Prepare for the in-class essay on your selected summer reading book by reviewing the rhetorical triangles, SOAPSTone, and DIDLS in relation to your book. You won't be able to write about all of these rhetorical features, so select those that are most relevant to your book. You will have one hour to write the essay by hand. You will be able to use your book, but if you do so, I will expect you to quote from it.
The topic you'll write about will be something like this: What is the text's purpose, and does the author accomplish that purpose? Support your position with specific reference to the rhetorical features we have discussed in class.
Also, read the David Sedaris essay "Me Talk Pretty One Day" that was handed out in class. Use the rhetorical features discussed in class to make sense of his writing strategies. (You should annotate it, but you don't have to write a response to it.) We will discuss this essay after you write the in-class essay.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch with me.
