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WRITING PROJECT 2: Analysis — Rhetorical Analysis

Description & Steps

Consult CHAPTER 8 of Writing: Ten Core Concepts to develop and complete your project. (You may also need to consult CHAPTER 3, as directed by the steps in CHAPTER 8.) Below are specific details related to this project to consider as you progress through each core writing concept.

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 materials in Module 6 and Modules 3 and 4 Discussion on Critical Rereading to deepen your thinking and prepare for your first draft.

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, you will write a purpose statement. Use Step 2 in CHAPTER 3 as well as the “Examine the Relevance” questions in Step 2 of CHAPTER 8, to specifically describe your Audience, Time, Place, and Purpose. What you write for Step 2 will be your purpose statement, which you will submit as part of your first draft, due in Module 6. See Assignment Specifics, below, for information on writing your purpose statement.

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 Writing Project 2: Analysis in Module 6:

· 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 either APA or MLA style (as specified by your instructor).

· Use of correct in-text citations of any ideas or information borrowed from source, including the core reading.

· A formal list of all sources (a References list for APA or a Works Cited list for MLA) used, including the core reading you selected, following APA or MLA style guidelines.

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.

Back up what you say

In this step, you will begin to write a first draft for this project, due in Module 6. 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 Module 5 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 readings’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).

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 purpose statement and first draft in Module 6. See Assessment Specifics, below, for information on completing and turning in the first draft and your purpose statement.

Get feedback

Students will conduct peer response in Module 7, 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.

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.

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 26 of Writing: Ten Core Concepts offers a number of stylistic considerations. These kinds of changes may also be discussed in your cover letter.

Make it correct

In this step, you will look for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling and correct them. CHAPTER 27 of Writing: Ten Core Concepts offers guidance on the kinds of errors to find and correct. 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 Module 8. 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 – your purpose statement and first draft, due in Module 6, and the cover letter and final draft, due in Module 8.
FIRST DRAFT - Due in Module 6 (20 points)
1.	Your Purpose Statement 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 your purpose statement 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 · APA or 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 your purpose statement is not included in this count)
	First Draft Rubric	Criteria Points Effective purpose statement, minimum 150 words 5 Complete draft with introduction including clear thesis statement, body, and conclusion—minimum 750 words 10 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 20 points

FINAL DRAFT - Due in Module 8 (125 points)
1.	Cover Letter Specifics	· Minimum 150 words (successful cover letters are often longer) · Address letter to your instructor · Answer at least 3 of the 6 questions below (where applicable) provide brief, specific examples of the following in your cover letter: · What is your primary motivation or purpose for writing your draft? Who is your intended audience? What revisions did you make in order to improve how you accomplish this purpose and/or appeal to this audience? · What feedback did you receive from your peers? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft? · What feedback did you receive from other sources, such as your instructor or tutors? How did you use this feedback to revise your draft? How do these revisions improve your draft? · What have you decided to revise in your draft, apart from feedback you received? Why? How do these revisions improve your draft? · What problems or challenges did you encounter while writing or revising your draft? How did you solve them? · What valuable lessons about writing effectively have you learned as a result of composing this project? · Place the cover letter at the beginning of your final draft, before the first page of your actual composition; delete your purpose statement
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)
	Final Draft Rubric	Criteria Description Points Cover Letter Effective cover letter, describing peer feedback, explaining how peer feedback was implemented, and explaining how these changes improved the draft 10 Thesis Clear thesis that makes a claim about the purpose or effectiveness of rhetorical features analyzed in the core reading 10 Introduction/ Conclusion Introduction attempts to express relevance of the analysis to the audience. Conclusion effectively summarizes the content and conveys the significance of the analysis to the audience. 10 Organization Organization is supported with helpful and effective transitions and with coherent arrangement. 15 Analysis Effective rhetorical analysis of core reading demonstrated, with sufficient evidence used to support the thesis 30 Style Voice, tone, and stance are appropriate and effective for material, purpose, and audience. Style is clear, consistent, and cohesive, appealing appropriately to the intended audience. 10 Conventions Clear control of language conventions with few distracting typos or errors 10 Evidence and citations Appropriate use of at least 10 quotes (words, phrases, or key sentences) and/or paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words) from the core reading and/or additional outside source, cited using correct in-text citations 10 Outside Source Use of at least one relevant additional source found using the Ivy Tech Virtual Library databases. The writer’s voice is discernable from the author of the source and discussion of source information is discernable from source information itself. 10 Document style Correct document format in APA or MLA style, as specified by your instructor, including correct References page (APA) or Works Cited page (MLA) 10 TOTAL NOTE: Proportional points may be deducted for final drafts that do not meet minimum word counts. 125 points