In-class formative assessment...

Learning Target: Writing for the purpose of practicing and measuring your growth as a rhetorician.

Reread the passage beginning at the top of 219 and ending at the bottom of 220. Then write a  rhetorical analysis essay in which you describe Orwell’s tone in the passage and how particular rhetorical choices contribute to this tone. Also address whether the tone seems appropriately suited to Orwell’s subject matter and purpose(s) in this passage.  Some possible rhetorical elements to consider could include but are not necessarily limited to the following: diction, syntax, figurative language, images, organization/structure, and selection of details.

Suggested Length 4-5 paragraphs


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