor, simile, personification, oxymoron, hyperbole

More Sample Thesis Statements for a Rhetorical Analysis By carefully incorporating ethos, pathos, and logos into his argument, Martin Luther King provides a convincing critique of white moderation during the Civil Rights Movement. It is through Manning Marable’s vivid historical examples that he is able to explore what he identifies as the “racial prism.” Plato’s use of metaphor, symbolism, and philosophy work to clarify the important relationship between citizens and the state.

BODY PARAGRAPHS FOR ANALYZING THE CONTEXT Who is the author? Through research in the library or on the Web, learn all you can about the author of the argument. Discuss the following ideas in this paragraph(s): --How does the argument you are analyzing repeat arguments previously made by the author? --What motivated the author to write? What is the author’s purpose for writing this argument?

BODY PARAGRAPHS FOR ANALYZING THE TEXT Summarizing the argument Discuss the following ideas in this source: --What is the main claim? --What reasons are given to support this claim? --How is the argument organized? What are the components, and why they are presented in that order?

ANALYZING THE TEXT CONTD. What rhetorical appeals are used? Analyze the author’s use of ethos, pathos, and logos. --Analyze the ethos: how does the writer represent himself of herself? Does the writer have any credentials as an authority on the topic? Do you trust the author? Why or why not? How does the author’s use of ethos support his or her central claim?

ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS, CONTD. --Analyze the logos. What finds of facts and evidence in the argument? Direct observation? statistics/? Interviews? Surveys? Quotations from authorities? How does the author’s use of logos support his or her central claim? --Analyze the pathos. Does the writer attempt to invoke an emotional response? Where do you find appeals to shared values? How does the author’s use of pathos support his or her central claim?

ANALYZING THE TEXT How would you characterize the style?: --Is the style formal, informal, satirical, or something else? --Are any metaphors used? --How does the author’s style and/or figures of speech support his or her claim?

CONCLUSION Summarize your main points End with an example that typifies the argument Remind readers what your thesis is