RWS 100 // 11-6-17 // Testa Writing the Essay

Outline Announcements/Questions How to Tackle Assignment 3 Grammar Homework In-Class Writing Discussion of Stockwell Group Work

Announcements I was fired.

Announcements I’ve decided to move the full rough draft to Wednesday, 11/15, in order to give you more time to do it. So, we only have class on Wednesday next week for the full rough draft. Class is canceled on Monday and Friday. Class is also canceled this Friday (11/10) because it’s a holiday. We will have required conferencing next week in lieu of MF class. Your short rough draft is still due on Wednesday, 11/8.

Short Rough Draft What you should have in your 2.5-3+ pages: Introduction with hook and rhetorical situation for all three texts. Body paragraph on Boyd’s project and argument. Body paragraphs on Boyd’s main claims. Maybe start on your first source text analysis. It can be ROUGH.

Writing the Essay

Thesis Answer the prompt. Use metadiscourse. Include the all-important “in order to show.” For example: “In this essay I will analyze Kim Kardashian’s Snapchat Stories in relation to Taylor Swift’s and Kanye West’s albums in order to show how Swift and West have crafted persuasive arguments which build on Kardashian.”

Introduction Hook about digital literacy. Rhetorical situation all three texts with focus on Boyd. Thesis.

First Body Paragraph State Boyd’s project and argument. Quote the argument. Explain what she is trying to say in your own words. Use the terms (“Boyd’s project is…” “Boyd argues that…”) Capitalize the D in Danah and the B in Boyd.

Next Body Paragraphs State Boyd’s major claims. This will be 2-4 body paragraphs depending on how much you want to talk about her claims. Quote the claim and explain it. Can be two claims per paragraph If they are related.

Source One Introduce first source. Describe relationship to Boyd. Analyze persuasiveness. This will be many body paragraphs depending on how much you want to talk about the source.

Source Two Introduce second source. Describe relationship to Boyd. Analyze persuasiveness. This will be many body paragraphs depending on how much you want to talk about the source.

Sources You can chooses your own sources if you want, but please talk to me about it in advance. Email is fine.

Persuasiveness You can talk about: Rhetorical strategies The appeals Assumptions Range of concerns Evidence By the end, I should be able to see that you have thoroughly analyzed the relative persuasiveness of the texts.

Persuasiveness Reference Boyd’s text when talking about the relative persuasiveness of your two source texts. Boyd is the lens through which you analyze the other two articles.

Conclusion Do not restate intro. Sum up in one or two sentences. Bring topic about digital literacy further. Should digital literacy be taught in schools? Is digital literacy important? Why? You can go back to personal story in intro. End strong and dramatic with a mic drop.

Assignment 3 Questions? Anyone have any questions about assignment 3?

3. Grammar Homework Let’s go over it. (If we have time.)

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4. In-Class Writing Do you click on attention-grabbing articles on social media? How do you feel about them? Is social media your main source for receiving news? Why or why not? (Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter) Do you read the news? Why or why not?

5. Discussion Questions Discussion questions for Stockwell.

6. Group Work Break up into groups for Stockwell.

Team Lakers Rhetorical Appeals [Jazmin, Natalie, Anthony, Dillon B]

Team Warriors Claims [Lyndsey, Robert, Dillon S, Danielle]

Team Cavaliers Assumptions [Francisco, Sofia, Riley, Jenna]

Team Knicks Evidence [Courtney, Arvin, Lauren, Jasmine, Josh]

Team Clippers Range of concerns [Alexis, Trinity, Tom, Seiya]

Team Celtics Rhetorical Strategies [Sean, Riana, Jordan, Maxwell]

Group Work Team Lakers: Rhetorical Appeals [Natalie, Jazmin, Anthony, Dillon B] Team Clippers: Range of concerns [Alexis, Trinity, Tom, Seiya] Team Celtics: Rhetorical Strategies [Sean, Riana, Jordan, Maxwell] Team Cavaliers: Assumptions [Francisco, Sofia, Riley, Jenna] Team Warriors: Claims [Lyndsey, Robert, Dillon S, Danielle] Team Knicks: Evidence [Courtney, Arvin, Lauren, Jasmine, Josh]

Turn In/Up Work Turn in any work you did to get credit for it.