Rhetorical Modes Matrix

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Rhetorical Modes Matrix

Jennifer Stroud

Crystal Hardin

Caleb Slate

COMP/170

5/22/2012

Liz Davis

University of Phoenix Material

Rhetorical Modes Matrix

Rhetorical modes are various methods for effectively communicating through language and writing.

Complete the following chart to identify the purpose and structure of the various rhetorical modes used in academic writing. Provide at least two tips for writing each type of rhetorical device.

Rhetorical mode

|Purpose

Explain when or why each rhetorical mode is used. |Structure

Explain what organizational method works best with each rhetorical mode. |Tips

Provide two tips for writing in each rhetorical mode. | |Narration |The purpose is to tell a story. Narration tells the story as a series of events in an emotional and elaborate way. |Most often the events are told in the order they happened.

|-Use a Plot Summery keep things in order.

-When writing keep the readers 5 senses in mind | |Illustration |The purpose is to demonstrate or show something clearly, using evidence |The best method for this type or writing is the use of a Thesis. This allows you to state your main point and use the illustration to support it.

|-Keep explanations detailed and simple. -Don’t always use the same phrase when using your examples make a list of good transition phrases. | |Description |The purpose is to grab your reader’s attention by appealing to their 5 senses to describe a person, place or thing. |The method that works best for description essays are spatial order. Putting things in order using physical characteristics or appearances.

|-Avoid “empty” descriptions.

-Make sure to use vivid words when writing about colors and smells to draw your reader into your paper. | |Classification |The purpose is to break broad subject matter down in to smaller more specific...