Format/Structure: • Your essay must be exactly 5 paragraphs (intro, 3 body parag

Format/Structure:
• Your essay must be exactly 5 paragraphs (intro, 3 body paragraphs, conclusion).
• You must follow the rhetorical analysis format (described in step 2 of Module 5) as well
as the general formal, academic essay format provided for you in Course Content (see the
extra help folder in course content).
Make sure you read all of the following fully so that you understand all that is required for the
essay / assignment: this assignment sheet, the relevant modules, the content of the extra help
folder for this assignment.
Your task in this assignment is to demonstrate the techniques and strategies an author uses in
deploying his or her argument. You will choose one text from the list below and write an
analysis essay of the rhetoric using proper terminology, including the kinds of appeals being
made. Please use the essay format described in the module.
Your thesis is relatively limited: you are essentially arguing whether or not the author’s rhetoric
is successful and why you understand it to be so. A successful essay will focus on demonstrating
why your text is correct through a detailed analysis of the article you engage with.
This is a rather short essay and the focus is writing (as concisely as possible) an analysis of one
of the three essays listed at the end of this assignment sheet. Avoid wordiness and do not provide
unnecessary information such as background information about the author or subject matter /
issue or what other people think about it, etc. Only write in third person.
Make sure to format the essay to MLA style (see an MLA guide) and to include a relevant title.
No research is allowed for the assignment!
There are key elements to include in your analysis and are best included in the introduction:
Who is the intended audience of the text?
What is the purpose of the text (to argue, inspire, cajole, etc.)?
What is the thesis or main argument of the essay?
The majority of your essay should be based on key examples of how the author attempts to
support his or her position. If you do not support your argument about the text with evidence