KHANH LY Unit 1 Essay First Draft In “What Is Rhetoric?,” the author says, “ How one says something conveys meaning as much as what one says ” Choose a text we have read in class, then write an essay[.]
Trang 1In “What Is Rhetoric?,” the author says, “ How one says something conveys meaning
as much as what one says.” Choose a text we have read in class, then write an
essay that analyzes how the author uses rhetoric to advance a point of view or
achieve a purpose Discuss, as part of the analysis, how the author unfolds the
series of ideas or events and the effect of specific word choices on meaning and
tone Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support the analysis
Introduction & Thesis
The introduction should
include the title of the text,
the author, and a brief
summary of the text.
“A Fable for Tomorrow” is the chapter 1 of “Silent Spring” written by Rachel Carson The events in an idyllic American town indicated a warning about the abuse of pesticides to the American public and government
Your thesis statement tells
your audience what they
should know by the end of
your essay This is where you
list the three strategies that
you will discuss in each body
paragraph.
Moreover, Carson manipulates imagery, pathos, metaphors to appeal the emotions to the readers and convey the destructiveness and dangerousness of the pesticides affecting the natural environment and the health of humans and animals
Body Paragraph #1
Topic Sentence First, Rachel Carson manipulates imagery in order to attract the readers by relating the
audiences through illustrating the situations and indicating the feelings of fear and adversity to the audiences
Evidence & Citation “Others came to fish the streams, which flowed clear and cold out of the hills and
contained shady pools where trout lay.” (paragraphs 1 and 2) - it describes how beautiful and prosperous that town is through the imagery It’s a beautiful town in the heart of America that is in harmony with nature There are varieties of birds, farms, hills and the green fields There are many people who would like to travel to this town from great distances to observe the abundance of bird life and fishing Rachel describes it’s peaceful and dreamy town In addition, “The roadsides, once so attractive, were now lined with browned and withered vegetation as though swept by fire.” (paragraph 6) - This evidence shows how the abuse of the pesticides destroyed a beautiful town then became a dying town Everything changed to negative
Supporting Sentence Both evidences help the readers understand the situations and the events in the town and
indicate to the audiences the feelings of adversity and fear
Body Paragraph #2
Topic Sentence Rachel Carson builds pathos in order to invoke the emotions of fear and sympathy to the
reader through using the imagery
Trang 2Evidence & Citation According to the text, it says “Everywhere was a shadow of death The farmers spoke of
much illness among their families.” (paragraph 3) - Rachel Carson associates the imagery
to give the emotions to the audiences while they’re reading She describes how the town changed to a dying town after using the pesticides “Everywhere was a shadow of death” makes the audiences imagine a land around the death that makes the audiences feel fear about the pesticides In paragraph 4, “The few birds seen anywhere were moribund; they trembled violently and could not fly It was a spring without voices.” - The author describes the town as a spring without voices She means when she wrote “it was a spring without voices' ' that the town usually has many sounds from the robins, catbirds, but the chemical was destroying all of them
Supporting Sentence Those evidences indicates the feelings of fear and sympathy to the readers, helps them
feel pity for the humans, the birds and the town are dying under abuse of the pesticides
Body Paragraph #3
Topic Sentence Rachel Carson utilizes metaphors in order to describe the town and emphasize the
dangers of the use of pesticides
Evidence & Citation In paragraph 1, “a checkerboard of prosperous farms” and “a backdrop of pines” are two
metaphors that describe the prosperity of the town and how beautiful it was before the effects of the abuse of pesticides Additionally, “Everywhere was a shadow of death.” (paragraph 3) shows how the town is dying Animals, humans, prosperity, the
environment, everything is destroyed because of the misuse of pesticides by humans Supporting Sentence The uses of metaphors support for developing description of the town before and after
using the pesticides and also develop the emotions of the audiences
Conclusion
Topic Sentence In conclusion, “A Fable for Tomorrow” by Rachel Carson manipulates rhetoric and special
word choices such as ethos, pathos, logos, imagery and metaphor
Evidence & Citation Through an idyllic American town to convey the destructiveness and dangerousness of
the chemicals that affect the natural environment and the health of humans and animals Supporting Sentence Moreover, the description of the abuse of pesticides that destroyed a beautiful town gives
a warning for all American citizens and the government