- “Dear Reader” Letter: In a letter that begins “Dear Reader…,” please reflect on the process of writing and revising your Personal Narrative. Your letter may respond to the following questions. These questions are intended to give you a general direction for the letter; you don’t have to answer all of them. Your letter should be 400-500 words long and composed in paragraphs. Please share it with me via Google Docs ([email protected]) by Tuesday, September 22nd.
–What were you trying to accomplish in your personal narrative? What personal story were you trying to tell? What political or historical issues were you tying that story to?
–What was your brainstorming and drafting process like?
–What are you especially proud of about this essay?
–How did the peer review process go for you? What feedback was especially helpful? What feedback was unhelpful?
–What parts of the process went most smoothly for you?
–Where did you struggle during the process of writing and submitting this essay?
–What would you have done differently if you had had more time?
–What does the reader learn about you from your personal narrative?
–What did you learn about yourself from writing this essay?
–What else would you like your reader to know?
2. Read “Rhetorical Triangles” (linked under “Texts” above). Come to class on Wednesday, September 23rd ready to define the three rhetorical modes illustrated in the triangle (ethos, pathos, and logos).
3. Bring an Ad to Class: Search the internet for examples of presidential campaign ads from 2020. Choose an ad that seems either interesting, effective, or attention-getting in some way and be prepared to share it with the class during our zoom call on Wednesday, Sept. 23rd. This will mean having the ad cued up and in an open window on your screen when we start our call.
4. Rhetorical Analysis of Campaign Ad:. You will be sharing your ad, together with a written analysis of the ad, as a blog post. This blog post should be shared by Sunday, September 27th. I will share the instructions for this post separately – so stay tuned!
