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Rhetorical Analysis Instructions

Rhetorical Analysis Instructions. Part 1: Rhetorical Situation Information (5 points). Write a brief answer in COMPLETE sentence(s) for each of the elements: Subject Occasion Audience Purpose Speaker Text Writer’s/Readers’ Constraints. Part 2: Vocabulary (5 points).

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Rhetorical Analysis Instructions

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  1. Rhetorical Analysis Instructions

  2. Part 1: Rhetorical Situation Information (5 points) • Write a brief answer in COMPLETE sentence(s) for each of the elements: • Subject • Occasion • Audience • Purpose • Speaker • Text • Writer’s/Readers’ Constraints

  3. Part 2: Vocabulary (5 points) • Write any words/phrases you do not know, the paragraph or page number you them in, and the definition.

  4. Part 3: Literary Devices (5 points) • List three examples of literary and/or rhetorical strategies you find in the article along with the sentence in which the strategy occurs. • Cite paragraph or page number in parenthetical documentation • Helpful source—literary-devices.com

  5. Part 4: Personal Reaction (5 points) • Write a FULL, HEALTHY paragraph of your personal reaction to the article. • DO NOT SUMMARIZE! This will result in zero points for this part. • Did you like/agree with the article? Why or why not? • Did you connect with any parts of it? How so? • Do you think the author communicated his/her ideas/argument effectively? Why or why not?

  6. Part 5: Rhetorical Précis (20 points) • A highly structured four sentence paragraph that records the essential elements of a unit of spoken or written discourse, including: • the name of the speaker/writer • the context of the delivery • the major assertion • the mode of development and/or support • the stated and/or apparent purpose • the relationship established between the speaker/writer and the audience (the last element is intended to identify the tone of the work).

  7. Part 5: Rhetorical Précis (20 points) • Each of the four sentences requires specific information; students are also encouraged to integrate brief quotations to convey the author’s sense of style and tone.

  8. Format Sentence 1: • Name of the author (optional: a phrase describing the author) • Title of work (date and additional publishing information in parenthesis) • Employ a rhetorically accurate verb (such as assert, argue, suggest, imply, claim, etc.) • Clause containing the major assertion (thesis statement) of the work.

  9. Example Article Title & Pub Year Rhetorically Accurate Verb Author name Sentence 1: • Firoozeh Dumas, in her essay “The F Word” (2002), argues that Americans are too ignorant and stereotypical to accept other cultures attempting to come into the American culture. Author’s Thesis

  10. Format Sentence 2: • An explanation of how the author develops and/or supports the thesis — usually in chronological order — always identifying the rhetorical mode(s)/device(s) employed.

  11. Example Support Sentence 2: • Dumas supports her argument through personal experience and humor; she makes use of pathos in her recollection of her childhood and ethos throughout her essay. Rhetorical Devices

  12. Format Sentence 3: • A statement of the author’s stated or apparent purpose. • Persuade? Inform? Entertain? Explain? Describe? • Do NOT simply restate the thesis statement (sentence 1). • Look before such a simplistic response to assess what the author wants the audience to do or to feel as a result of reading the work. This is generally different from the argument.

  13. Example Sentence 3: • Her purpose is to persuade Americans to think twice before dismissing someone based on an unfamiliar name. Purpose

  14. Format Sentence 4: • A description of the intended, specific audience and the relationship the author establishes with the audience through his/her tone. Use the Tone Cheat Sheet! • This could include more than one specific audience; this will take some close reading and thought. • Students need to ask how the language of the work includes/excludes certain audiences.

  15. Example Sentence 4: • She accomplishes this by reaching out to ignorant Americans, connecting with them through a humorous and relatable tone. Very Specific Audience Specific Tone

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