Transcript Rhetorical Analysis Paper Working Thesis

English II Pre-AP
1. Staple your Root and Anthony Analyses
together and turn in.
2. Complete Day 2 in your grammar
packet.
Rhetorical Analysis
Paper Working Thesis
What Do I Need to Make Sure
is in My Thesis?
O Purpose(s)
O Strategies
O In other words…
O What does the speaker do?/What is his/her goal?
O How does the speaker do it?/How does s/he
accomplish it?
O NOTE: Your thesis statement MAY be up to two
sentences, but be sure to avoid laundry lists of
devices.
Working Thesis Rubric
O Unapproved "Be" verbs (students who have not
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cleared a "be" verb in the thesis with me) = -50 points
each
1st- or 2nd-person pronouns = -50 points each
Contractions = -50 points each
Missing purpose = -50 points
Fragment or Run-on = 0
Sentence that does not make sense = 0
O Students can rewrite and resubmit their thesis
statements for a 75.
Mrs. Forys’ Working Thesis
O In her 1992 speech to the Republican
National Convention, Mary Fisher employs a
number of emotional appeals and figurative
comparisons in order to advocate for public
action with regards to the growing HIV/AIDS
epidemic.
Mrs. Forys’ Working Thesis
O In her 1992 address to the Republican
National Convention, Mary Fisher uses
personification and references to her family
and history in order to put a human face on
the HIV/AIDS crisis.
Other Sample Thesis
Statements…
O For Carl Sagan Speech:
O In tracing deadly weapons and historic mistakes,
Carl Sagan admonishes past decisions to use
nuclear power and seeks to deter its continued
production for the sake of the human race.
O For Harry Truman Speech:
O By providing his audience with an idea of the
history and potential future of atomic technology,
Truman works towards support for the use and
maintenance of the atomic bomb.
Problematic Thesis
Statements…
O Sagan argues against the use of nuclear
weapons and the continuance of nuclear
technology.
O Root used stereotypes and other fallacious
arguments.
O Anthony explains why women should have
the right to vote, and she laments how sad it
is that they can’t.
What Do I Need to Make Sure
is in My Thesis?
O Purpose(s)
O Strategies
O In other words…
O What does the speaker do?/What is his/her goal?
O How does the speaker do it?/How does s/he
accomplish it?
O NOTE: Your thesis statement MAY be up to two
sentences, but be sure to avoid laundry lists of
devices.