This document provides instructions on formatting an essay for a rhetorical analysis assignment using MLA style. It recommends including headings to organize the various required elements, such as an introduction, sections on historicizing the text and summarizing the text, and a section for analyzing the text's exigence, motivations, and aims. Sample headings suggested include "Introduction", "Historicizing the Text", "Summarizing the Text", and "Analysis" with subheadings for "Exigence", "Motivations", and "Aims". The conclusion should discuss what was learned from conducting the analysis and implications of the insights.