Write a 4-5 paragraph LITERARY-ANALYSIS-OF-RHETORIC essay (CCSS W.6.2.a-f informative/explanatory applied; RI.6.4-6-8)
Exercise Difficulty 4 ~12 min eng.g6.s.ex_18

Draft So What Conclusion

Prompt

Draft your so-what conclusion (5-8 sentences) for your literary-analysis essay. Use the sentence frame: 'Through these devices, [speaker] ___. For this audience at this moment, the rhetorical strategy ___. The form IS the argument because ___.'

M-6-S-WR-EX-18-A Interactive Physical / non-image

So-what conclusion template with sentence frames + 6-line draft space + revision-target line. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
Conclusion synthesizes (avoids summary) + names rhetorical strategy + connects form to argument = 4; 2 of 3 = 3; 1 of 3 = 2; restates intro = 1
Hints
  1. So-what answers: what does the strategy ACHIEVE that no other strategy could?
  2. Don't restate the thesis — synthesize what the analysis revealed.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Conclusion summarizes essay rather than synthesizing.
  • Misses the 'form IS the argument' click move.
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