For the rhetorical analysis essay, you have the option to address a popular song, one of the poems that we have read so far this semester, or one of the optional texts, Keep in mind, this is not a forum to critique the value of the work or to address how effective the writer is in making his/her argument. Instead, it is a dispassionate analysis of the work and how its rhetorical strategy works to address its subject.
The essay should be a five paragraph essay, so choose your poem (or speech) accordingly. Below are a loose blue print as to how the rhetorical analysis should be structured.
I. Introduction: Rhetorical Prcis:
A. Name of author, (appositive phrase about the author to establish credibility & authority) genre, and title of work; a rhetorically accurate verb (such as assert, argue, suggest, imply, claim, etc.); and a THAT clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work.
B. An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the thesis, usually in chronological order.
C. A statement of the authors apparent purpose followed by and in order phrase.
D. A description of the intended audience and the relationship the author establishes with the audience
II. Body Paragraph #1:
A. Topic sentence/transition: (authors last name) begins with/by…(make your claim about what strategy you see working address the purpose/prompt)
B. Specific example to support idea: provide EXPLICIT textual support woven into your comments to support your claim. Thoroughly discuss all strategies used in the beginning section, supporting with text. (Should be at least two or more complex, stylistic sentences.)
C. Discussion of how examples supports idea: Connect the strategy back to your main claim/thesis/the purpose.
III. Body Paragraph #2:
A. Topic sentence/transition: After… the author moves to… Building off the strategy he/she used to begin, he/she … Connect an idea from the last sentence of the previous paragraph to the first sentence of this paragraph showing how the strategies build upon each other.
B. Provide EXPLICIT textual support woven into your comments to support your claim. Thoroughly discuss all strategies used in the middle section, supporting with text. Should be at least two or more complex, stylistic sentences.
C. Discussion of how example supports idea: Connect the strategy back to your main claim/thesis/ the purpose.
IV. Last Body Paragraph:
A. Topic sentence/transition: to close the essay/speech, (author)… Concluding the argument he/she …
Connect an idea from the last sentence of the previous paragraph to the first sentence of this paragraph showing how the strategies build upon each other.
B. Provide EXPLICIT textual support woven into your comments to support your claim. Thoroughly discuss all strategies used in the middle section, supporting with text. Should be at least two or more complex, stylistic sentences.
C. Discussion of how example supports idea: Connect the strategy back to your main claim/thesis/ the purpose.
V. Conclusion
A. Restatement of thesis that digs deeper into the overall intended meaning of the text than the one in the introductory paragraph (Try not to begin your conclusion paragraph with In conclusion).
B. Reflection on examples and main ideas in body paragraphs, significance of these strategies, AND how they are linked to your thesis.
C. State if these were effective in conveying the claim/thesis/purpose.
D. Closing thought – closing out the main purpose of the text being analyzed.
Submission Instructions
Submit your rough draft as a Word Doc., DocX., or PDF file. I cannot open an Apple Pages file, so please convert your essay to a PDF if you use a Mac.
The Rhetorical Analysis Essay should be 750 words double-spaced (3 pages).
It should be written in APA format.
Use standard APA formatting for quotations and citations.
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