1. Rhetorical Chew! Rebecca Singley Stratford High School Rebecca.singley@springbranchisd.com mrssingleyssource.weebly.com Digging Your TEETh In

2. Take a bite! As you read, consider… What is Leonard Pitts saying about the use of social media in today’s society?

3. Draft your thesis, based upon the following prompt: Dig Your TEETh In! STEP 1 How does Leonard Pitts’s use of anaphora and point of view to convey his opinions on the use of social media?

4. Tool* - what is the device and its function in the piece? (Be sure to name the device in your response). Evidence - provide at least one example from the text that contains the tool (a.k.a. rhetorical device) Effect - How does it support the author’s purpose? What is its effect on the reader? Thesis - Refer back to your thesis. How does the use of this tool support the author’s purpose overall, as put forth in the thesis? * Tool = rhetorical device/technique Dig Your TEETh In! STEP 1

5. First person point of view: point of view in which a story is told from the narrator’s point of view. Includes the following first person pronouns:  I  Me  My  Mine  We  Us

6. Anaphora: repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities

7. How does Leonard Pitts use anaphora and point of view to convey his opinions of the use of social media? First person point of view: point of view in which a story is told, or information is shared, from the narrator’s point of view. Includes the first person pronouns I, me, my, mine, we, and us. Anaphora: repetition of a word or words at the beginning of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences. Just in case…

8. BEFORE YOU BEGIN DISCUSSING THE TOOLS/TECHNIQUES… Discuss your drafted thesis with your group. Make any changes/revisions you deem necessary.  What is the group’s understanding of the tool, and its function in the piece? Clear up any misconceptions, and record any new understandings here  What is its effect on the reader?  How does it support the author’s purpose? Your thesis? Check Your TEETh STEP 2

9. STEP 3 Digest! Using your individual work, along with your group’s insights, craft a paragraph for each tool that reflects your analysis of Leonard Pitts’s piece. How does Leonard Pitts’s use of anaphora and point of view to convey his opinions on the use of social media?

10. Questions? Comments ?

11. Pitts, Leonard. "Leonard Pitts Jr.: Taking Selfies in the Wrong Places." Miamiherald. Miami Herald, 25 July 2014. Web. 15 Aug. 2015. Bibliography To access a digital copy of this slideshow and handouts, please visit: http://mrssingleyssource.weebly.com/teacher-stuff.html QR Code for the site