Q For this lesson, please post the second draft of your rhetorical listening essay. When drafting and organizing your final two pages, consider the model outlined below: 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 Discussion 2 • Topic Sentence / Point • Explanation or Interpretation • Example • Significance Conclusion ________________________________________ Would you like to see a model? If you'd like to see a version of this paper in development, here's an example Download here's an example based on Temple Grandin's TiB essay. (This is what you'll want your paper to start looking like in regard to layout, formatting, organization.) Would you like to see a completed Rhetorical Listening paper that one student wrote for this assignment? Check out Ashlyn Fowler's paper, written for Prof Wagner's course in Fall 2020. To read more about this assignment's requirements, please review this content page: Writing Toolkit: Strategies for Writing the Rhetorical Listening Essay. ________________________________________ After you've submitted your essay, reply to at least 2 classmates' postings in fully developed paragraphs of at least 50 words. Refer also to the suggestions here for offering constructive peer feedback: Writing Toolkit: Completing a Peer Review. Evaluation: This assignment will be evaluated as a completion grade. The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to practice academic writing in a low-stakes environment. Feedback: In this discussion, I will provide private feedback for each of you. I will alert you when I'm done privately commenting on your posts. 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.