...“Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” - Rhetorical Analysis Description: In a typical AP analysis essay you will be required to discuss the rhetorical strategies the author uses to achieve his purpose. Sometimes specific strategies will be suggested like sentence structure or diction. But usually the prompt is rather open and it is up to you to decide on those elements that are most significant and let those be the focus of you paper. In any case your analysis should have the following qualities: • Clear focus on specific strategies which are significant • References the text directly through direct quotes and paraphrase. • Analysis goes beyond mere identification and discusses the effect of the strategies used. • Strategies used are connected to the author’s purpose. All of the characteristics above should be evident through out the essay and in every paragraph. A word on paragraph structure: • Beginning o Identifies strategy which is the focus of the paragraph o Makes reference to the effect and, or purpose of the strategy, o Indicates a specific portion of the text o Provides a transition from previous paragraph • Middle o Provides specific examples/ evidence from text o Explains and elaborates on the effect, provides detailed and specific insights • End o Links back to thesis, provides big picture analysis of the importance of the focus Assignment: Compose...
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...Draft of a Rhetorical Analysis of a Public Document Assignment Goal Write a 750-1,000-word essay that analyzes the rhetorical situation of a public document. This public document is the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) website on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) found at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html. Your analysis should include at least TWO scholarly sources outside of class texts. Directions Complete a close reading of the assigned public document. Then, write a cohesive essay that: 1. Introduces and summarizes the CDC website on ADHD. 2. Analyzes the rhetorical tools used on the site (here, you will want to incorporate ideas from your preanalysis below). For instance, your essay could analyze the CDC’s use of ethos, pathos, and logos. 3. Evaluates the site’s effectiveness (again, ideas from your preanalysis below will be helpful). This essay is NOT simply an expository or descriptive essay or an analysis of ADHD. It is an analysis of the site and how effectively the site uses rhetorical tools to get its point across. First Draft Grading * You will receive completion points for the first draft based upon the successful submission of your draft. * Because your first draft is a completion grade, do not assume that this grade reflects or predicts the final grade. If you do not consider your instructor’s comments, you may be deducted points on your final draft. Final Draft Grading The essay will be...
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...Draft of a Rhetorical Analysis of a Public Document Assignment Goal Write a 750-1,000-word essay that analyzes the rhetorical situation of a public document. This public document is the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) website on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) found at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html. Your analysis should include at least TWO scholarly sources outside of class texts. Directions Complete a close reading of the assigned public document. Then, write a cohesive essay that: 1. Introduces and summarizes the CDC website on ADHD. 2. Analyzes the rhetorical tools used on the site (here, you will want to incorporate ideas from your preanalysis below). For instance, your essay could analyze the CDC’s use of ethos, pathos, and logos. 3. Evaluates the site’s effectiveness (again, ideas from your preanalysis below will be helpful). This essay is NOT simply an expository or descriptive essay or an analysis of ADHD. It is an analysis of the site and how effectively the site uses rhetorical tools to get its point across. Use Chapter 2 in The Call to Write and the sample rhetorical analysis on pages 57-60 as a guide. First Draft Grading * You will receive completion points for the first draft based upon the successful submission of your draft. * Because your first draft is a completion grade, do not assume that this grade reflects or predicts the final grade. If you do not consider your instructor’s...
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...University of Phoenix Material Rhetorical Modes Matrix Rhetorical modes are various methods for effectively communicating through language and writing. Complete the following chart to identify the purpose and structure of the various rhetorical modes used in academic writing. Provide at least two tips for writing each type of rhetorical device. | |Purpose |Structure |Tips | |Rhetorical mode |Explain when or why each |Explain what organizational method works |Provide two tips for writing in | | |rhetorical mode is used. |best with each rhetorical mode. |each rhetorical mode. | |Narration | | | | | |Narration is used to tell/retell|We feel that when you are narrating a |Be sure you know whether your | | |stories, and can be used at any |story to anyone it is best to place your |narration is factual or fictional| | |time. (Between friends, |ideas in chronological order. That way | | | |colleagues, family.) |the details of the story are in place and| | | | |you are...
