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REVIEW OF RHETORICAL MODES

REVIEW OF RHETORICAL MODES. Dr. Sylvia M. Eliza INGL 3202 Sections 001 & 006 January 28-29, 2007 English Department. RHETORICAL MODES. modes of development modes of discourse modes of essay writing manner of writing your essay. RHETORICAL MODES. Examples Comparison/contrast

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REVIEW OF RHETORICAL MODES

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  1. REVIEW OF RHETORICAL MODES Dr. Sylvia M. Eliza INGL 3202 Sections 001 & 006 January 28-29, 2007 English Department

  2. RHETORICAL MODES • modes of development • modes of discourse • modes of essay writing • manner of writing your essay

  3. RHETORICAL MODES • Examples • Comparison/contrast • Cause/effect • Division/classification • Process • Narration • Definition • Description

  4. EXAMPLES ESSAY • Introduction • identifies big group • Body • 3-5: one paragraph for each • 5 or more: categories • Conclusion • sums up

  5. COMPARISON /CONTRAST ESSAY • similarities or differences lead to a conclusion • decisions: examine different possibilities • Introduction • items compared/contrasted • main points of comparison • convincing thesis

  6. COMPARISON /CONTRAST ESSAY • Body • chunk by chunk: same order • point by point • Conclusion • may suggest an action

  7. CAUSE/EFFECT ESSAY • cause condition and reasons (causes) that led to it • effect condition and what results (effects) happened because of it

  8. DIVISION/CLASSSIFICATION ESSAY • division: very rare • classification: very common • big group or general concept • into smaller groups or categories • something in common • P.O.C.: rule to organize categories (type, material, owner, dates, etc.)

  9. PROCESS ESSAY • how to do something • Introduction • motivate readers to master the process • “You”: appropriate • Body • chronological order • few steps: one per paragraph • many steps: category per paragraph

  10. NARRATION ESSAY • telling a story of something that happened • convince readers your thesis is true • Introduction: make your point • Body • story to dramatize your point • show (not tell) why thesis is true • Conclusion: end of your story

  11. DEFINITION ESSAY • beyond denotation of term • connotation in larger context • Introduction: what you think the concept means • Body: combines rhetorical modes • examples, comparison, contrast, narration • subjective ideas; very personal • convincing evidence to support opinion • Conclusion: restates strong point of definition

  12. DESCRIPTION ESSAY • very personal • sensory details to convey your attitude about the topic • how something or someone looks

  13. DESCRIPTION ESSAY • Introduction • how you see the subject/object about which you are writing • Body • convince readers thesis is true • different modes: classify, give examples, compare, contrast • specific; provide details • metaphors to enrich descriptive language • you are part of what you are writing

  14. REFERENCE • Leake, Joanna, and James Knudsen. The Visual Guide to College Composition with Readings. Longman Publishers, 2002. MLA (guidelines of the Modern Language Association Handbook for Writers of Research Papers)

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