9/14/09 Bellringer—Making Inferences Ernest Hemingway, a noted American author noted for his crisp prose, was challenged to create a short story using only six words. This was the result: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” On the half-sheets provided, please analyze his short story, making inferences as to what really happened.

AP Language and Composition September 14, 2009 Mr. Houghteling “It’s a Making Arguments Monday!”

Agenda  Bellringer: –Summarizing and Making Inferences  The Community Appeal Letter and Peer Review  Introduction to rhetoric –CONTEXT –PURPOSE –THE RHETORICAL TRIANGLE

Bellringer—Making Inferences Ernest Hemingway, a noted American author noted for his crisp prose, was challenged to create a short story using only six words. This was the result: “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” On the half-sheets provided, please analyze his short story, making inferences as to what really happened.

Community Appeal Letter We learned about CONTEXT, PURPOSE, and the rhetorical triangle using the SOAPSTone reading strategy.

CONTEXT  The setting or specific set of circumstances in which a speech or text is created.  In the SOAPSTone strategy, this is called the OCCASION.  A question to ask when considering CONTEXT is “Why MUST the writer create this piece?”

PURPOSE  The writer’s objective for creating the piece.  A question to ask when considering PURPOSE is “What does the writer want to ACCOMPLISH?”

THE RHETORICAL TRIANGLE  The relationship between the three elements of the triangle help to deepen our understanding of the text. SPEAKER AUDIENCE SUBJECT

SPEAKER   What impression do you want to make?   How will you convince readers to believe you? (credibility)   What do you have in common with the audience in order to create a bond with them?

AUDIENCE  How much do they already know about your subject?  What do they expect to see in this document? (format, diction, style)  What prejudices or pre- conceptions might they have about your subject?  What are their interests?  What do they need to know?

SUBJECT   What is your topic?   What is the best organization or format to present this topic?   How comfortable are you or your audience with this topic?   What is prompting you to tackle this subject?

Community Appeal Letter  Revise your letter, paying particular attention to how well you could improve: –the specificity of your PURPOSE –the clarity of your CONTEXT –the appeal to your AUDIENCE –the quality of your TONE.

HOMEWORK  You must obtain (and bring to class!) a print advertisement. It may be from a magazine, newspaper, or internet source.  We are going to be looking at multiple ads over the next two days, so please bring in ones that strike you in some way.