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...on topics related to a career. For each, discuss in-depth the three parts of, and the relationship among the parts of, the Rhetorical Triangle as described in the Unit 1 online Course Materials: speaker, audience, and situation. Explain why each element was successful or not successful in the presentation. Then compare and contrast the two presentations: Tell which one is more effective and explain the reasons why. Include citations and references for your videos. Please submit your assignment. (I HAVE UPLOADED THE 2 VIDEOES I HAVE CHOSEN) Unit 1 IP: 125 possible points can be earned in accordance with the following rubric: Please read the required Chapters 1 and 2 in the textbook. The optional “Critical Thinking” exercises can focus your thinking about the “speaker” element of the Rhetorical Triangle. Please note that you will find career-related video resources required for the Unit 1 IP if you click on “Library” . . . “Find Web Resources” . . . “General Studies” . . . “Business Presentations.” NOTE: WIKIPEDIA MAY NOT BE USED AS A SOURCE FOR ANY OF OUR PROJECTS BECAUSE IT IS NOT A RELIABLE ACADEMIC RESOURCE. Choose two GOOD career-related videos. These should include general information about a career rather than specific procedures from a specific company. Do not choose videos about specific diseases or medical conditions. Do not do an analysis of a formal speech such as a speech by a political figure. Do not choose videos about a subject of personal and general interest...
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...CHAP TER Rhetorical Modes 1. NARRATION L E A R N I N G O B J E C T I V E S 10 1. Identify the purpose and structure of narrative writing. 2. Recognize how to write a narrative essay. Rhetorical modes simply mean the ways in which we can effectively communicate through language. This chapter covers nine common rhetorical modes. As you read about these nine modes, keep in mind that the rhetorical mode a writer chooses depends on his or her purpose for writing. Sometimes writers incorporate a variety of modes in one essay. In covering the nine rhetorical modes, this chapter also emphasizes these as a set of tools that will allow you greater flexibility and effectiveness in communicating with your audience and expressing your ideas. rhetorical modes The ways in which we effectively communicate through language. 1.1 The Purpose of Narrative Writing Narration means the art of storytelling, and the purpose of narrative writing is to tell stories. Any time you tell a story to a friend or family member about an event or incident in your day, you engage in a form of narration. In addition, a narrative can be factual or fictional. A factual story is one that is based on, and tries to be faithful to, actual events as they unfolded in real life. A fictional story is a made-up, or imagined, story; the writer of a fictional story can create characters and events as he or she sees fit. However, the big distinction between factual and fictional narratives is based on a writer’s purpose...
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...You have been working on short writing assignments and exercises that practice the three individual parts of a rhetorical analysis—identification of the rhetorical situation, close analysis of the parts of the work, and a critical evaluation of the author’s moves and effectiveness. Now you will be putting it all together. You will write a rhetorical analysis on one of the speeches found on this website: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html You will identify the rhetorical situation, do a close analysis of a principle or strategy being used, and draw a conclusion on how well the author has accomplished his or her objective. Make sure you do NOT use the same speech as your peers. Assignment: Choose one of the articles. Write...
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...ENG-105 Rubric: Rhetorical Analysis of a Public Document Assignment |Criteria |% Value |1: Unsatisfactory |2: Less Than Satisfactory |3: Satisfactory |4: Good |5: Excellent | |% Scaling | |0% |65% |75% |85% |100% | |Content and Ideas – 60% | |Introduce and summarize the |20% |The introduction of the website is|The introduction of the website|The introduction of the website is |The introduction of the |The introduction to the website| |website | |not present AND the summarization |is not present OR the |present. The summarization of the |website is present. The |is present and elaborate. The | | | |of the website is missing. |summarization of the website is|website is present. |summarization of the website |summarization of the website is| | | | |incomplete. | ...
