Writing class rhetorical analysis essay 1500 words
WRIT IN G 2 : R H ETO RIC & I N Q UIR Y | DO F A CTS M ATTE R ? Pro je ct A | Rheto ric a l A naly s is Dead li n es T 7/1 1 - v2 .0 in Driv e Portfo li o Fold er (w ork sh op dra ft ) Th 7/1 3 - v3 .0 in Driv e Portfo li o Fold er (in str u cto r fe e d back an d ev alu atio n ) Specif ic a tio n s Word Cou n ts v1.0 - on yo u r ow n v2 .0 - ab ou t 12 50 word s v3 .0 - at le ast 15 0 0 word s Cit a tio n Sty le sta n dard web hyp erli n k (e it h er fo o tn ote or te x t word /p h ra se ) fo r ca se stu dy te x t( s) MLA or APA sty le fo r co u rs e te x ts What i s i t ? In a rh eto ric a l an aly sis essa y , th e go al is to desc rib e an oth er writ e r’s te x t (in an y med ia , mod ali t y , or co n te x t) by desc rib in g it s fo rm an d it s co n te x t in ste ad of it s co n te n t . You r atte n tio n is fo cu se d on how th e writ e r pre se n ts th eir cla im , not sim ply on what th eir cla im is . A rh eto ric a l an aly sis ex am in es th e str a te g ie s a writ e r use s to pers u ad e th eir au die n ce of th eir vie w an d ela b ora te s on th e te x t’s co n te x t. Why a re w e w rit in g o n e? You hav e alr e ad y le arn ed how to mak e yo u r ow n arg u m en t in re sp on se to oth ers in pre v io u s writ in g co u rs e s. This pro je ct ask s yo u to go to an oth er le v el of an aly sis by ex am in in g how a sin gle writ e r atte m pts to pers u ad e th eir au die n ce in a partic u la r rh eto ric a l sit u atio n . This pro je ct will help yo u beg in to an aly ze how arg u m en ts (a n d th e fa cts th at su pport th em ) ex is t wit h in co n te x ts .. Audie n ce / M od ali t y You are writ in g th is rh eto ric a l an aly sis fo r a re ad ers h ip who is in te re ste d in th e to p ic yo u ch oose an d will acce ss yo u r essa y on th e In te rn et. This pie ce sh ou ld be writ te n assu m in g a wid e, dig it a l au die n ce wit h at le ast so m e prio r kn ow le d ge of th e su bje ct matte r of th e arg u m en t. (i.e . Writ e fo r a re al au die n ce , not th e in str u cto r!) . Pro m pt Dra w on yo u r li s t fo r Exerc is e #2 an d ch oose on e it e m yo u fo u n d on yo u r re se arc h jo u rn ey th at yo u th in k will le ad to a ric h rh eto ric a l an aly sis . This will be yo u r ca se stu dy fo r th is pro je ct. Rath er th an arg u in g wit h or ag ain st th e writ e r of th is te x t, an aly ze th is te x t usin g th e co n ce p ts fr o m Losh an d Ale x an der’s Unders ta n din g Rheto ric an d Covin o an d Jo li f fe ’s “W hat is Rheto ric ?” While yo u will not en gag in g in co n vers a tio n wit h yo u r ca se stu dy te x t, an d th us yo u r vie w on th e “is su e” yo u are an aly zin g is not ap pro p ria te here , yo u r essa y sh ou ld still hav e a cle ar pu rp ose --a messa g e th at yo u wan t to co n vey to yo u r au die n ce ab ou t th is te x t an d ab ou t rh eto ric in th e dig it a l ag e more gen era lly . Sou rc e s • 1 ca se stu dy te x t in an y mod ali t y or gen re • Unders ta n din g Rheto ric • Covin o an d Jo lli f fe , “W hat is Rheto ric ?” To ols • “H ow to Writ e a Rheto ric a l Analy sis ” • Writ in g han dboo k or Purd u eO W L WRIT IN G 2 : R H ETO RIC & I N Q UIR Y | DO F A CTS M ATTE R ? • op tio n al ad dit io n al ca se stu dy te x ts Eva lu atio n Purp ose - Do yo u hav e a cle ar, fo cu se d , an d sig n if ic a n t pu rp ose th at mak es a co h ere n t cla im ab ou t th e use of rh eto ric a l str a te g ie s? Does it mak e a cla im ab ou t co n te m pora ry rh eto ric ? Analy sis - Do yo u hav e orig in al, dev elo p ed , an aly sis of th e prim ary so u rc e th at ap pli e s rh eto ric a l key w ord s fr o m ou r co u rs e re ad in gs? Use of So u rc e s - Do yo u su pport yo u r cla im s by use of co u rs e te x ts ? Are th e so u rc e s well- in te g ra te d in to yo u r te x t? Are th ey pro p erly cit e d ? Org an iz a tio n - Is yo u r te x t org an iz e d in a way th at pro m ote s th e pu rp ose an d allo w s yo u r au die n ce to sm ooth ly work th eir way th ro u gh yo u r id eas? Are yo u r para g ra p h s fo cu se d an d im pactfu l? Sty le - Is yo u r sty le ap pro p ria te fo r th e au die n ce an d mod ali t y ? Is yo u r la n gu ag e cle ar an d sp ecif ic ? Is it ed it e d , pro ofr e ad , an d poli s h ed ?
