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Per. 1 Paragraphs due Monday
Per. 4 & 6 we will write together on Tuesday
1st Paragraph Arrangement
Looking at structure as strategy and learning to write about you an author uses organization to convey his purpose.
How does Ernie Pyle arrange his ideas to convey his purpose?
1. Directions: choose 3 -4 significant chunks from Ernie Pyle's essay "On WWII" to discuss. In a paragraph, convey what the author is doing in each section and explain why. (Is he describing to evoke emotion, emphasizing to develop a deeper understanding of war - if so what is that new insight). Incorporate textual references and embed them into your sentences of explanation. Then explain who is he writing for and his purpose. You might focus on using the following verbs
what the author is doing? why?
describes to suggest
questions imply
observes to inquire / explore
emphasizes expose
narrates evokes
illustrates to draw attention to
exemplifies illustrate
lists exemplify
opens / closes introduce
shifts to create
transitions to to develop meaning behind
____(adverb) conveys
ex: passionately conveys to set a _______ tone
Your paragraph might look something like the following frame. This is only a suggestion.
Ernie Pyle "On WWII"
Sample Frame for Paragraph 1
In
the _______(genre), ________(title), _______ (rhetor)
__________(adverb) ______(technique - how does he present) ________ (his
message). ________(Last name of rhetor) first (illustrates,
exemplifies)________ in order to (expose, evoke, etc)______________. His
focus then shifts to _____________________________ (revealing,
exposing, etc) _______________________________________.
Carefully,
Pyle then begins to sharpen the lens of his narrative and
capture_________________ to (suggest/evoke/create _____ . The narration
closes with ____________ (exemplifying, evoking) __________Pyle
structures his essay like a ____________, reminding
___________(audience) of __________________(purpose).
Example excerpt for Paragraph 1
In
the essay, “On WWII” Ernie Pyle vividly describes the aftermath of war.
Pyle opens his essay with a description of a beautiful scene of the
beach, including the objects that have been left behind in war (men
“sleeping forever”) introducing the stark reality of death that
encompasses war. Pyle then shifts to list the quantity of items
destroyed (“trucks”, “jeeps, and “lct’s”) objectively describing the
destruction to expose the magnitude of loss in war. He then begins to
transition towards his real purpose as he begins to describe the men on
the beach as “expendable” suggesting that …..
How does Pyle use rhetorical devices to convey his message?
How does Pyle use rhetorical devices to convey his message?
2. Paragraph 1 Write a second rhetorical analysis paragraph that focuses on what rhetorical strategies does Pyle uses to convey his message Instead of focusing on the whole chunks, focus on analyzing the specific diction (words and phrases) and syntax (sentences).
Pyle first introduces the idea of _________(subject) as he describes / opens his essay with ____ (first example). The ________(device) allows ____________ (what do you understand about the situation?). Pyle continues to address the idea of _________________ (message) in his next example in which he states ___________, exposing / evoking / illustrating _________________________.
Later Pyle magnifies / strengthens / reinforces his message with the observation / description of _______________________(device & example) conveying the idea that _____________________.
Through Pyle's use of __________(devices) he begins to suggest ____________________________.
Pyle first introduces the idea of _________(subject) as he describes / opens his essay with ____ (first example). The ________(device) allows ____________ (what do you understand about the situation?). Pyle continues to address the idea of _________________ (message) in his next example in which he states ___________, exposing / evoking / illustrating _________________________.
Later Pyle magnifies / strengthens / reinforces his message with the observation / description of _______________________(device & example) conveying the idea that _____________________.
Through Pyle's use of __________(devices) he begins to suggest ____________________________.
Pyle first introduces the tragedy of death in the first paragraph as he describes the men "sleeping forever." The abstract description allows death to appear peaceful on the surface, but the audience
soon realizes the permanence and seriousness of war that is too often
overlooked. This trivialization of soldiers' lives is later represented
in his objective tone with his listing of concrete imagery, "trucks..jeeps...LCT's" creating a
distant, mechanical feel to the tools men used to wage war. Pyle’s
extensive description allows for the objectiveness to sink in before he
returns to his first point about the costs of war, human life. Pyle
returns to this idea in paragraph 10, stating life was “expendable”
reminding his audience that war has dehumanized men, allowing them to be
“replaceable”. Pyle’s abstract word choice begins to suggest that humans should value more than victory and begins to evoke the commemorative tone to his piece.
