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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
– Nelson Mandela

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Lesson 8 rough draft first round

Lesson 8 rough draft first round

Q For this lesson, please submit the first round of your rhetorical listening essay: your paper's introduction and first discussion section. When drafting and organizing your first two pages, consider the model outlined in the previous content pages: Introduction • Lead-In/Background Article Reference o Introduce to your reader the This I Believe essay that will be the focus of your essay • Thesis Statement Discussion 1 • Topic Sentence / Point • Explanation or Interpretation • Example • Significance Would you like to see a model? If you'd like to see a version of this paper in development, here's an example of a Rhetorical Listening essay in progress based on Temple Grandin's TiB essay. _________ To read more about this assignment's requirements, please review this content page: Writing Toolkit: Strategies for Writing the Rhetorical Listening Essay. __________ Remember that, as stated in the syllabus, you must show evidence of the writing process, and submitting your rough drafts as assigned fulfills that requirement. I reserve the right to refuse to evaluate any paper that did not show evidence of the writing process.

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Introduction The essay “Admittance to a better life” by Michael Oatman, talks about, the belief that education can transform to a better life. Michael was a thug, who spent time with drug dealers in dark corners of the street. However, one day he wrote a letter about a girl and it was published. This gave him the urge to learn about grammar and that urge grew wider until he progressed in his studies. He finances his own education and talks about admitting to a new life. He aspires to be a professor and to fight institution racism.