ENGL1133 Essay #1: Critical Response

Essay #1: Critical Response Assignment Overview Form the textbook Everything’s an Argument, Chapter 24: Why Worry About Food and Water – Pages 657 – 731, choose any one article of your choic e to write a Critical Response . U se the terminology from Chapters 1 and 6 of the textbook to discuss the rhetorical context and rhetorical structure of the s ource article and to develop an intelligent response to the article. If you do not have the textbook, please go to the school library and use the ones kept on reserve. Or you can try finding these articles online:  Mark Bittman, “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” P. 660  Eric Mortenson, “A Diversified Farm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley by Going Oregon’s and Staying Local.” P. 691  Adriene Hill, “Eating Ethically – It’s Complicated.” P.696  Christophe Pelletier, “The Locavore”s Dilemma.” P. 703  Malia Wollan, Migration, on Ice: “How Globalization Kills Chickens for Their Parts. ” P. 708  Mark Coleman, Review of Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It. P. 714  Elixabeth Royte, Excerpt from Bottlemania: How Water Went on Sale and Why We Bought It. P. 714  Paula Lavigne, “What’s Lurking in Your Stadium Food?” Assignment Outcomes  Understand the concept of the rhetorical situation and identify its basic components within a written argument.  Identify the central argument, supporting points, and organizational structure of a written argument.  Identify and analyze rhetorical appeals and fallacies within a written argument.  Develop a critical response to a co mplex, written argument.  Effectively summarize, paraphrase, and quote source material using signal phrases (attributive tags) and parenthetical in -text citations (APA format).  Construct a properly formatted bibliographical citation. Explanation : You are writing a formal critical response. A critical response is an effort to understand the article/piece you are analyzing. Read the text carefully, and pay attention to what the article is trying to say. Some questions you might want to consider ar e: What is the exigency (problem)? Who is the audience? What is the author’s main claim? What are the strengths of the article? Does the author use ethos, logos, or pathos to bring his point across? What are the weaknesses of the piece? Is there any coun ter argument? How does the author deal with this counter argument? Is there any bias in the article? Does the author provide any evidence to support his argument? Are there any fallacies in the piece? What is the author’s style and tone? What kind of d iction does he use? What is the cultural background of the given piece? Additionally, the class discussion we had last week, and the prewriting assignment should also assist you with this paper. Requirements Length: 800 -1,000 words. Format: Follow AP A guidelines. Source Usage: Summarize, paraphrase, and quote from single source using signal phrases and parenthetical citations for attribution. Provide a full bibliographical citation for the source article. Write your paper in third person. Avoid usin g first and second person speech. Essay #1 due through Turnitin on July 24 th – Monday morning before 6:00 am If you have any questions try to write to me before Thursday, so that I can respond to your questions promptly.