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Lit Analysis vs. Rhetorical Analysis
When first learning to do rhetorical analysis, students often ask how it differs from literary analysis. I made this handout for easy reference. Word version:
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ChatGPT vs. Anne Lamott
For this lesson, I do a side-by-side comparison of Anne Lamott’s “Shitty 1st Drafts” and a text generated by ChatGPT, from a prompt that matches Lamott’s thesis. I don’t tell the students the second piece was written by A.I.—only that it essentially says the same thing as Lamott’s piece, only differently. The first time I…
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ChatGPT vs. Anne Lamott
The excerpts on the right are all from Anne Lamott’s “Shitty First Drafts.” The excerpts on the left are ChatGPT’s responses to the prompt, “Explain that all writers write terrible first drafts and that doing so is an important part of the writing process.” You can find the whole of ChatGPT’s response here. I sometimes…
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Analyze: Art to Raise Awareness
I recommend preceding this lesson with my introduction to analysis. Some of the “Intro to Analysis” slideshow is specific to essays, but you can bypass those parts.
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The Rhetorical Situation
You may pair this with the handout “Questions to Ask When Conducting a Rhetorical Analysis.”
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Analyze: Art to Start a Movement
I recommend preceding this lesson with my introduction to analysis. Some of the “Intro to Analysis” slideshow is specific to essays, but you can bypass those parts.
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Freewriting with Peter Elbow
I like to have students return to previous freewrites, particularly freewrites in which they believe they exhausted what they had to say. They are often surprised to discover that given a fresh start on a different day, they can marshal a whole host of new ideas. These slides will help you introduce the freewriting concept.…
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Visual Analysis
I was in graduate school before I read a rationale for literary analysis: that we “read the word” in order to “read the world” (Paulo Freire). When you master one form of analysis, whether it’s visual, textual, or auditory, you increase your ability to analyze in other modes as well. I accompany the first lesson…
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Analyze: Art to Change Perceptions
I recommend preceding this lesson with my introduction to analysis. Some of the “Intro to Analysis” slideshow is specific to essays, but you can bypass those parts.