Writing Project 2 Analysis: Rhetorical Analysis

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Writing Project 2: Analysis — Rhetorical Analysis Description & Steps Below are specific details related to this project to consider as you progress through each core writing concept. 1 Explore the Topic For this project, you will return to the CORE READING you wrote about in Writing Project 1 and write a rhetorical analysis of that core reading. This time you will analyze its rhetorical features—paying attention to its rhetorical situation, its use of persuasive appeals or proofs, as well as linguistic and rhetorical elements such as language, writing style, structure or organization, imagery, etc.—in order to address and answer “ three main questions †about the core reading: · “ What are the main [rhetorical] features†of the core reading? · “ How do those features affect the intended audience†for the core reading? · “ Why did the writer include those features†and write the core reading in the ways he or she did? (Yagelski 212) Step 1 of CHAPTER 8 will guide you as develop questions about the rhetorical features of your core reading. Besides CHAPTER 8, you should also consult Learning Activities in Class Session 5 and Sessions 3 & 4 Class Discussion about the core readings to deepen your thinking and prepare for your first draft. 2 Examine rhetorical context For this project, your audience will consist of your instructor and other members of the class. To develop a rhetorical context for this project, specifically describe your Audience, Time, Place, and Purpose from Step 2 in CHAPTER 3 as well as the “Examine the Relevance†questions in Step 2 of CHAPTER 8. What you write for Step 2 will be your situation analysis, which you will submit as part of your first draft, due in Class Session 5. See Assignment Specifics, below, for information on writing the situation analysis. 3 Select a medium Your medium for this project will be a formal academic manuscript and must meet the guidelines listed below. Instruction on these guidelines can be found in CHAPTERS 24 or 25 of our textbook and at the Purdue OWL website (links in Resources). · Minimum 750 words for the first draft; minimum 1000 words for the final draft; both drafts double-spaced in 12-point Times New Roman font · Formatted according to MLA style (as specified by your instructor). · 4 Have something to say Step 4 of CHAPTER 8 will guide you as you develop a central claim or thesis statement for your rhetorical analysis as well as help you select an analytical framework for your draft. The framework will help you analyze your CORE READING and support your thesis statement. Keep in mind that your thesis statement may incorporate more than one framework. 5 Back up what you say In this step, you will begin to write a first draft for this project, due in Class Session 5. This draft isn’t complete, though, until you’ve applied ideas you developed in Step 6. To back up what you say, you will analyze your CORE READING using the framework(s) you chose in Step 4. You will also use quotations and paraphrases from the core reading you selected to support your claims about the text’s rhetorical features. In addition, you will find and use one outside source that you discover through the Ivy Tech Virtual Library databases, applying the knowledge you learned in the IvyTilt Modules in Session 4 to find one additional relevant source. This source might be… · an article about the author of the core reading; · an article about the core reading itself; · an article that provides information relevant to the core reading’s content and/or rhetorical situation; · another text by the same author that uses similar or different rhetorical strategies; or · an article about the same subject as the core reading that may use different or similar rhetorical techniques to deal with the subject. This additional outside source does not need to be the major focus of your discussion. Instead, use it to shed light on or supplement one or more of your points about the author and his/her rhetorical strategies. Use at least 10 quotations and/or paraphrases from the core reading and/or your additional source. ALL quotations and paraphrases, no matter how many you use, and ALL sources used, must be correctly cited following APA or MLA style guidelines (as specified by your instructor). 6 Establish form and structure Follow this step to develop your organizational strategy for your composition. TURN IT IN: After you have applied your organizational strategy to your first draft, you’re ready to submit your situation analysis and first draft in Class Session 5. See Assessment Specifics, below, for information on completing and turning in the first draft and situation analysis. 7 Get feedback Students will conduct peer response in Class Session 6, where you will find instructions on how to conduct peer response. After you receive feedback from your peers in class, you will need to review this feedback and develop a strategy for how to apply that feedback to a revision of your first draft. 8 Revise Follow this step to revise your first draft. Keep in mind that your revision of the first draft should incorporate peer response feedback you received from your peers as well as guidance offered in Step 8 of CHAPTER 8. Along with your final draft, you will submit a cover letter, describing and explaining the feedback you received from your peers and how you revised your first draft based on that feedback and on Step 8. See Assignment Specifics, below, for information on writing the cover letter. 