1 Please find the article Spanking isnt Parenting its Child Abuse online 2 Then please click on the links that direct you to the sources the information came from Spend fifteen minutes ID: 275165
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Journal" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Journal
1. Please find the article
“Spanking isn’t Parenting; it’s Child Abuse”
online.
2. Then, please click on the links that direct you to the sources the information came from. Spend
fifteen minutes
reading through the other articles and sources, taking notes on the important facts or information you find
3. Once you are done, please respond to the following question:
How did you originally feel about Mel
Robbin’s
argument when you just read the article? Now that you have researched and cross-referenced, have you changed your mind, even in the slightest? If so, explain why (using your notes to support your position). If not, explain why not (also using notes). *You will have fifteen minutes to construct a response. Slide2
Talking about a writer’s style
Analyzing a rhetorical device, finding the appeal, and writing a strong academic paragraphSlide3
Syntax
Examples:
“Of course not.”—answering the rhetorical questions about “culture”
“Sick.”—the boy had “defense wounds” trying to protect himself.
Type of syntax:
Fragment
Average sentence found in the text:
Mostly compound or simple sentencesSlide4
Analyzing the device
Making sense of it all:
*Q: Why would she use fragments periodically?
Possible answers:
To make a poignant point?
To get the reader to stop and respond?
To answer a rhetorical question?
Thinking beyond the surface:
To assert her tone?
To create a mood?
To build her credibility?Slide5
Discussing the element
What is the most prominent element when reflecting back on the context and the examples of the device?:
“Of course not.”
“Sick.”
In this case: TONE
Ask ourselves: What is tone?
How the author feels about the subject.
She feels angry? Bitter? Passionate? Enraged?Slide6
D
iscussing
the
element: TONE
Think of the CONTEXT now:
“Of course not.”
She is discussing other “cultural norms”—horrific ones at that.
She is
a
nswering her own questions.
Now, we must ask ourselves: How does she feel about the other cultures’ “norms” and the culture of spanking in the U.S.? How do we know this?Slide7
Putting it all together…
How do we know “how she feels?”
“Of course not” is a bold, assertive statement.
When put in the context of other terrible “cultural norms,” she is not only bold, but enraged.
How do we know she is enraged?
Not only does she repeat herself, she asks loaded questions and then answers them.
She links these “norms” to spanking
.
She answers the thesis question with this fragment.Slide8
Writing about it
Throughout Mel
Robbin’s
opinion piece, where she boldly—and bitterly—discusses the disadvantages of spanking, she strategically uses fragmented sentences to assert how strongly she feels about spanking.
SYNTAX
TONE
MAIN IDEA
THE TOPIC SENTENCESlide9
Writing about it
At the beginning of her speech, Robbins asks three rhetorical questions regarding “cultural norms.” One of the questions posed is: “There's
a culture of rape in India right now; does that mean it's OK to carry it on
?” (1). Repeatedly, she responds with, “Of course not” (1).
SETTING UP THE CONTEXT and INCLUDING THE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
CONTEXT
WHERE?
QUOTESlide10
The most important part
While the majority of her piece is infused with simple and compound syntactical structures, Robbins asserts her position on this controversial issue by throwing in a few fragments, letting the audience know how strongly she feels about spanking. The very phrase, “of course not” is typically stated in an assertive, bold manner; here, she takes it one step further, showing how enraged and disgusted she is when reflecting upon the fact that spanking is a “cultural norm” in America.
Writing rich, thought-provoking analysisSlide11
Analysis Continued
When a reader sees this fragment, he or she cannot help but pause and question what the author is doing by suddenly shifting his or her sentence structure. And in this case, she does it three different times, helping one hear her voice resonate as she tries to shed light on a sensitive issue. While answering her very own questions with this short, abrupt phrase, the audience no longer needs to wonder how angry she is that spanking is oftentimes justified because it is “part of the culture.” Clearly, by the third time she states “Of course not,” her opinion on this matter is no longer in question.