Description
Demonstrate your critical reading and analysis skills. In order to analyze effectively, you will need to engage in close reading, or reading “between the lines.”
As you read, keep in mind the framework for critical reading that we have explored: Audience, Purpose, Content, Mood, Style, and Structure. You should also include commentary on rhetoric and propaganda as discussed during this course.
Your paper will present representative passages from the speech and carefully deconstruct them, highlighting connotations that may not be immediately obvious to readers. You must also find and use at least 3 reliable sources that support your interpretation of the speech. At least one of your sources must be an academic, scholarly article.
There are 5 parts to this paper:
Week 1 – Thesis statement and outline
Topic - Speeches on gun control, pro, and cons
Week 1 –
Analytical Paper Thesis Statement and Outline Using the critical reading skills practiced during this course, formulate a thesis statement that presents a unique and specific interpretation of a speech, and then develop an outline for your paper. Keep in mind the framework for critical reading that we have explored: Audience, Purpose, Content, Mood, Style, and Structure, as well as rhetoric and propaganda as discussed during this course.
- Choose and read ONE of the following options to analyze: Speeches on gun control, pro, and cons
- Develop a thesis statement in which you present your interpretation of the speech.
- Develop an outline using the provided template to help you organize your points to support your thesis statement. Think of it as a skeleton that you will “flesh out” when you write your paper.
Sample Solution