ENGL-1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Thesis Statement, Touchback, Slippery Slope
25 Sep 2017
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Rhetoric - the ability to see the available means of persuasion in any situation. When listening, reading, viewing other pieces of work. Whether internal or objective, motive or purpose shape the way authors write. If a paper gets too subjective, it loses credibility. Unbiased, being more open to other perspectives. Close reading - reading, analyzing, annotating, and understanding. If you get too far off track, go back to your thesis to remind you of the subject. Body paragraphs connect and touchback to the thesis. Ideally one sentence, but it"s okay to go beyond that. Should be more than a statement of observation or a fact, and more than just your opinion. Not constrained by the 5 paragraph format. Before conclusion, puts other viewpoints and perspectives. Actually strengthens paper because it shows you have an open mind. Page 38: compiling sources and analyzing rhetorical essays. Include info about author or intended audience. Don"t need to include title right away.
