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Need Rough Draft by Wednesday, July 20'h l Due Thursday, JUIY 2Five pages min" rel="nofollow">inimum. Aim for six or seven. d
Format professionally (MLA style, 12 pt. font, double space
Cite any sources you use.
Must have a thesis.
Q: What is an analysis?
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A: A rhetorical analysis is an essay that breaks a work in" rel="nofollow">into parts and then explain" rel="nofollow">ins h’figethwrifiin" rel="nofollow">ing
work together to create a certain" rel="nofollow">in effect, e.g. to persuade, entertain" rel="nofollow">in, in" rel="nofollow">inform. You Vj't I
about how a rhetorical message-an advertisement, 0 mu5ic Video, short story, pOI ICO
cartoon, etc-makes their argument and whether their argument lS successful.
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Purpose: the purpose of this assignment is to practice critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing-really honin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in on one
thin" rel="nofollow">ing (cartoon, poem, ad, etc.) and explain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing it. You are breakin" rel="nofollow">ing down the parts and
examin" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing them on their own. and then discussin" rel="nofollow">ing how the parts work together as a whole.
Dependin" rel="nofollow">ing on what medium you choose to analyze, you may have to compare and contrast its
rhetorical message to another of the same “type"-e.g. several political cartoons compared,
rather than just one.
What to analyze: On ecampus there is a folder of items you can choose from for your analysis.
You can do an analysis on somethin" rel="nofollow">ing that you choose, but must run it b me first.
9 If you choose political cartoons, you should analyze at least two and up to four.
->If you choose a music video, you should analyze at least one. two maximum.
elf you choose a short story or poem, you should analyze at least one. two maximum.
If you choose a movie, you only analyze that one film (movies are limited to the list on
ecampus).
Some thin" rel="nofollow">ings to keep in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind:
0 An analysis is NOT your opin" rel="nofollow">inion on whether you like somethin" rel="nofollow">ing: it’s evaluatin" rel="nofollow">ing how a
message is put together, and whether that message is effective. You can rhetorically
admire a message without agreein" rel="nofollow">ing with the ideology it stems from, and likewise you
can rhetorically dislike a message even if you do agree with its ideology.
Like the research paper, the analysis is more professional (formal, distant) in" rel="nofollow">in tone. You as
the author are less present in" rel="nofollow">in the piece. The use of first person (“l . . .") isn‘t outright
banned, but it should only be used sparin" rel="nofollow">ingly.
Do stay relevant to the prompt you are talkin" rel="nofollow">ing about. You should elaborate on the
Torontext or background of whatever VOU're analyzin" rel="nofollow">ing-but don't stray too far off topic.
6? 90oi Of'CmClIYSIS is to enlighten your audience about a text-meanin" rel="nofollow">ing yOU should
pain" rel="nofollow">int out thin" rel="nofollow">ings that are not ObVlOUS. Go out on a limb. Draw conclusions.
giigxgmpleli “This musicvideo is about domestic violence.”
xamp e. This mUSlC Video examin" rel="nofollow">ines the ‘gray areas’ in" rel="nofollow">in abusive relationships."
giigxgmple: “The Dark Knight is about Batman's struggle with the Joker."
amp e. The Dark Knight focuses on the duality of human nature."