I hope everyone enjoyed their spring break & was able relax a bit. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I have added some material to the syllabus (which can be found added on as an addendum); specifically, the general criteria for what constitutes an "A" paper. I would like to stress the "general" nature of this information. In addition to meeting these generic standards, individual assignments must also adhere to the requirements I list on the peer-review sheets, & per the original syllabus' course outcomes, demonstrate "later invention & re-thinking" through the creation of "multiple drafts" that incorporate "flexible strategies for generating, revising, editing & proofreading."
As a matter of helping you to conceptualize the upcoming rhetorical analysis you will all be writing, I have selected some well-written student examples from last semester. You will be asked to read all of these & take notes on them. We will discuss these in class on Thursday. Let me make clear a few points though: 1) these are not "perfect" essays, but "well-written" & interestingly conceived, 2) you should not use these as exact templates on how to write a rhetorical analysis, & 3) you are encouraged to read additional rhetorical analyses from last semester. While they vary in quality, you can view different aspects that were both successful & unsuccessful.
A: An analysis of an audio clip.
B: An analysis of a political cartoon.
C: An analysis of a traffic light.
D: An analysis of a commercial (This student did not title his posts, so you have to scroll down to the last post found at this link).
As a matter of helping you to conceptualize the upcoming rhetorical analysis you will all be writing, I have selected some well-written student examples from last semester. You will be asked to read all of these & take notes on them. We will discuss these in class on Thursday. Let me make clear a few points though: 1) these are not "perfect" essays, but "well-written" & interestingly conceived, 2) you should not use these as exact templates on how to write a rhetorical analysis, & 3) you are encouraged to read additional rhetorical analyses from last semester. While they vary in quality, you can view different aspects that were both successful & unsuccessful.
A: An analysis of an audio clip.
B: An analysis of a political cartoon.
C: An analysis of a traffic light.
D: An analysis of a commercial (This student did not title his posts, so you have to scroll down to the last post found at this link).
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