English 1301 7th weekSECTION 15/16

How to write an introduction (see FYW pp.198)

Introduction needs to be a place where you can briefly introduce an article, a subject of your study, then state your study itself (your thesis).

If you find it difficult to begin with a nice thematic touch, start with introducing the article. What an article is about? What does the author try to do?

Your thesis statement should come at the end of the introduction.

Examples of introduction

The components of a body paragraph

A topic sentence (a sentence briefly explains what the paragraph is about)

AnalysisBring in evidenceYour discussion of the evidence

How a rhetorical choice contributes for the author to achieve the purpose.

How a rhetorical choice works for the audience.

A conclusive sentence (your conclusion of the paragraph)

Example of body paragraphs

A paper as a wholeYour paper as a whole needs to be

coherent.Each paragraph needs to reflect on your thesis

statement.Each analysis needs to reflect on your thesis

statement.

Group workExercise 10.1 and 10.2 (205).

BA 5Description: Begin by writing your working thesis at the

top of your assignment. Then, select a minimum of five quotations from the article that you will use as examples of particular rhetorical choices (sometimes referred to as rhetorical devices). Write a brief assessment of why each quotation would be useful to you in composing your draft. Your assessment of each quotation should include your answers to the following questions:

Where will this quotation fit in your organization? How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make

about the author's writing? Your analysis, not counting the quotations, should be 500-

650 words.

Examples of BA5

Integrating Quotations Every quote you choose must be an example of a rhetorical

choice. Explain where you intend to use a quote (i.e. in the first body

paragraph? Or the second body paragraph? Why?) Explain fully how it works (Do not assume that a quote is self-

explanatory). Why this quote can be considered as an example of a

rhetorical device?How does the quote work for the author to accomplish what

he wants? As you can see from the example BA5, you can discuss a

rhetorical choice without quoting. However, you need to accurately identify the choice and articulate its effectiveness.

Assignment for next week 1 BA5 (Due 3/8) 1st part: write your working thesis statement. Revise it if possible. 2nd part: Choose 5 quotes (including a particular rhetorical choice

that is not quotable) from the article that you’ll write a rhetorical analysis paper.Make sure all quotes are suit for rhetorical analysis. In other

words, each quote needs to be an example of rhetorical gestures.

Explain where you intend to use it and why. Discuss how a particular quote works and why it is important for

the article as a whole.Your analysis, not counting the quotations, should be 500-650

words.

Participation assignmentNow you know how to write an introduction and a

body paragraph. I want you to write your own introduction.

Reading Assignment St. Martin's Handbook: Chapter 2, "Rhetorical Situations" First-Year Writing Ch. 13 pp. 274-286