11.11 Rhetorical analysis assignment= process

We started class with a review of what we have done so far to set up for this assignment.

Rhetorical Analysis:

• We defined rhetoric.
• We studied the forms + moves in persuasive writing (including ethos, pathos + logos) => writing designed to get someone to think about/understand/agree with an argument.
• We defined analysis + identified the steps in analysis.
• We analyzed essays from the fast food readings, noticing the sequence and relationships of the different moves the author used within an essay (paragraph by paragraph, section by section analysis).   We analyzed the essays in terms of audience, purpose, form and the rhetorical appeals.
• You worked in groups to analyze Obama's talk, and then constructed a talk which used parallel moves.

So that brings us to where we are now.  You should understand what rhetoric, its different moves, and how to analyze them.

Practice Rhetorical Analysis Project.
We then looked at the assignment sheet for project 2 (posted to the right), and identified what you need to do to complete the assignment.  

The purpose of the practice rhetorical analysis assignment is to give you a chance working through a process for writing a rhetorical analysis before tackling Project 2.

 Process for developing a rhetorical analysis

1. Read essay

2. Analyze moves (make a map of what the essay does like we did for the Obama essay)

3. Describe the audience

You can figure out who the audience is by anlayzing the publication where the essay appeared.  Pay particular attention to features of the audience which are relevant to the topic of the essay.

4. Identify purpose

Purpose can be inferred from the text itself, the author's identity, and from scanning other essays the author has written

5. Spend some time gathering examples of ethos, pathos & logos moves in the essay

6.  List the points you would make about this essay

Map or organize what you will say

7. Write paragraphs/sections for your points

8. Try out different ways to organize your essay by dropping the sections you wrote into the "list" /map (this is a rough/rough draft)

9. Write the intro

10.  Go back to the essay and revise/reorganize=> post the Draft Rhetorical Analysis of Haygood

For next class:
Write: Complete your group rhetorical analysis of the Haygood essay; your group should post writing for each of the steps, including 10, where you are requestions to post a Draft essay.

On Thursday, as a whole class exercise, we will review and provide feedback for revising each group's essay. Then we will go back and point out the steps in the process that will contribute to strengthening the draft.