#15 Journal 9/8The first chapter of Ecclesiastes, a book in the Bible, concludes with these words:• "For in much wisdom is much grief, and in

increase of knowledge is increase of sorrow."• Defend, challenge, or qualify this assertion.

Use evidence from your observation, experience, or reading to develop your position.

Vocabulary–Paradigm–Rapport– Spurious– Stoic– Truncated

• Current Event Journal due Weds. Please follow the ABC structure.

• By Friday: read Douglass Chapters 9- Appendix. Quiz and Seminar.

You Should Have:

• Polyphemus Moth• Giant Water Bug• In Praise of Bats

• All should go in your binder under rhetorical analysis.

• Choose one to work with a bit more today.

#16 Analytical Thesis Statement 9/8• Write an essay analyzing the rhetorical strategies that the author

uses to convey his point of view.

• In “The Atlanta Compromise Address,” Booker T Washington uses a sentimental appeal, extended metaphors, and uplifting, optimistic diction to express his view that blacks and whites should rally around the same economic flag.

• Label the parts.1. Title of text2. Author or speaker3. Adjectives that describe rhetorical strategies4. Rhetorical strategies5. Point of view, main idea, or argument

• In the excerpt from Heaven and Earth in jest, Dillard uses dark diction, disturbingly violent imagery, and graphic details to ask us to consider if predators are murderers or just a dark part of nature.

Body Paragraphs

• Identify: state the device.• Evidence: give text evidence of the device• Link: explain how the device contributes to

the expression of the author’s main point or argument.

• Try writing a body paragraph based on the first device identified in your thesis.