In this slideshare, we will review the Excelsior College OWL guide to assignment analysis

1. Excelsior College Online Writing Lab Website
http://owl.excelsior.edu/
Jeannie Anderson
Elgin Community College
Waubonsee Community College
College of DuPage

2.  Excelsior College has created a student-
friendly, interactive Online Writing Lab
(OWL) made up of 10 resource guides that
cover a variety of writing topics, including a
comprehensive guide to assignment analysis.

3.  http://owl.excelsior.edu/posts/view/11
 Begin this unit by reviewing the Assignment
Analysis page, including the “What Is
Rhetoric, and How Can
It Help” Prezi by
Michelle Healy.

4.  Use the green
arrows circled in
red below to
navigate to the
Assignment
Analysis pages

5.  Purpose
 Audience
 Voice
 Changing Audiences Activity
 Notice the differences in voice, diction, and tone
in each of the three paragraphs

6. Click the Restart button to begin

7. Scroll over each Research Purpose for additional information

8.  See it in Practice
 2-minute video cast of a student explaining her
rhetorical analysis for her research paper.
 Your Turn Now
 In a one-page reflection, address the following:
1. Summarize the content from this learning
module, highlighting the most relevant aspects.
2. Read the essay 1 assignment: you will be
writing a literacy narrative. Explain your
purpose, audience, and voice for this
assignment.