An Introduction to Rhetorical and Analytical Writing：修辞与写作概论.ppt

AnIntroductiontoRhetoricalandAnalyticalWritingMattBarton

Welcometotheclass!Rhetoricalandanalyticalwritingmaysoundboring,butitmayturnouttobeoneofthemostvaluablecoursesofyourcollegecareer.Theabilitytowritewellisthe#1skillyou’llneedtosucceedincollege—barnone.Makeasolidimpressiononyourprofessorswithclear,concisewritingBreezethroughresearchprojectsandessaytestsStayontopofallyourotherclassesGetintogradschool!

Thinkingaboutaprofession?Howaboutlawschool?“Inmyfirm,thefirstthingnewlawyerswillbejudgeduponistheirwriting.Thefastestwaytogetaheadasanewlawyeristobeanablewriter.”BrynVaalerMedschool?One-halfoftheMCATfocusesonwritingskillsandreadingcomprehension!Business?A1992studyshowedthatexecutivesvaluewritingasthemostvaluedskill—yetonly20%oftheiremployeescandoit!

MarketableSkillsTheskillswe’lllearninthisclassarethemosthighlysoughtafterbytopemployers:CommunicationsskillsAnalytical/ResearchskillsComputer/TechnicalLiteracyPlanningandOrganizingTeamworkGoodwritingwon’tjustgetyouAsinschool—it’lladdextradigitstoyourincome.

So…Whoareyou?I’mMattBarton,Ph.D.fromtheUniversityofSouthFlorida,TampaI’vebeenteachingcompositionfor6years.I’vepublishedininternationalacademicjournals,trademagazines,andseveralwebpublications.Mostimportantly,I’mtheguythat’sgoingtoteachyouhowtomakeanA+onthatnextpaper!

Takethenextminutetowritedownananswertothisquestion:Whatiswriting?Timeforquickthinking!

TheCycleofLearningPracticeLearningReflection

SentencedtoBadWritingGoodwritingbeginswithgoodsentences.Askyourself:Whatisthedifferencebetweenclearandconfusingsentences?HowcanIlearntowritebettersentences?Youneedtoknowsubjects,verbs,andobjects,andwheretoputtheminyoursentences.

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