9 Strengthen your voice In this step, you will think about and make changes to your draft based on language choices: developing your voice, tone, and writing style in the draft. Chapter 19 of Writing: Ten Core Concepts offers a number of stylistic considerations. These kinds of changes may also be discussed in your cover letter. 10 Make it correct In this step, you will look for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling and correct them. You will also look to confirm that you correctly cited your sources and correctly formatted your draft according to APA or MLA style and make any necessary corrections. Do NOT discuss these kinds of changes in your cover letter. TURN IT IN: After you applied this step, you’re ready to submit your cover letter and final draft in Class Session 7. See Assessment Specifics, below, for information on completing and turning in the final draft and cover letter. WRITING PROJECT 2: Analysis—Rhetorical Analysis Assessment Specifics & Grading Rubrics The following provides specific information for completing and submitting your project assignments – the situation analysis and first draft, due in Class Session 5, and the cover letter and final draft, due in Class Session 7. FIRST DRAFT - Due in Class Session 5 (15 points) 1. Situation Analysis Specifics · Minimum 150 words (successful analyses are often longer) · Following Step 2 in CHAPTER 3, analyze and specifically describe your Audience, Time, Place, and Purpose of your draft and answer the “Examine the Relevance†questions in Step 2 of CHAPTER 8. · NOTE: Your audience consists of other members of this class and your instructor · Place the situation analysis at the beginning of your first draft, before the first page of your actual composition 2. First Draft Specifics · A Rhetorical Analysis of the core reading you wrote about for Writing Project 1 · Clear identification, early in the draft, of the core reading by full author name and full article title (following MLA or APA style for formatting titles) and brief overview of its content (This is usually part of the introduction.) · Clearly developed thesis statement making a claim about the purpose or effectiveness of rhetorical features of the core reading · Well-reasoned analysis of the core reading’s rhetorical strategies, supported with evidence · Use of at least one additional source found using the Ivy Tech Virtual Library databases. · Use of at least 10 quotes and/or paraphrases of the core reading and/or your outside source, cited using correct in-text citations · MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a References or Works Cited list including ALL sources used. (References or Works Cited list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement) · Observation of the conventions of Standard English · 750 words minimum for first draft (the minimum 150 words for the situation analysis is not included in this count) First Draft Rubric Criteria Points Effective situation analysis, minimum 150 words 5 Complete draft with introduction including clear thesis statement, body, and conclusion—minimum 750 words 5 Correct APA or MLA formatting, as specified by instructor, including correct APA References page or MLA Works Cited page; use of at least 10 quotes or paraphrases, using correct APA or MLA in-text citations 5 TOTAL 15 points FINAL DRAFT - Due in Class Session 7 (120 points) 1. Cover Letter Specifics · Minimum 150 words (successful cover letters are often longer) · Address letter to your instructor · Describe, explain, and (where applicable) provide brief, specific examples of the following in your cover letter: · The feedback you received from your peers and how you revised your first draft based on that feedback · The content you have changed to address Step 8 above, improve the composition, and appeal to your audience · How you think the changes above have improved your draft · Discuss any problems you encountered in your revisions and how you solved them · Place the cover letter at the beginning of your final draft, before the first page of your actual composition; delete the situation analysis 2. Final Draft Specifics · A Rhetorical Analysis of the core reading you wrote about for Writing Project 1 · Clear identification, early in the draft, of the core reading by full author name and full article title (following MLA or APA style for formatting titles) and brief overview of the article’s content (This is usually part of the introduction.) · Clearly developed thesis statement making a claim about the purpose or effectiveness of rhetorical features of the core reading · Well-reasoned analysis of the core reading’s rhetorical strategies, supported with evidence · Use of at least one additional source found using the Ivy Tech Virtual Library databases. · Use of at least 10 quotes (words, phrases, or key sentences) and/or paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words), of the core reading and/or your additional outside source, cited using correct in-text citations · APA or MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a References or Works Cited list that includes ALL sources used. (References or Works Cited list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement) · Observation of the conventions of Standard English · 1000 words minimum for final draft (the minimum 150 words for the cover letter is not included in this count)

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