In-class Rhetorical Analysis Essay

Obj: I can write an essay that analyzes how a writer's use of rhetoric achieve a specific purpose.

1. No Red Ink: Growth Quiz!
2. Rhetorical Analysis Essay: 40 Minutes
3. Synthesis Prompt for next time:

Synthesis Question: Is war an inevitable element of human existence? Refer directly to MacArthur’s speech, Eisenhower’s Farewell Address and Margaret Mead’s essay. You may use any other texts you see fit, as well.  After considering these sources, as well as the current state of affairs, develop a position on the question and support your position with multiple sources and your own thinking.

Partner up: One Sentence Summaries

1. Cicero “On Duties”
2. Catiline “To His Army Before Defeat in Battle”
3. Eisenhower “Message to Invasion Troops”
4. Boswell “On War”
5. Eisenhower “Farewell Address”
6. MacArthur “Commencement Address”
7. SIPRI “Patterns of Major Armed Conflicts, 1990-2005”
8. Margaret Mead “Warfare: An Invention--Not a Biological Necessity”
9. Jarecki’s “Why We Fight”
10. Louisa May Alcott’s “Death of a Soldier”

How to prepare? Organize your research, highlight and color code, outline main ideas, find quotes that both support and refute your claims, etc. We will write the essay during class on Friday.