3/12/25

Introduction

Warm welcome and check-in with students about the day.
Announcement of events: Women's History Month celebration at the Lafayette campus in DeValt Court Building, starting at 10 AM.
Reminder: Importance of student events, especially for those on campus.

Feedback: Students notified about analysis notes and thesis feedback.
Importance of reviewing feedback:
- Generally positive feedback highlighted.
- Suggestions for revisions and deeper analysis discussed, including rhetorical elements like ethos.
Emphasis on the necessity for a detailed analysis in the essays, moving beyond surface-level observations.

Main focus: Developing body sections of the essay.
No assignments due during class today, but there is an upcoming assignment for Friday.
Reminder to check the weekly course activities page on Canvas for updates if absent.

Importance of the body of the essay as the primary section where students will do most of their analytical work.
Resources available on Canvas including:
- Developing Essay #2 PowerPoint.
- Example rhetorical analysis essays for reference.
Type of example essays to analyze: some strong, some needing improvement.

Reminder: There is no single correct way to organize the essay; flexibility is encouraged.
Possible approaches:
- Analyzing each ad individually.
- Comparing and contrasting ads directly within paragraphs.
Consideration of audience in discussing rhetorical elements to avoid repetitive presentations in separate paragraphs.

Introduction to creating brief and detailed outlines.
Purpose of outlines: Structuring thoughts and ensuring clarity in analytical writing.
Encouragement for students to plan roughly how they want to develop body paragraphs.

Crucial points while writing body paragraphs:
- Include details and evidence from the advertisements to support analyses.
- Importance of illustrating how rhetorical techniques like pathos and logos are executed in ads.
Students encouraged to show their reasoning in essays, enhancing clarity for the reader.
Outline reminders:
- Avoid excessive summaries of ads; provide analytical depth instead.
- Reference to the limitations on the number of outside sources allowed (maximum of two).

Primary focus on student analysis without excessive reliance on external commentary.
Outside sources may be used only to provide cultural context or background information about the ads being analyzed, not to contribute to rhetorical analysis directly.

Use of effective topic sentences to preview paragraph focus.
Necessary balance between evidence presentation and analysis throughout paragraphs:
- Evidence must be clear and specific (e.g., colors, imagery).
- Analysis should link these elements back to the rhetorical strategies employed.

Break down the components of example body paragraphs:
- Balancing evidence (highlighted in yellow) and analysis (in blue).
- Importance of a structured approach in presenting evidence followed by an analysis of that evidence.
Two examples analyzed:
- Successful identification of pathos with connections made to audience engagement.
- Importance of clarity and consistency in referencing ads, ensuring the reader knows which ad is being discussed.

Students to draft one body paragraph and provide a brief outline of their essays.
Emphasis on using feedback received to refine this draft.
Reminder to highlight evidence and bold topic sentences in submissions for clarity in review.

Students reminded of the upcoming focus on effectiveness evaluations in paragraphs during the next class.
Open invitation for questions and clarification ahead of assignments.