English 111 Week 6 | Tuesday, April 26

Week 6 Quiz

Plan for Tonight

Section 1 (5:15-7:00)

– Quiz

– Discussion of Chapters 12, 13, & 15

– Discussion of Swift’s “A Modest Proposal”

– Assign Homework

Other Items

– Peer Review of Essay 3

– Conferences on Essay 3

Chapters 12, 13, 15Exemplification, Cause & Effect, Combining the Patterns

Division & Classification

Division

– the process of breaking a whole into parts

– Begin with a whole and break it into individual parts

Classification

– process of sorting individual items into categories

– Begin with individual items and sort them into categories

Used to

– Make sense of seemingly random ideas by putting scattered bits of information into useful, coherent order

– Identify relationships between a whole and its parts or among the parts themselves

Division & Classification

Thesis: should identify your subject, introduce the categories you will discuss, and perhaps show readers the relationships of your categories to one another and to the subject as a whole (450).

Possibly also communicate your evaluation of the subjects, their strengths and weaknesses.

Transitional words: the first category, one category, another category, the most important category, etc.

Intro: orient readers on topic, principle for classification, and thesis

Body: treat categories one by one—same order as introduction

Conclusion: restate thesis, sum up points,

Definition

Definition - what a term means and how it is different from other terms in its class

– Formal Definitions – brief, succinct explanations (like dictionary)

– Extended Definitions – longer, more complex definitions (like essays)

Uses of Definition in essays

– When the term has more than one meaning

– When you’re using the term in an unusual way

– When your readers probably won’t know what the term means

– When the definition is central to your discussion

Definition

Make sure you clearly define your terms.

Provide a true definition—not just a descriptive statement such as “Happiness is a four-day weekend.”

Introduction: identifies the term to be defined, perhaps presents a brief formal definition, and goes on to state the essay’s thesis.

Body: expands the definition, using any one (or several) of the patterns of development or the strategies on page 509.– Synonyms (words with similar meanings)

– Negation (telling what it is not)

– Enumeration (listing it characteristics)

– Analogies (comparisons identifying similarities between the term and something else.

– Origin and development (word’s derivation, original meaning, and usages.)

Combining the Patterns

Using the different patterns we’ve read about this semester in combination

Often an essay uses a dominant pattern and supports with other patterns

How have the patterns combined in your essays this semester?• Narration

• Description

• Argumentation

• Exemplification

• Cause and Effect

• Comparison and Contrast

• Classification and Division

• Definition

Combining the Patterns

How might you incorporate the patterns into your Essay 3?• Narration

• Description

• Argumentation

• Exemplification

• Cause and Effect

• Comparison and Contrast

• Classification and Division

• Definition

“A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift

What literal argument is the essay making?

What is Swift’s purpose? What do you think he wants his readers to do after reading the essay? Should they take action? change their belief? or something else?

What argument is the essay really making?

“A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift

Identify at least one example of each of the following in “A Modest Proposal”

– Pathos

– Ethos

– Logos

– Classification/Division

– Definition

– Compare/Contrast

– Cause and Effect

Homework for Week 8

Finish Essay 3

– Upload to turnitin.com

– Bring/email copy

Essay 3 Peer Review Workshop

Optional Essay 3 Conferences