Rhetorical Transaction
Exigence
Rhetorical
Situation
Audience
Purpose
Logos
Appeals
Ethos
Pathos
Organization/Structure/Form
Diction
Imagery
Syntax
Surface Features
Figurative Language
Rhetorical Modes: Patterns of Development
8 major
patterns
Organize
individual
paragraphs or
sections
•Narration
•Description
•Process Analysis
•Exemplification
•Comparison & Contrast
•Classification & Division
•Definition
•Causal Analysis
Author’s
Purpose
Organize
entire
text
Narration
1) Tells story; recounts events; personal
2) Chronological (detail, pov, dialogue)
3) Craft story to support thesis
4) Often used as a way to enter topics
5) Draws a reader in
Description
1) Paints a picture with senses; details
2) Establishes mood/atmosphere
3) Empathy; connection to text
Process Analysis
1) Explains how something works
2) Clear and logical
3) Proper transitions
4) Concise verbs
Exemplification/Illustration
1) Provides a series of examples
2) “Let me give you an example…”
3) Aristotle = Induction = series of
examples lead to general conclusion
Comparison & Contrast
1) Analyze information
2) Similarities & differences
3) Subject by subject
4) Point by point
Classification & Division
1) What goes together & why
2) Categories….to help readers see
relationships between
seemingly unrelated things
Definition
1) Established common ground
2) Identifies areas of conflict
Causal Analysis
1) Cause leads to an effect
2) Effect that results from a cause
3) Needs logic
4) “Why” in the title
Rhetorical Transaction
Exigence
Rhetorical
Situation
Audience
Purpose
Logos
Appeals
Ethos
Pathos
Organization/Structure/Form
Diction
Imagery
Syntax
Surface Features
Figurative Language
Narration
What it does:
* Relates events in some climatic sequence
* Tells a story
When to use:
* Fiction
* Essays, news releases, case histories, etc.
* Anecdotes
* Relate an experience; present dramatically
Narration
How to write:
* Have a point
* Pace the story
* Tell the story from a consistent P.o.V.
* Insert appropriate details
Tone
Definition:
a literary technique which encompasses the attitudes
toward the subject and toward the audience implied in a
literary work
Tone
For
Discussion:
What is the
difference in
TONE
between the
two parts?
“Shooting an Elephant”
George Orwell
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Read pages 199-205
Do questions 1-5 (The facts)
Do questions 1-5 (The Strategies)
Due Thursday