Assignment 1

1. Instructions:
For each section, answer the following questions with complete sentences in
paragraph form. I am looking for you to summarize the analysis of your example
in order to provide material you can use for your final project. Please consult your
textbook for help with key rhetorical terms if you need more guidance (Becoming
Rhetorical Chapters 1-3).
Context
Who is the author of this text?
What is this text’s exigency? (what prompted this communication to take place?)
Who is the audience for this text? What evidence is there of the intended
audience for this text?
How do others interact with this text? (or texts similar to it?)
Rhetorical Influences and Analysis
What is the purpose of this text?
*Detail and describe two elements from your example that you think are
influential:
What about these elements are influential to you, and why?
How do these rhetorical elements support the text’s purpose?
Personal Connections
How do you connect with this example?
What is its importance to you?
Do you think this text is effective in terms of how it has influenced you? Why?
Connections to External Readings
Considering the articles we have read (such as “The Book that Made Me” and the
others from The Atlantic), select one of those articles you think connects the most
with either your experiences with or your rhetorical analysis of your chosen
example. What connects this reading connect with you experiences/analysis, and
what about these connections are important?
Please submit your Rhetorical Analysis as a .doc, doc.x, or a PDF by August 30th
@ Midnight.