1. Editing & Revising To do:
Night
Rhetorical Analysis Paper
Top Ten Noticeable Errors:
Too informal; avoid “you”
Cite page numbers after the quote, not as part of the sentence
Underline novel titles, not in quotation marks
Too repetitive of word choices
Choose synonyms for common words (a lot)
Show, don’t tell!
Write out number below ten
Use the author’s last name when referencing, not his first
Avoid: “author did a great job…”
Comma usage
To do:
Each group has a mixture of scores: high, medium & low
Read highest score aloud; others jot down notes focusing on what they hear
Discuss
Pass & read papers, editing through each time
Revisions due Friday

2. Top Ten Noticeable Errors:
Editing & Revising
Favorite Mistake
Recall & Reflect Paper
Top Ten Noticeable Errors:
Need more detail & description
More reflecting on the experience
Add dialogue
Avoid cliches
Too repetitive of word choices
Too repetitive of sentence structures
Focus on the climatic moment
Subject-verb agreements
Spelling!!!!!!
Informal vs. formal: find a balance
To do:
Exchange papers with another
Read & edit
Discuss with your partner how to improve
Final draft due on Wednesday

3. Rhetorical Modes: Process Analysis
What Process Analysis Does:
Gives instructions on how to do something
Describes how something was done
Presents info in chronological order
Common in science & technology fields
How to Write a PA:
Decide overall purpose: to inform or to instruct
State purpose in a clear thesis
Organize the sequence of steps logically
Explain everything!!!!
Use transitional words

4. Rhetorical Modes: Process Analysis
READ:
“Weighed Down By Too Much Cash” – Rick Reilly (SI)
Fact: 60% of former pro basketball players end up filing bankruptcy within five years of leaving the NBA, despite the fact that they once earned millions of dollars in their careers.
Using sarcasm, Rick Reilly “informs” NBA rookies how in ten easy steps, they, too, can squander the millions of dollars they are about to earn in their new basketball careers.
To Do:
Annotate the text, focusing on Reilly SYTLE & how he chooses to format the piece.
Answer the question: why is this a process analysis piece?
Generate a list of topics (3 -5) that you could use to emulate this piece

5. Rhetorical Modes: Process Analysis
Discuss:
Annotate the text, focusing on Reilly SYTLE & how he chooses to format the piece.
Answer the question: why is this a process analysis piece?
Generate a list of topics (3 -5) that you could use to emulate this piece

6. Rhetorical Modes: Process Analysis
Your Homework:
Read “Hunting Octopus in The Gilbert Islands” (p )
Answer “The Strategies” 1-5
Your Assignment:
With a partner, choose one topic from the generated list
Use the Reilly template & create your own “How-To”
Share w/class & submit
Future Work:
Presidential Debates…

7. Rhetorical Modes: Process Analysis
“Unwritten Rules”
Read Sherman Alexie Example
Read Baseball example
Create own with a partner; following the SAME template!