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ENGL 1301
LAST CLASS DAY
AGENDA
• Orwell Discussion, cont.
• “Politics and the English Language”
• Animal Farm
• King Discussion
• Final Exam Review
• Persuasive Essay Peer Review
ORWELL ESSAY
• Thesis
• English prose, especially political writing, has
decayed along with the English social identity, but
the process is not irreparable.
• Organization
• Existence & evidence of a problem/undesirable
trend
• Examples and explanations of problematic habits
• Political Writing: description, purpose, cause
• Concession/Refutation
• Rules
• Conclusion/Significance
ORWELL ESSAY
• Devices
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Imagery
Irony
The Three Appeals?
Analogies
Evidence
• Efficacy – You decide.
ANIMAL FARM
• Characters & Historical Correlates
• Bourgeoisie (Haves)
• Proletariat (Have-Nots)
• Instances of argument
• Revolution
• Old Major
• The night of the rebellion
• New hierarchy
• Linguistic devices/use of rhetorical manipulation
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Farm name
Laws
Solidarity
Political debates/propaganda/slander/assembly
Significance of Squealer
Perverted logic of ultimate ideology
KING ESSAY
• Rhetorical Situation
• Incarceration
• Historical context
• Audience
• “Eight fellow clergymen”
• http://www.stanford.edu/group/King//frequentdocs/clergy.
pdf
• Thesis
• Implicit
KING ESSAY
• Organization
• Introduction, statement of purpose
• Justification for presence
• Defense of actions
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Skewed priorities
S.O.P.
“On the basis of these conditions”
Prior methods
Timeliness
Human element
• Legality: just vs. unjust laws
• Disappointment
• White moderates’ argument
• Extremism
KING ESSAY
• Organization, cont.
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Black Americans’ position
Inevitably of iniquity
Real heroes & villains
Conclusion
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Imagery
The Three Appeals
Analogies
Evidence
FINAL EXAMINATION REVIEW
• Vocabulary
• Essay Prompts
VOCABULARY
• Argument & Persuasion: Classical vs. Modern
• The Three Appeals
• Ethos
• Credibility
• Ways to use it: diction, tone, evidence
• Pathos
• Emotion
• Recognizable instances
• Logos
• Logic
• Induction
• Deduction
• Syllogism
• Stakeholders
ESSAY PROMPT OPTION #1
• Explicate George Orwell’s argument in
“Politics and the English Language.” Decide
whether he successfully makes his point and
express your scholarly conclusion in a concise
thesis statement. Identify his thesis and
describe the main sections/topical divisions of
his rhetoric (organization). Then analyze the
rhetorical devices Orwell relies on (imagery,
diction, analogies, logos, pathos, ethos, etc.)
and explain whether or not they are effective
means of persuasion. Use specific examples.
ESSAY PROMPT OPTION #2
• What makes for good writing? What kind of
writing is most appealing to the modern reader?
Your thesis statement should be an assertive
declaration that is expanded by each of your
main points, not a list of specific
qualities/attributes. In the body of your essay,
you may discuss rhetorical devices or schemes
that are effective as well as the ones that are
not effective, and/or you may discuss the
different requirements for compositions with
different purposes. Use specific support and
examples.
ESSAY PROMPT OPTION #3
• Discuss the use of rhetorical argument in Animal Farm.
Your thesis statement should declare your judgment of
the significance/function of rhetoric in the film. First
identify and explain their argument for dissent (examine
Old Major’s speech and consider the significance of
what happens immediately before the animals’
revolution) – what are their reasons for unhappiness?
Next explain the different ways the narrative comments
on the exercise of persuasion. Think about all the
manifestations of linguistic manipulation: socio-political
solidarity, political debates, propaganda, law
enforcement, maintenance of an inequitable status
quo, etc. Be specific as you make your points.
ESSAY PROMPT OPTION #4
• How do logos, pathos, and ethos emerge in
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter From
Birmingham Jail”? Explain how much of
each of these King uses. Does he employ all
three devices or does he favor one or two
over the other(s)? How do the proportions
of these methods’ presence in the text
affect the strength of the argument? As
always, be specific, and stay away from the
list-thesis.