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2. Rhetorical Situation. What role does Brady’s imagined wife play in her social life? How 4
would the couple socialize with others and with each other?
3. Reasoning and Organization. Based on the details Brady shares about her fictional wife’s
responsibilities, what can you infer about her perspective on husbands’ contributions to chapter 4
relationships?
4. Reasoning and Organization. What value does Brady assign to children in this essay?
How does she develop this view in discussing the possibility of replacing “[her] present wife Other Voices / Judy Brady
with another one” (par. 8)?

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Analyzing Language, Style, and Structure
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1. Vocabulary in Context. Brady yearns for “a wife who is a good nurturant attendant” (par. 3).
Collaborative Learning
What does it mean to be “nurturant,” and why does she see this as an important quality in Collaborative Learning
Analyzing Q5.
a wife? Analyzing Q5. To have students experi-
s line of r
ment with the essay’
easoning, you
2. Reasoning and Organization / Style. How does the opening paragraph set the tone for the ment with the essay’s line of reasoning, you
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entire essay? Note details such as the form and progression of sentences, the use of could copy the essay and cut it up into
could copy the essay and cut it up into
capitalization, and the qualifying phrases. paragraphs, and then ask students in small
paragraphs, and then ask students in small
3. Reasoning and Organization. What is the effect of Brady repeating the sentence (or gr oups to r econstruct it in a coher ent
groups to reconstruct it in a coherent
clause) “I want a wife” again and again? What is the effect of Brady’s use of pronouns in patter n. Y ou could do this exer cise befor e
pattern. You could do this exercise before
referring to herself and “her” wife?
they read the essay or perhaps to begin
they r
ead the essay or perhaps to begin
4. Reasoning and Organization. What is the overall structure of Brady’s argument? Consider the class following your first discussion
the class following your first discussion
breaking this essay into a straightforward syllogism or analyzing it using the Toulmin model
(assuming they won’t remember clearly
presented in Chapter 2. (assuming they won’ t r emember clearly
the paragraph order). You could then ask
the paragraph or der). Y ou could then ask
5. Reasoning and Organization. How would you describe the progression of the paragraphs?
the group to describe the logic of their
Does Brady go from most to least or from least to most, or does she follow another the gr oup to describe the logic of their
sequence in a short paragraph and then
organizational principle? Why is her choice effective? sequence in a short paragraph and then
compare their sequence to Brady’s original.
6. Style. What elements of satire does Brady use? How does she, for instance, use hyperbole? compar e their sequence to Brady’ s original.
Understatement? Humor? Irony? Others?
TRM Rubric
A rubric for these prompts can be found in
Topics for Composing A rubric for these pr ompts can be found in
the T eacher’ s Resour ce Materials.
the Teacher’s Resource Materials.
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1. AP FRQ Rhetorical Analysis. In Judy Brady’s 1972 essay “I Want a Wife,” she satirically
writes about the advantages of having a wife based on the demands that accompany that
role. Read “I Want a Wife” carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Brady
TION
DIFFERENTIA
makes to convey her message regarding the role to which wives are relegated in society. DIFFERENTIATION
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2. AP FRQ Argument. For a 2020 article about Judy Brady’s “I Want a Wife” in the Connections to W orld
Connections to World
Washington Post, American feminist journalist and political activist Gloria Steinem said, “I
Composing Q4. To offer students a differ-
wish it weren’t still relevant but even though many marriages have become more equal, Composing Q4.
Judy’s words live on.” Write an essay that argues your position on the relevance of Brady’s ent slant on the essay , you might ask them
ent slant on the essay, you might ask them
argument in the present day. to draft a counterar gument r esponse in the
to draft a counterargument response in the
3. Research. What impact has Judy Brady’s now-famous essay had on society? Research voice of a contemporary , emancipated
voice of a contemporary, emancipated
the prevalence of allusions to this text through either parody or serious social discussions. stay-at-home mother (perhaps a thir d- or
stay-at-home mother (perhaps a third- or
How — or to what extent — has the interpretation of Brady’s message changed over time?
fourth-wave feminist). Can they do so with-
fourth-wave feminist). Can they do so with-
4. Creative Writing. How might you apply the same rhetorical strategies that Brady uses in out making the speaker sound submissive
out making the speaker sound submissive
this essay to another one entitled “I Want a Husband”?
and without making sexist statements?
and without making sexist statements?
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