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• Brainstorm a list of Brainstorm a list of everything you know or everything you know or have learned about have learned about writing an essaywriting an essay..

What is missing from our list?What is missing from our list?• What What kindkind of writing are we talking of writing are we talking about?about?

Rhetorical Rhetorical ModesModes

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• Rhetorical Rhetorical modesmodes

• Rhetorical Rhetorical formsforms

• Modes of Modes of DiscourseDiscourse

• essays with a particular essays with a particular purpose and organizationpurpose and organization– DescriptionDescription– NarrationNarration– ExemplificationExemplification– DefinitionDefinition– Process analysisProcess analysis– Classification/DivisionClassification/Division– Compare/ContrastCompare/Contrast– Cause-Effect Cause-Effect – PersuasionPersuasion

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• Writing that Writing that creates a clear and creates a clear and vivid impressionvivid impression of the topic. of the topic.

• Translates your experienceTranslates your experience of a of a person, place, or thing person, place, or thing into into words, often by appealing to words, often by appealing to the physical sensesthe physical senses: : sight, sight, hearing, smell, taste, and hearing, smell, taste, and touch. touch.

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1.1.Creates a Creates a dominant impressiondominant impression (implied thesis)(implied thesis)—an overall effect, —an overall effect, feeling, or image—about the topicfeeling, or image—about the topic

2.2.Uses Uses detailsdetails thatthat appeal to the five appeal to the five sensessenses to support this impression. to support this impression.

3.3. Enhances this impression with Enhances this impression with figurative language figurative language (ex: Metaphor (ex: Metaphor and simile).and simile).

4.4. Organized in a Organized in a spatial pattern.spatial pattern.

It was a narrow room, with a rather high It was a narrow room, with a rather high ceiling, and crowded from floor to ceiling ceiling, and crowded from floor to ceiling with goodies. There were rows and rows with goodies. There were rows and rows of hams and sausages of all shapes and of hams and sausages of all shapes and colors—white, yellow, red, and black; fat colors—white, yellow, red, and black; fat and lean and round—rows of canned and lean and round—rows of canned preserves, cocoa and tea, bright preserves, cocoa and tea, bright translucent glass bottles of honey, translucent glass bottles of honey, marmalade, and jam; round bottles and marmalade, and jam; round bottles and slender bottles, filled with liqueurs and slender bottles, filled with liqueurs and punch-all these things crowded every inch punch-all these things crowded every inch of the shelvesof the shelves from top to bottomfrom top to bottom. .

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Dominant Dominant Impression Impression

Sensory Sensory Details Details

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Adjective(s)Adjective(s)

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Dominant Dominant Impression?Impression?

Sensory DetailsSensory Details Similes and metaphorsSimiles and metaphors

Decide on ONE word with your

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• Introduce readers to a place that you Introduce readers to a place that you have visited. have visited. For example, you might For example, you might take readers into an unfamiliar or exotic take readers into an unfamiliar or exotic world—a scuba diving expedition, a world—a scuba diving expedition, a spelunking adventure, or a boat trip spelunking adventure, or a boat trip through the Everglades. Or you could through the Everglades. Or you could encourage readers to visit a favorite encourage readers to visit a favorite museum, historic district, or park (or museum, historic district, or park (or discourage them from visiting a place discourage them from visiting a place you found disappointing). Or you could you found disappointing). Or you could introduce readers to a foreign country introduce readers to a foreign country or an ethnic neighborhood with which or an ethnic neighborhood with which you are familiar. you are familiar.

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• Complete the graphic organizer Complete the graphic organizer posted onlineposted online (like the one we (like the one we did in class) for your “place”. did in class) for your “place”.

• You may print out the sheet You may print out the sheet and fill it in OR compose an and fill it in OR compose an organizer in your notebook and organizer in your notebook and complete it. complete it.

Sensory DetailsSensory Details—Include at least ONE detail for each SENSE. For example, “the dingy paint” or “the slender bottles”.

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language—Create at least THREE similes and/or metaphors to describe your place. For example, “bright as the sun,” “like a condemned slum,” or “a sea of troubles.”

Dominant ImpressionDominant Impression—List three —List three descriptive adjectives you want to descriptive adjectives you want to emphasize about the mood, quality emphasize about the mood, quality or atmosphere of your “place.” For or atmosphere of your “place.” For example, “welcoming,” “beautiful,” example, “welcoming,” “beautiful,” “disgusting,” or “ominous.” “disgusting,” or “ominous.”

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