Today in class we...
Continued to review for the end-of-course exam. Please remember the exam is administered over two days, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. It is vital that you be in class to take the exams because making them up at a later date is not easy and I want you to be in class as we close out the semester.
Today we continued to study the synthesis essay. We practiced taking notes on the various documents and how to best formulate a position. Remember: Taking a position is not the same thing as "choosing a side." It means that you have a well articulated point of view on the subject. Take your time and make sure the documents you use to synthesize your position create an effective argument. The synthesis essay is one where you will use rhetorical strategies to develop your position.
In class today:
Read and analyze the Zen Parables (Norton Reader, beginning p. 1119) and explain:
1. The purpose/lesson/moral
2. One unanswered question
3. Two important symbols. For each, identify the symbol, its symbolism and explain how that symbol helped convey the author's purpose.
4. One additional rhetorical strategy effectively used by the author to convey the purpose. Identify the strategy and evaluate its effectiveness in relation to the purpose.
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