This exercise uses an essay on classification/division to discover how our understanding of this rhetorical mode enhances our critical understanding of the composition in question. Using one of the active reading strategies (Log Entries 6 and 7), read In Defense of Graffiti by Alex Boyd, Chapter 5 in Readers Choice (pages 256“260). When you have completed the reading, answer only these select questions from page 260.
o Understanding Details, questions 1 and 3
o Analyzing Meaning, questions 1 and 3
o Discovering Rhetorical Strategies, questions 1 and 3