For an essay

Be sure to review the Project 3 prompt before reviewing the rest of this guide.

This project has two parts (Part A and Part B). For Part A, you will be writing two letters for the audiences/scenarios listed on the prompt. There are multiple ways to write these letters—it is your choice how you structure the letters, how you phrase your sentences, and so on. You decide the strategies you will use. These letters will be assessed according to their overall rhetorical effectiveness. Therefore, look at the class notes on rhetoric so far, and always keep the following two points in mind:

· Your Audience: As you write your letters, keep an eye out for any areas that could offend/insult/anger/upset your reader. Even something that sounds innocent could be misinterpreted by your reader.

· Your Ethos: Always think about how you are presenting yourself. The goal is to be as professional/respectful/sincere as possible. Your audience will be able to detect if you’re being disingenuous, disrespectful, cowardly, etc.

For Part B, you will be analyzing the rhetoric you used in Part A. Your best guide for writing this section is the rhetorical analysis you did for Project 1. Some notes:

· You will be quoting yourself—in other words, you’ll quote from your letters in Part A. Ex: In the first letter, I used pathos when stating “[Put your quote from Letter 1 here].”

· Your analysis—however you organize it—should have a clear and effective structure. Here are some options:

Option 1

Introduction

BP – Claims and Evidence for Letter 1

BP – Strategies for Letter 1

BP – Claims and Evidence for Letter 2

BP – Strategies for Letter 2

Conclusion

Option 2

Introduction

BP – Claim 1, Evidence 1, Strategy 1 (Letter 1)

BP – Claim 2, Evidence 2, Strategy 2 (Letter 1)

BP – Claim 1, Evidence 1, Strategy 1 (Letter 2)

BP – Claim 2, Evidence 2, Strategy 2 (Letter 2)

Conclusion

You can vary the structures if you think they would be more effective a different way. Whatever you do, your analysis of the strategies should always address the following:

· What is the strategy? (Ethos? Pathos? Logos? Word choice? Structure? Passive voice? Something else?)

· How is the strategy used? (Give a quote from the letters in Part A to show this strategy in effect)

· Why is the strategy used? (What impact is the strategy meant to have on the reader?)