Rhetoric Recap and Literature Review Week Two Rhetoric Recap and Literature Review

Lesson Objectives Review Reading Rhetorically and Rhetorical Situations Discuss Burke’s Metaphor of the Parlor Literature Review Prepare for Brief Assignment Two

Reading Rhetorically What is rhetoric? What is reading? What does it mean to read rhetorically? (First-Year 4)

Author’s vs. Reader’s Purpose Designs for the reader (First-Year 18-20) Writes to Intended Audience Specific genre Major themes Evidence What do I expect from this reading? Who is the audience? Am I part? How does form inform my reading? Identify major themes. Identify and evaluate

Rhetorical Situations Effects (Appeals) vs. Causes (Choices)

Burke’s Parlor Read Burke’s metaphor (First-Year 7). Answer Question One in your notes. How does this metaphor relate to the literature review?

Lit. Review: Key Points from Assignment Page “[… A] literature review is not the same thing as an academic research paper.” Research paper: Sources support the author’s argument or position about a topic. The tone is academically subjective. “A literature review is written to summarize and synthesize other people’s ideas and perspectives about a topic.” The tone is academically objective. “A thesis statement for a literature review must have as its subject the literature.”

Homework Wednesday*: St. Martin’s: 12e, “Synthesizing Sources” First-Year: Chapter 3 First-Year: Student samples, 583-5 Bring 2 copies of Brief Assignment 2 * For both section .001 and .008