Personal Statements - Reviewing Rhetoric and Continuing w/Drafts

"The drama of the essay is the way the public life intersects with my personal and private life.  It's in that intersection that I find the energy of the essay." - Richard Rodriguez

Today, you will continue to draft your personal statement.  Please use your class time effectively.

You can use your online writer's netbook or you can physically write in your notebook.

Our goal today is to assess our personal statements in relation to the elements of the rhetorical framework. You should be thinking about these techniques within your own writing.

Rhetoric is how the rhetor (writer or speaker) crafts his or her writing so that it is meaningful, purposeful, and effective. 

To do this, we must think about more than simply writing down our words. We must evaluate how we want to present ourselves to our readers/listeners.  Use the following document:

This view-only document on the Elements of the Rhetorical Framework

Are you using all five elements effectively?  This is part of the rubric - know what you are writing in each section of your essay and the purpose/effect you want it to have on the reader.

You will also receive a copy of the Personal Statement rubric.  You will self-assess and turn it in along with your final draft on Mon. 10/6.  Please use the rubric to monitor your currrent progress.

You will be working in Writing Response Groups on Weds. 10/1.  Be sure to have your draft and FIVE copies to participate properly and to give and receive feedback.