Essay 2 – RHETORICAL ANALYSIS ESSAY
Due Dates:
Typed Outline for instructor evaluation due in Assignments in Canvas before 10/23 before 11.59 pm.
Note: Thesis statement has to be provided in the Outline
Typed Final Paper (Minimum 750 words) due 10/30 before 11.59 pm submitted to Assignments Tab in Canvas.
No outside sources should be used.
DO NOT USE ETHOS, PATHOS, LOGOS FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT
Assignment:
Write a 750 – 900 words rhetorical analysis on ONE of the following essays
Your paper should have a focused thesis that you prove using specific evidence from the essay you are writing about, which means quotes (maximum of three (3) quotes from the original essay, each quote can be one (1) sentence only).
Essays are posted in Modules.
- The Last Feminist Taboo – Meltzer
- Believe Me, It’s Torture – Hitchens
- Why Boys Don’t Play with Dolls – Pollitt
- “The Last Feminist Taboo” – Marisa Meltzer
https://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/advice/a13947/are-diets-the- enemy-of-feminism/
- “Believe Me, It’s Torture” – Christopher Hitchens
https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2008/8/believe-me-its-torture
- “Why Boys Don’t Play with Dolls” – Katha Pollitt
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/08/magazine/hers-why-boys-don-t-play-with-dolls.html
Organizing and Structuring the Essay:
While writing your essay follow the general essay format of introduction, body, and conclusion.
Introduction: The introduction of a rhetorical analysis essay introduces the topic, including the name of the work that you’re responding to and the author. It also states your thesis and the author’s thesis along with a brief summary of the work.
Main Body Section: The body of a rhetorical analysis essay contains information that supports your position on the topic.
Develop your paragraphs using analysis that evaluates the work.
Directly follow each evidence with analysis. Support your statements with quotaions (use sparingly – one quote for each body paragraph – 1 sentence only) from the original essay.
Use the MLA format of citation – use paragraph numbers when using a direct quote or paraphrase.
Provide a Works Cited page.
Use paragraphs for each point you analyze and include transitions from point to point to improve the flow of your essay.
Check to see that the entire essay is well organized and that the information within each paragraph is well ordered.
Conclusion: The conclusion of your critical essay restates your position and summarizes how your evidence supports your point of view. Remember to restate the title and author of the work in the conclusion.
Remember to proofread your essay. Mechanical errors (spelling, grammar, punctuation) erase your credibility as an expert on your topic.
Include a Works Cited page
Length and Formatting Requirements:
Your paper should:
• Be 750 – 900 words long;
• Be typed in font size 12 using Times New Roman font style;
• Follow MLA guidelines for formatting. You need to follow the margins, spacing, page numbering, heading, and titling.
• Use correct spelling and grammatical constructions;
• Avoid the use of contractions;
- AVOID THE USE OF FIRST AND SECOND PERSON;
HAS TO WRITTEN IN THE THIRD PERSON
- Avoid the use of profanity and other potentially offensive subject matter.
