Workshop: Planning Assignment 1
Part One: Plan Your Work (Due Wednesday)
First, upload a copy of the text you plan to analyze. You can do this by inserting, attaching, or providing a link to it in a reply to this forum.
Then, post answers to the following questions:
- What is the basic history/background information about the text you chose? How does this text respond to an opportunity to make change?
- Why did you choose this text? What do you find interesting or compelling about it?
- Who is the writer? Does this person have expertise or credentials that would be appealing for a particular group of people? Remember a writer could be a group of people (e.g. a company, multiple authors). Does the writer have any ulterior motives/biases that may have influenced the rhetorical design of the text?
- Who seems to be the audience for the message? How do you know (be specific)?
- What argument do you think the text is making? What message is the text trying to communicate? What is the purpose of the text?
- Do you think the argument is effective in communicating its message to its audience? In general, did the writer succeed or fail in this rhetorical situation? In other words, was this a fitting response? How do you know? What rhetorical components of the text are especially compelling (consider rhetorical appeals, methods of development, etc.) Provide at least one example of a rhetorical element or appeal that you find interesting. In a few sentences analyze this example by showing how it appeals to the intended audience.
- What genre did the writer choose for this text? Does that genre seem to fit the message and audience?
Source: Glenn, Cheryl. The New Harbrace Guide. third ed., Cengage Learning, 2019, pp. 32-33.
Part Two: Peer Feedback (Due Sunday)
Read and respond to one of your classmate’s planning posts. Post a reply to your classmate that answers the following questions:
- Does your classmate provide an accurate description of the rhetorical situation of the text?
- Do you think your classmate identifies the most interesting rhetorical/stylistic elements of the text to analyze? Should they focus on anything else? Is anything missing from their analysis?
- Clarify or disagree with one of your classmate’s initial points of analysis.
Requirements: as needed
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