english paper

Pre-writing

Rhetorical Analysis of Halberstam’s “Class in the Classroom”

1. What is the author’s full name? In your paper, when you first mention an author, you should refer to them by his or her full name. From that point on, just use his or her last name. (No Mr. Mrs. Ms.)

2. What rhetorical strategies from our list for written arguments do you see Halberstam using in his chapter/article/essay? You may use bullet format.

3. Which strategy do YOU think was most effective? If you are in a study group, you do not need to agree with everyone in your group.

4. What are the best examples of Halberstam using that strategy?

5. Create a rough draft of a topic sentence arguing that the strategy you identified is the one he used most effectively. A topic sentence in a one-paragraph assignment should include author’s full name, article title, the rhetorical strategy, and that is was most effective.