Your task will be to define an abstract noun (I have a list at the bottom of this post) for a purpose of your choosing. Once you have selected the noun and the purpose for your piece, you will also want to decide which mode of discourse would most logically allow you to achieve that purpose. For some of you, it may be easier to consider the mode of discourse after you write your piece.
As an example, a student could select the word "intelligence," and use the definition strategy to achieve the following purpose: "to explain why formal education is not the answer for everyone." With the abstract noun of "intelligence," the identified purpose, and the use of definition, the student may find that writing in the expository mode of discourse is best.
Bottom line: your writing should include an identifiable purpose, should use definition as a predominant rhetorical strategy, and should be written in one of the modes of discourse we have discussed (this one is inevitable; mostly, I want you to be able to identify the mode in which you wrote).
Please consider the pieces you read yesterday, and the "Moth" pieces we read earlier this week. I would like your pieces to be typed in a word document. Please shoot for 800-1,200 words, and please double-space them. At the bottom of your document, in italics or bold, please tell me your purpose and the mode of discourse you utilized.
Here is a list of abstract nouns (if you want to do a different one, let me know):
- Love
- Hate
- Fear
- Comfort
- Honesty
- Trust
- Ignorance
- Compassion
- Morality
- Anxiety
- Talent
- Pain
- Suffering
- Safety
- Stability
- Honor
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