Q For your next larger writing project, I want you to tell the story of a true moment in your life (or an hour, week, or however long it took) when you tried to achieve a goal with writing or speech—successfully or not. In other words, your narrative should tell a story about your attempts to use language to get something you wanted. Since you don’t have a lot of room make sure you choose a story that you can narrate in detail in a few pages; the other page or two should be used to analyze the situation using terms from the book and our notes. Besides telling a good story, you should also try to explain to your audience the persuasive strategies you used. And, who is your audience? Well, think of me, of course, and the rest of the class for this one. Have fun telling your story; you might think of this essay in terms of the genre, creative nonfiction. As you begin to draft this paper, you can look back to your writing inventory and short write for ideas. You have two tasks, then, in this paper: first, tell a good story, and second, describe the rhetorical appeals you used and their effectiveness. I think you can manage both at once although you might want to think about them separately as you work on ideas and draft the paper. You should follow this general structure: (1) introduce the conflict, (2) identify the argument type, (3) summarize the story, (4) analyze specific persuasive strategies, (5) conclude with what the reader should learn from your experience and examination of it. Please have a total of 1,000-1,250 words, double-spaced. Your rough draft will be due to the "Peer Review #2: Persuasive Narrative" discussion board for peer review on: Wednesday, 1/22. Your final draft will be due to this submission link on: Sunday, 1/26. After you’ve decided what moment in your rhetorical history to narrate, you might think about these questions as ways to generate ideas and organize your paper: • Describe yourself and your position in the situation. Who was your audience? What challenges did you face? What else does your reader need to know about the situation? Who are the major characters? What is the setting? • What is the relationship between you (main character) and your audience in the situation? • What kinds of persuasive strategies did you use? Authority and credibility (ethos)? Logic or facts and statistics (logos)? Emotional appeals, appeals toward your audience’s values and beliefs (pathos)? • What kind of argument was it (of fact, of definition, of evaluation, to propose something)? What was your reason to argue (to convince, to persuade, to understand, to explore, or to make decisions)? • How did you come up with, plan, and organize your argument? What tone did you adopt? • How would you describe your delivery? • Were you successful? Why or why not? What did you learn? What would you do next time if you had another chance? These are just suggestions, NOT an outline of what you must cover. Above all, narrate a lively story and use it to illustrate your ability to persuade (or your inability to persuade!) Oh, and make sure you give this paper a good title. Please post the final draft of your Persuasive Narrative essay here AS AN ATTACHMENT. Rubric Persuasive Narrative Rubric Persuasive Narrative Rubric Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeNarrative Elements and Literary Devices Character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme are all considered when writing the story. 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeFocused Story A story of one specific time when the writer used persuasion. 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIdentification of Appeals Ethos, pathos, and logos are used to analyze the persuasive methods used in the story. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeConflict The type of conflict or conflicts are specifically identified, person vs. person, person vs. society, etc. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWhy We Argue The reason for the argument is identified, from the Chapter 1 reading. 20 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength & Structure Requirement The essay is 1,000-1,250 words, double-spaced, and has a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDeadlines The rough draft is turned in and the final has been submitted on time. 10 pts Total Points: 100