Following the recurring prompt below, complete response for: "Stranger in the Village" by James Baldwin
(pgs. 251-260 Norton Reader) Submit your response with a word count at the end here. What to do: You will respond to a specific reading designated on Canvas. A response will consist of three paragraphs(300-500
words in total) to be submitted on Canvas by the due date. Please include the word count at the end of each response. 1. The first paragraph should focus on introducing and describing the content of the text, in other words, what the author is saying: - Consider the occasion for this text (think historical and cultural context) -What is the primary topic or issue? -What specifically is the author saying about the topic/issue? -
What is the thesis and/or purpose of the text? 2. The second paragraph should focus on analyzing formal elements, that is, how the text’s content is conveyed. Be sure to engage with specific excerpts from the text:
-Choose 1-2 style elements and/or rhetorical strategies to analyze. These elements can be anything discussed in class, the textbook, or that you have learned in the previous study. Some examples: tone, diction,
syntax, imagery, narrative, structure, use of evidence/examples, rhetorical appeals, use of sources,
transitions, literary/rhetorical devices, the list goes on… -What effect is created by the author’s rhetorical choices? 3. The third paragraph should give your critical response: -What is most striking to you about the text and why? -To what extent do you agree or disagree with the author’s central claims? -Explain and support your reasoning. -To what extent is this text significant in developing your understanding of writing and rhetoric? -How does this text relate to other concepts in the course?
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