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...Summative Rhetorical Analysis Essay Format. Intro=hook+precis 3 body paragraphs, one about each choice: 2 pieces of evidence Commentary linking choice to SOAP Final body paragraph ends with a concluding idea. Summative Rhetorical Analysis Outline Choice 1: Repetitions Choice 2: Different Perspectives Choice 3: Use of metaphors Evidence 1: The word “Breath”. Connection to SOAP: Purpose- the hardships of having to breathe and what they have to do just to breathe. Evidence 1: If you’re white, you may be thinking, “They certainly aren’t socially distant.”. Connection to SOAP: Purpose- the different lives you live depending on what color you are and how you are treated. Evidence 1: “Racism in America is like dust in the air”. It seems invisible....
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... Literature Literary Essay Outline Sample Prof. K. Delhagen If you are having trouble with your literary essay, follow this outline. It will provide you with a solid structure for your paper. If you feel you have the basics of the essay under control, go on to the qualities of an excellent literary essay. I. First Paragraph—Introduction A. A broad statement introducing the subject in a general way in one or more sentences (this may be a statement of theme) B. A specific reference to the title and author C. Thesis statement presenting the main idea of the paper in one sentence (should reveal a plan for the paper and a “so what”) II. Second Paragraph—Body (suggestion: follow the quotation sandwich paragraph model) A. 1st point from the thesis statement — a generalization; make a claim B. Discussion C. An example or quotation to support your generalization D. Analysis and interpretation of the supporting evidence to show how it supports the generalization in your topic sentence 1. Literary element a. Example from your quotation b. Another example from your quotation 2. Another literary element 3. Another element of style E. Concluding sentence which ties this paragraph to your thesis F. Transition statement III. Third Paragraph—Body (suggestion: follow the quotation sandwich paragraph model) A. 2nd point from the thesis statement — a generalization; make a claim B. An example or quotation to support your generalization C. Analysis and interpretation of the...
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...vision of the country (United States) and to set forth their goals for the nation. With that being said, this paper will use the strategy of genre analysis to critique to examine Barack Obama’s second Inaugural Address and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural speech. Genre analysis is a type of rhetorical analysis that examines speeches based on the artifacts or commonalities that contain. The artifacts of speech are created by the rhetor as a response to a specific exigency. So as Bitzer’s essay, The Rhetorical Situation, saw it, in order for a text to be rhetorical, it must come in response to a rhetorical situation. Furthermore a rhetorical situation has three characteristics, an audience, an existence of constraints, and as mentioned above, an exigency. One manner, in which we can analyze an artifact, is through...
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...1. What elements of satire did you notice upon your first read of the article? The main elements of satire in the essay are sarcasm and exaggeration. It is written with light Horatian humor that makes the reader smile. The essay is intended to be an advertisement for MagnaSoles, yet the humor and clever diction clearly make it a parody. The author is mocking the fact that the advertising world is fooling the consumer into thinking they need a product that is actually useless. By including impressive catch-phrases, the author makes his point that advertisers can make people believe anything, no matter how ridiculous. The gullible, ridiculous, satisfied, patients help communicate that shoe inserts are no substitute for scientific medical treatment. 2. What rhetorical strategies contribute to the satire? How are they effectively used? Humor, tone, diction, puns, exaggeration, and appeals to authority are all rhetorical strategies in the essay that contribute to satire. The author refers to “psudoscience”, “science-sounding literature”, and “an intelligent-looking man in a white lab coat” to point out that the research behind shoe inserts is not scientifically valid. These mocking descriptions make it clear that the author feels that the public is being fooled by advertisers who claim to know facts, but in reality they are not speaking words that make any sense, such as “converting pain-nuclei into pleasing comfortrons.” Humorous puns such as “go several steps further”...
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...semester, I learned how to analyze arguments, write rhetorical analysis essay, work with researched and visual arguments, effectively...
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... |College of Humanities | | |COM/155 Version 4 | | |University Composition and Communication I | Copyright © 2011, 2010, 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course addresses the key elements necessary for effective academic writing in college. The course begins with focus on prewriting strategies and builds to drafting and revising essays. In addition, the course includes skill development at the sentence and paragraph level. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials McLean, S. (2011). Writing for success (1st...
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