For Respect Writer/ Assignment 2

Turn the Chart into a Paragraph

Using the Chart to Create a Paragraph

The chart is a tool to help you write a strong analysis body paragraph.

Remember that analysis breaks down a subject and then reassembles it. Where most

students go wrong in analysis is not breaking down enough and jumping straight into

explanation. The chart helps remind you to include all the steps. Note that you don't

always use the steps in order.

For example, read the following two paragraphs below that were written from

the example chart. Notice how the topic sentence is usually part of the explanation. This

makes sense because if you recall from ENG100, the topic sentence states the

paragraph's main point. Inferences and explanation usually come in the middle of the

paragraph because they are both elements of support. The paragraphs usually end with

explanation because that is where we show why our support matters and proves our

point. But writing is not an exact science, so don't worry if you follow the pattern

perfectly, just make sure you have all the parts. Below are two examples that show how

the patterns are not always the same, but notice that each paragraph contains all three

elements and that explanation usually comes at the beginning and end of the

paragraphs.

Please use the chart you created in the first assignment to write one body

paragraph. Please color code the observations, inferences, and explanation in your

paragraph. You may use the colors in the example or those of your own choosing so

long as you label them. When you are done, submit your body paragraph in a Word

doc.

Examples of Analysis Body Paragraphs

• Observation

• Inference

• Explanation

Example 1:

The ad "Fine?" uses an "interview" style that creates characters who feel "realistic"

and honest and lends credibility to their testimonials. The interviewees are filmed in

black and white. The camera that films them is wobbly, as if hand held. The audio is

scratchy and at a lower volume than the music. These film techniques help create the

narrative in the ad that these interviews were conducted on the fly in the homes and

towns of the interviewees. For example, one woman is filmed in an unidentified

parking lot, as if the interviewer just found her there. Whether or not these are real

people and their real plights is irrelevant, for the choices in how to present them were

deliberate and well-chosen to create a sense of realism in the ad. This realism enhances

the Ethos of the people and makes their testimonials more believable to the audience.

Example 2:

The interview style also helps add to the Pathos of the stories. In the ad, a series

of people list various hardships that they went through. One woman relates layoffs. A

disheveled, unshaven man says, "All said and done, I'm making two hundred dollars a

month." Another woman says, "I have been looking for work for two years and I haven't

found any." These tales of sadness are highlighted by the fact that the testimonials are

filmed in black and white. Black and white film is often used to convey a sense of

sadness. Though the audio is grainy, the video is not. The subjects are filmed in close-

up so their facial expressions and tired visages are clear, which heightens the Pathos of

their stories. The somber, yet worrying piano music is the final touch to heighten the

sense of the sad stories and create an appeal to Pathos.