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ENC 1101 Rhetorical Summary Worksheet
First Sentence
In fewer than 10 words, write the title, author, and main argument/claim. Your sentence should
look something like:
In “Title” author [use strong verb + state main argument/claim].
For example: In “The Maker’s Eye” Donald Murray argues that expert writers craft a text
through a multiple step process of revision, which distinguishes them from beginning writers
who often write single drafts.
YOUR SENTENCE:
In “Make Good Art” Neil Gaiman argues that No matter what circumstance you are in, you need
to keep pushing to your goal and make your best art while remaining you.
Second-Third Sentence
Present the rhetorical situation for the source text. Be sure to support your understanding of the
audience with textual evidence. You sentence might look something like:
To an audience of [state audience], [author] writes a [state type of text] in order to [use strong
verb + state purpose]. [Explanation of audience].
For example: To an audience of beginning writers, Murray writes an informative essay in order
to encourage writers revise multiple drafts of a text. Murray uses words like “beginning writers”
and “writers” to clearly identify his audience.
YOUR SENTENCES: To an audience of the 2012 graduating class of The University of the Arts
and anyone who plans to create art, Gaiman writes an inspirational speech in order to motivate
people to not be so hard on themselves and use all of their creative abilities to create good art.