Costello Brit Lit II Persuasive Essay: HYPERtheticals Revision (due to turnitin.

.com before 11pm on T 2/7) Rhetorical Situation Author: someone thoughtfully and thoroughly responding to one of Chuck Klostermans hyperthetical scenarios. Audience: someone who doesnt agree with the authors stance Context: The author must convince the audience to change their mind and adopt the authors response to the scenario. GOALS Present a clearly stated opinion to a target audience. STRATEGIES Choose an issue with opposing viewpoints. Choose your side of the issue and clarify your position.

Present relevant evidence, explanation, and/or support in a logically organized argument.

Defend your position with appropriate reasons, specific details, and evidence presented in a logical order.

Anticipate and address audience concerns and counterarguments

Present your views and respond to opposing views in a reasonable voice and tone.

Use persuasion as an instrument for action or change.

Persuade your audience to act in response to your position.

Grading 100 Portfolio Points:

/25 /25 /25 /25 o o o o Develops a point of view, demonstrates critical thinking, uses appropriate support Organization and focus, coherence, progression of ideas Language and vocabulary usage, sentence structure Grammar, mechanics, and format

Costello Brit Lit II Revision Tips: Make sure all paragraphs meet the 8-10 sentence depth requirement o Combine small paragraphs or expand upon them. o But expand with substantial and specific information, not empty filler/redundancies Use the Word Cemetery handout to identify and improve word choice. Highlight every time you use these words, and then rephrase, delete, or otherwise revise. o These 1st final copies are filled with empty, vague, and simple word choice, which makes the argument empty, vague, and (you guessed it!) simple. While eliminating the use of 1st or 2nd person, dont forget about the understood you o Ex: Think about the benefits. Dont ever consider going to the moon  The understood, but not stated, subject of that sentence is You because the writer is telling the reader to do something. Dont be bossy! Be more specific with support of your stance o Arguments that mention something or someone or things are str8 weak! Dont use the slang term str8. Formatting Guidelines y See original guidelines for assignment

Submission Instructions for Revision: y See original guidelines for assignment