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Rhetorical Mode
Explain when or why each rhetorical mode is used.
Structure -- Explain what organizational method works best with each rhetorical mode.
Provide 2 tips for writing in each rhetorical mode.
Narration
Narration tells what happened.
Narration uses chronological order to help a story unfold. It is like a list of events in paragraph form.
The introductory paragraph provides an overview of the story to be told. Active voice is best.
Illustration
To clarify abstract ideas, writers use illustration to facilitate understanding on the part of the reader.
The writer uses words and phrases to help the reader get the picture: "It is as though…" "Imagine that one has…"
Sometimes more than one example is needed to fully illustrate the concept. The writer must create an illustration that is familiar to most readers in order to make the point.
Description
Description provides greater detail about a person or event. The reader should be able to create a picture in the mind's eye.
Description papers can be as short as a single paragraph. The writer can move in a certain direction (such as head to toe when describing a person). The format used by journalists -- who, what, when, where, why -- is also useful in organizing a description paper.
Writers can make their...
As shown in the chart at left, there are several structures the writer can use for description; more than one structure c an be used in a single paper.
Classification
The subject is identified and divided into parts and sub-parts.
The structure of a classification paper is generally complex. The writer may use elements from "Extended Definition," "Comparison/Contrast," and "Descriptions" papers.
The writer needs to identify the subject being classified as well as how the classification is being made. An audience has certain expectations depending on the context in which the writing is being read. For example, one would write a different paper about the game "Mousetrap" if writing about a favorite childhood toy or if writing a paper for a physics class.
Process
analysis
This format is used in "how-to" articles, so the reader understands how to do something.
The steps must be presented in order. There has to be enough detail so the reader can get a clear understanding of what is to be done.
The writer's task is to create a clear visual for the reader. The writer should be very familiar with the task s/he is writing about in order to communicate clearly to an audience.
Definition
This type of paper expands on a dictionary…
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