Profile Process Piece: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation
Week 1 Assignment
Please answer the following questions in complete sentence and paragraph format. Although this is not a formal essay assignment, please note that proper spelling, grammar, and sentence structure are required. This week’s lecture and Chapters 2 and 3 in your text will help you work through some of the terms within the rhetorical situation.
Defining Topic, Angle, and Purpose 1. What is your chosen topic (e.g., a profile of Barb Collins, a volunteer at the local homeless shelter; a profile of Shipwreck Days, a citywide flea market and festival; a profile of Burdick’s Grocery, the oldest family-owned business in town)?
A profile of Angelique Sago, a professional dancer who opened a dance school location in a rural area of her home community.

2. What unique angle can you present on this topic? (Consider what is new about the topic or what unique perspective can be shared about this topic.)
Angelique’s dance career started off with stripping use as a source of income to provide a roof over her head for herself as well as her two young daughters, knowing that she needed to change her life. Angelique opened her dance studio in 2010 just five years after graduating college and decided that she would provide excellent service for a much reasonable price than her competitors which has now became a down fall and causing her to have to close her doors. 3. What is your purpose for writing? (What do you hope to accomplish? Why are you writing?)
To inform and describe how economy makes it hard for people and small businesses to provide great quality service for others without causing more poverty.
Analyzing your Readers
You will be writing your Profile essay to your local community. Imagine that you might submit the Profile to your local newspaper or have it shared in a community