English 255Tosspon

Meeting 4

Fast Food Nation Discussion

• Complete the handout in a group:

• 1 per group• Reference pg #’s when

possible

EAWR Chpt 4 – Rhetorical Analysis• A close reading of the text to find out how (and whether) it

works to persuade– How well do the arguments work together?– Pg 98 – questions to ask about the subject matter

• Answer each question AND provide evidence/quotes/reasons you think that.

http://harlotofthearts.org/issues/issue_2/mccorkle/obama-poster/index.htm

Who is making the argument• What else have they

produced?• Where else have they

been published?• Where were they

educated? • If a website, who funds it?

Who fact-checks it? Who is the quality control?

Look it up: • Dihydrogen Monoxide

http://www.dhmo.org/• Tree Octopus:

http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/

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• Even professional writers have editors:– A good peer editor makes a better

self-editor because you learn by correcting other peoples’ work!

– Treat your peer’s paper like you’ll be graded on his/her errors and weaknesses.

Do’s

- Take this serious, you will be graded on the quality and quantity of your comments.

- Comment in a polite, respectful language/tone

- Explain your comments, so if you say “I Liked it,” explain why! If you say “this is bad” explain how to improve it.

Don’ts

- Correct every spelling/ grammar mistake (the author should use spell check!)

- Fill the paper with vague comments like “great job” and “interesting”

- Insult the author- Phrases such as “this sucks”,

instead phrase as “This could be better if you added in…”

Peer Revision/Editing (40 points)

Peer Revision/Editing

Why work with a partner?• Read it aloud to the author.• Detect logical

inconsistencies (stuff that makes sense to you may not make sense to a reader).

What is due tonight

In this order:• Final Paper emailed to

me +hard copy (100 points)

• Peer Edit (40 points)• Rough Draft (50 points)