1. Understand the Written Communication rubric
Goals:
Understand the Written Communication rubric
Understand the rhetorical situation
Begin writing about “An Episode of War” (paragraph due Thursday)

2. Read aloud the Stephen Crane short story, “An Episode of War.”

3. On your own paper (or digital device), complete this sentence:
Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War” opens with . . .

5. Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War” opens with . . .
Conventions for writing about literature:
Identify the text (book, article, short story, poem, etc.)
Identify the author
Format according to prevailing conventions
Use present tense (e.g., “the author writes,” “the text says”)

7. Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War” opens with . . .
Uses appropriate,
relevant,
and compelling content
to illustrate mastery of the subject
Appropriate language and style
On topic
Accurate, precise
Focused on accomplishing your task

9. CONTEXT (purposes, constraints)
Subject
Writer
Reader
Text

10. The Speech Communication Process
MES SAGE
CHAN NEL
FEED BACK
Interference
Situation
SPEAKER
AUDIENCE

11. Context/Constraints:
Time (in-class or out-of-class?)
Word count (minimum? maximum? range?)
Whether you can use secondary sources
Expected level of formality
Conventions (MLA? APA?)
Audience:
Level of familiarity with the text
Level of education/sophistication
Expectations
Purpose:
What does the assignment require you to DO?

12. What purpose does the prompt ask you to achieve?
For Thursday’s class, write a paragraph in which you explain how the officer in “An Episode of War” changes between the beginning of the story and the end of the story. Begin by completing this sentence:
Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War” opens with . . .
What purpose does the prompt ask you to achieve?
What audience are you addressing?
What is the context for writing the paragraph?
What constraints affect your situation?

13. Aristotle’s “Five Offices of Rhetoric”
Getting started…
Aristotle’s “Five Offices of Rhetoric”
Invention
Arrangement
Style
Memory
Delivery
finding things to say
selecting the best ones & putting them in order
expressing the ideas effectively
presenting your text effectively

14. Invention – find things to say (gather more than you can use)
For Thursday’s class, write a paragraph in which you explain how the officer in “An Episode of War” changes between the beginning of the story and the end of the story.
Invention – find things to say (gather more than you can use)
Status at the beginning of the story:
Factors contributing to the change:
Status at the end of the story:

15. For Thursday’s class, write a paragraph in which you explain how the officer in “An Episode of War” changes between the beginning of the story and the end of the story.
Invention – find things to say (gather more than you can use)
Arrangement – select the best material & put it in a logical order
Style – write appropriate, effective sentences that are mechanically & grammatically correct
Delivery – make sure your paper is one page long and
follows the directions (including format)
Bring a hard copy of your paragraph to class Thursday.

16. QUESTIONS? Thursday: discuss paragraph based on “An Episode of War”;
1/ read “The Veteran”;
discuss assignment for Paper 1 & begin writing
Tuesday: discuss draft of Paper 1
1/26 HW: finish/revise draft
Thursday: turn in Paper 1 (5% of total grade);
1/ read & discuss “The Furnished Room”
QUESTIONS?