The syllabus for English 131 is structured around four main outcomes, the first of which is to “Demonstrate an awareness of strategies writers use in different writing context.” As a class we read multiple pieces of writing, ranging from essays to short stories to advertisements that provided examples of how authors effectively portray their claims and/or themes, specifically through pathos, ethos, and logos. I demonstrate an exploration and adoption of authors’ techniques in Short Assignment 3, when I discuss the effectiveness of two authors in an interactive hypothetical conversation through written letters. While the first outcome develops an eye for recognizing authors’ techniques, the second focuses on analyzing and supporting those techniques with multiple kinds of evidence. My first major paper, comparing the effectiveness of two authors, Amy Tan and James Baldwin, not only studies the two pieces written and highlights their tactics in persuading an audience but also provides numerous examples in proving that Tan’s essay
The syllabus for English 131 is structured around four main outcomes, the first of which is to “Demonstrate an awareness of strategies writers use in different writing context.” As a class we read multiple pieces of writing, ranging from essays to short stories to advertisements that provided examples of how authors effectively portray their claims and/or themes, specifically through pathos, ethos, and logos. I demonstrate an exploration and adoption of authors’ techniques in Short Assignment 3, when I discuss the effectiveness of two authors in an interactive hypothetical conversation through written letters. While the first outcome develops an eye for recognizing authors’ techniques, the second focuses on analyzing and supporting those techniques with multiple kinds of evidence. My first major paper, comparing the effectiveness of two authors, Amy Tan and James Baldwin, not only studies the two pieces written and highlights their tactics in persuading an audience but also provides numerous examples in proving that Tan’s essay