Week 4: Jan 25-29

A writing assignment was given on Tuesday:

Purpose: Use literature to persuade an audience to change its attitude toward risk.
Audience:
1. peers (students roughly your age)
2. does not share your attitude toward risk
3. very familiar with 3 works under discussion

Evidence: Use “Two Sisters of Persephone”
“Gallipoli”
“The Road Not Taken”
(choose 2 of 3. Not all three!)

Counterargument: Required
Introduction: Funnel with thesis
Persuasion: Use pathos, ethos, and/or logos

Draft #1 Due Monday, 2/1
Length: 900-1000 words