1. Today’s goals
Discuss expectations of rhetorical analysis essay structure and forecasting
Peer review the second draft of our rhetorical analysis essays
Identify additional examples of rhetoric from source essays

2. Rhetorical Anlaysis Essay Structure
Every rhetorical analysis essay should have an appropriate introduction and conclusion paragraph(s). However there are several different options for structuring the body paragraphs of the essay:
Sequential: body paragraphs evaluate the essay point by point, evaluating each use of rhetoric as it appears in the essay.
Rhetorical focus: the body paragraphs are organized according to the rhetorical appeals or other rhetorical concepts (like angle of vision or style). For example, one paragraph deals with logos and the next with pathos.

3. Group Activity: Strong Response Second draft evaluation
In pairs of two students (3 iff one student does not have a draft)
Read each strong response essay provided and answer the questions below:
Does the essay’s introduction grab the readers’ interest and present the topic in an interesting way? This should be done in the first two sentences of the essays.
Which of the strong response essay structures does the essay follow? Does the forecasting in the introduction predict this?
What is the student’s thesis? Does it name the article/author and evaluate the rhetoric?
What is the student’s evaluation of the articles’ use of rhetorical appeals? Does it provide an example of ethos, pathos, and logos?

4. Strong response – rhetorical analysis
Provide an overall evaluation of the rhetoric within the article
Use evidence in the form of quotes and paraphrase (usually 2 or more per strategy) to illustrate how the article has succeeded or failed in the use of each rhetorical strategy
Ethos
Credible references, personal experiences, use of personal or national identity, asking a reader to make a judgment call
Pathos
Invoking fear in readers, using words that will trigger an emotional response, asking readers to imagine themselves in a situation, appeals to the senses, mentioning children, parents, or other things people care strongly about
Logos
Facts, data and statistics, logical arguments
Angle of vision
Carefully selected facts, viewing situations from a narrow-minded or one-sided perspective, leaving out information that may not support the author’s argument

5. Group activity- identifying rhetorical appeals
Form groups of 3-5 students based on selected strong response article (for those choosing different articles, join a group of your choice)
Carefully read through the chosen article and answer the following questions:
Find 3+ examples of ethos
Find 3+ examples of pathos
Find 3+ examples of logos
What kind of information might the author be leaving out to support their purpose and angle of vision?

6. homework Rhetorical Analysis – 3rd Draft 750+ words
Submitted to Turnitin.com by 6-29 at midnight
Blended strong response format should include rhetorical analysis, reflection, and ideas critique
Must include works cited page entry for your chosen article
In text citations are not necessary since the article and author are explicitly named within the text and only one text is used