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Rhetorical Reading Notes (RRN)

The document provides instructions for completing a rhetorical reading notes worksheet. It asks the reader to analyze various aspects of the source text such as the author, context, structure, language, logical and emotional appeals, purpose, intended audience, main claim, and key ideas. The reader must answer questions in complete sentences and fully complete the assignment.

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Rhetorical Reading Notes (RRN)

The document provides instructions for completing a rhetorical reading notes worksheet. It asks the reader to analyze various aspects of the source text such as the author, context, structure, language, logical and emotional appeals, purpose, intended audience, main claim, and key ideas. The reader must answer questions in complete sentences and fully complete the assignment.

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Rhetorical Reading Notes (RRN)

Basic Instructions: Complete this worksheet fully. That is, all questions must have an answer. If you cannot
identify an answer to a question, explain why you cannot. You will be asked to write complete sentences
for a number of the questions, so read each question fully. If any questions are left blank or if complete
sentences are not provided when requested, the assignment will be considered incomplete.

Rhetorical Situation

1. CONTEXT (will require brief research)


a. Who is the author/what is the author’s profession/background? (This is part of
Ethos or credibility of the author).
The author of this text is Gerald Graff. He is a teacher in the University of Illinois, in
Chicago since 2000. He also has taught in another universities like Washington or
Berkley university among others. He is the president of the Modern Language
Association of America too.

b. In which source text was the reading originally published/printed/produced?

It was originally published in the book Profession. Profession is a journal of opinion that selects
articles of different professionals.

c. What is the original date of publication?


It was originally publication in 2009

d. Identify one or two significant historical circumstances of the text’s production by


locating current events, theories, or previous articles/studies that influenced the
author’s decision to write this text or conduct this study. You are looking for how
this text fits into the academic conversation happening on the topic at the time it was
written. Write in complete sentences.

One ofthe main sources where we can see clearly Graff´s ideas is in his books Literature against Itself,
Professing Literature, Beyond the Culture Wars, and Clueless in Academe.

2. STRUCTURE AND APPEALS


a. Identify how and where the author(s) employs obvious (e.g., headings, subheadings,
lists, labels, bullets, etc.) or subtle structural cues (e.g., subject transitions).

The title of this text “Why how we read trumps what we read” doesn’t clearly show the main ideas of the
text. The title of this text shows us a contradiction that will be later explained in the text. Gerald Graff
doesn’t use anymore heading or labels to introduce the topic of the paragraph or for organizing his text.

b. Describe the language of the text, focusing on word choice. Be sure to note any
words that are repeated often. Do not just list words, but also describe the language
being used in the text. Write in complete sentences.
The author of this text uses very direct sentences. He wants to go straight to the main point,
what makes easier to understand and identify the main ideas. He doesn’t use a very difficult or
technical language. He uses a lot of times the words “teachers” and “students”. He repeats so
many times these words because they are the audience of this text (The teachers) and who
influence these ideas. Obviously,

c. Identify any Logos (logical appeals) (supporting evidence, previous studies, stories,
logical statements) and state their purpose. That is, state at least 2-4 key pieces of
evidence that the author uses as support and state the purpose of using that piece of
evidence using complete sentences.

d. Identify any Pathos (emotional appeals) and state their purpose using complete
sentences.

3. PURPOSE
a. What is the purpose of the work (e.g., argument, narrative, commentary, etc.) and
how does the author identify that purpose? Write in complete sentences; you may
wish to quote evidence from the source text.

b. Identify and explain the original intended audience as stated (or implied) by the
author by answering the following questions:

i. Identify the pronouns that the author uses and identify to whom the
pronouns refer (i.e., who is who and to whom?). Use the following resource
on pronouns (all web pages under “2. Pronouns” to help you answer this
question: https://www.englishgrammar101.com/).

ii. Identify four words or phrases that you used to identify the audience.

4. MAIN CLAIM
a. State the topic (noun):

b. State the main idea/claim in one complete sentence (must include an active verb):

Response
1. Quote or paraphrase one passage that you agree with and explain why you agree with this
passage.
2. Quote or paraphrase one passage that you disagree with or that confuses you and explain
your disagreement/confusion.

Key Ideas
In your own words, write a list of key ideas found in the text. You must write at least one key idea
per page of the article. A key idea should be written as a phrase of at least three words or a
complete sentence.

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