Justin: I agree with your self-assessment for the most part- I'd probably go with a 5-6 for A & B, but everything else is spot-on. Here are some suggestions: Be sure to think about WHAT the author does to make you think of what the purpose of the passage is. As far as organization- keep linking back to that statement at the beginning of each part/section. I agree about the reader/effect...think about it like textual evidence of device/technique that supports thesis, what it's meaning is in the passage, and the effect/ what the reader should understand (why this technique/device as opposed to another...?)
Justin:
ReplyDeleteI agree with your self-assessment for the most part- I'd probably go with a 5-6 for A & B, but everything else is spot-on. Here are some suggestions:
Be sure to think about WHAT the author does to make you think of what the purpose of the passage is.
As far as organization- keep linking back to that statement at the beginning of each part/section.
I agree about the reader/effect...think about it like textual evidence of device/technique that supports thesis, what it's meaning is in the passage, and the effect/ what the reader should understand (why this technique/device as opposed to another...?)