Timed Write Prep: Rhetorical Strategies in 'Santa Lands on Mayor Daley's Roof'
For this assignment, you will create a detailed outline for an essay analyzing the rhetorical strategies used in the article 'Santa Lands on Mayor Daley’s Roof.' Follow the provided outline structure carefully. Your outline should include a thesis statement, topic sentences, concrete details (evidence/quotations), and brief warrants explaining how each piece of evidence supports your claims. This outline will help you prepare for a timed write essay. Your work will be graded using the 40-point rubric, so be thorough and precise in your responses.
Group 1
Use the outline format provided to organize your analysis. Focus on the rhetorical strategies (such as satire, parody, diction, tone, and juxtaposition) the authors use to convey their argument. Be sure to include specific evidence from the article and explain how each example supports your thesis. Your outline should be detailed enough to guide a full essay.
Source 1.1
*NOTE: What is provided here is your minimum. You may always write more, and should if time permits. Repeat structure for as many paragraphs as possible.
Thesis: (You are answering the prompt. Make sure you respond to the entire prompt, reading carefully in order to do so thoroughly.)
Body Paragraph One
Topic Sentence (First claim to back your thesis):
Concrete Detail #1 (Evidence /quotation) Brief warrant (explain how the evidence supports the claim) Concrete Detail #2 (Evidence/quotation) Brief warrant (explain how the evidence supports the claim) Concrete Detail #3 (Evidence/quotation) Brief warrant (explain how the evidence supports the claim)
Concluding Sentence:
Body Paragraph Two
Topic Sentence (First claim to back your thesis):
Concrete Detail #1 (Evidence /quotation) Brief warrant (explain how the evidence supports the claim) Concrete Detail #2 (Evidence/quotation) Brief warrant (explain how the evidence supports the claim) Concrete Detail #3 (Evidence/quotation) Brief warrant (explain how the evidence supports the claim)
Concluding Sentence:
Concluding Statement:
Source 1.2
Playboy. “Santa Lands on Mayor Daley’s Roof.” People and Ideas: A Rhetoric Reader, edited by Robert Baylor and James Moore, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980, pp. 101-104.
Playboy. “Santa Lands on Mayor Daley’s Roof.” People and Ideas: A Rhetoric Reader, edited by Robert Baylor and James Moore, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1980, pp. 101-104.
Question 1a
Write a thesis statement that answers the following prompt: Analyze how the authors use rhetorical strategies to convey their argument in 'Santa Lands on Mayor Daley’s Roof.' Make sure your thesis addresses the entire prompt.
Write a topic sentence for Body Paragraph One that introduces your first main claim about the authors’ use of rhetorical strategies.
Provide Concrete Detail #1 for Body Paragraph One (a direct quotation or paraphrase from the article) and a brief warrant explaining how this evidence supports your claim.
Provide Concrete Detail #2 for Body Paragraph One (a direct quotation or paraphrase from the article) and a brief warrant explaining how this evidence supports your claim.
Provide Concrete Detail #3 for Body Paragraph One (a direct quotation or paraphrase from the article) and a brief warrant explaining how this evidence supports your claim.
Write a concluding sentence for Body Paragraph One that reinforces your claim.
Write a topic sentence for Body Paragraph Two that introduces your second main claim about the authors’ use of rhetorical strategies.
Provide Concrete Detail #1 for Body Paragraph Two (a direct quotation or paraphrase from the article) and a brief warrant explaining how this evidence supports your claim.
Provide Concrete Detail #2 for Body Paragraph Two (a direct quotation or paraphrase from the article) and a brief warrant explaining how this evidence supports your claim.
Provide Concrete Detail #3 for Body Paragraph Two (a direct quotation or paraphrase from the article) and a brief warrant explaining how this evidence supports your claim.
Write a concluding sentence for Body Paragraph Two that reinforces your claim.
Write a concluding statement for your essay that restates your thesis in a new way and summarizes your main points.
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