Description
I require a 5 1/2 paged rhetorical analysis of Barack Obama’s Selma speech. rubric/direction sheet is included.
Essay 2 Prompt
Rhetorical Analysis and Critique
For your second formal paper, write an essay in which you analyze and critique one of the texts we have read this semester. You may choose one text from among: Obama’s Selma Speech,“Letter from Birmingham Jail,” or Garza’s “Why Black Lives Matter” speech.
In a rhetorical analysis, your job is to discuss howthe text says what it says. Think about the choices the author made and discuss their significance. There are a variety of things you can discuss in an analysis, such as the tone, diction, audience, and/or purpose. These are only examples; you are not required to write about these things specifically and there are many other things on which you might choose to focus. You might also think about how the writer appeals to the audience. Emotionally? Logically?
In this essay, you will also need toform an opinion about the text and critique it. Does it work overall? Is it enjoyable to read? Is it well written? These questions are meant to help you get started; you are not required to discuss them all in your essay.
Be sure to include specific examples from the text. You should include quotations from the text to help support your argument. Since there are no real page numbers, in-text citations are not required, but you do need to indicate when you are quoting by properly introducing quotes and including quotation marks.
Requirements
- Must be 5 ½ pages in its final draft
- Must include textual examples as evidence
- Must follow MLA style and formatting guidelines
- Must be double spaced and in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font
- May not use first person pronouns and should avoid second pronouns
Schedule
- October 4 – Rough draft due by 11:59 PM– must be a minimum of 3 pages
- October 5 – 11 – Workshop week – Follow instructions discussed in Zoom meeting
- October 18 – Final draft due by 11:59 PM.
| Content | Organization | Mechanics |
| · Strong, original, and arguable thesis statement
· Strong topic sentences in all body paragraphs · Strong examples/details/reasons that are well-chosen, thoughtful, original and balanced which support the thesis · Each example is developed fully and equally · Thoughtfully, critically, and logically addresses the essay prompt · Demonstrates a complex, sophisticated treatment of the topic |
· Strong essay structure with informative introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion
· Strong paragraph structure · Strong use of transitions within the paragraphs and between paragraphs · A strong sense of logical progression in the paper’s organization
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· Sophisticated, varied, and controlled sentence structure
· Sophisticated, academic vocabulary · Few if any surface errors (spelling, mechanics, punctuation) that do not interfere with understanding · Accurate, precise word choice · MLA formatting followed correctly for parenthetical source citations and Works Cited · Quotations are always chosen effectively and integrated into the essay correctly and smoothly · Textual evidence has sophisticated signal phrases · All sources are peer-reviewed and of collegiate level |
| · Clear, arguable thesis statement
· Clear topic sentences in all body paragraphs · Clear examples/details/reasons that are mostly well-chosen, original, and balanced and support the thesis · Each example is developed equally · Clearly and logically addresses the essay prompt with some degree of depth · Meets the essay’s requirements
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· Good essay structure, with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion
· Good paragraph structure · Good use of transitions within the paragraphs and between paragraphs · Good sense of logical progression in the paper’s organization
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· Complex, varied, and controlled sentence structure
· Appropriate academic vocabulary · Few surface errors that do not hinder understanding · Few word choice errors · MLA formatting followed correctly or nearly correctly for parenthetical source citations and Works Cited · Quotations are mostly chosen effectively and integrated into the essay correctly and smoothly · Textual evidence has basic signal phrases prior to quotations and correct parenthetical citations · All sources are of collegiate level |
| · Clearly-defined but simplistic arguable thesis statement
· Adequate topic sentences in most paragraphs · Adequate supporting examples/details/reasons that support the thesis · Each example is developed, but perhaps not equally · Adequately addresses the essay prompt · Meets most of the essay’s requirements
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· Adequate introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion
· Adequate paragraph structure · Some use of transitions within the paragraphs and between paragraphs · A basic sense of organization, perhaps with some discrepancies in logic
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· Simple, yet controlled sentence structure with few errors
· Simple vocabulary and adequate level of formality · Some surface errors that do not hinder understanding · Several word choice errors that do not hinder understanding · MLA formatting followed has slight errors · Quotations are mostly chosen effectively but are not integrated into the essay correctly and/or smoothly · Textual evidence have basic signal phrases prior to quotations and parenthetical citations with some errors · Most sources are of collegiate level |
| · Unclear or obvious, unarguable thesis statement
· Missing or unfocused topic sentences · Supporting examples/details/reasons present, but are weak, poorly developed, disconnected from the thesis, repetitive, or very unbalanced · Audience awareness concerns · Examples are not developed · Attempts to address the essay prompt, but may be incomplete and/or demonstrate lack of understanding of the prompt · Does not meet most of the essay’s requirements
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· Weak introduction, body paragraphs and/or conclusion
· Weakly organized paragraph structure · Missing transitions · Little sense of organization, with major discrepancies in logic
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· Simplistic sentence structure
· Limited control over sentence structure · Simple or inappropriate vocabulary · Significant surface errors that may hinder meaning · Significant word choice errors that may hinder meaning · MLA formatting followed inadequately · Quotations are seldom chosen effectively or integrated into the essay correctly and smoothly · Errors in following citation rules · Textual evidence used are missing signal phrases or have errors · Non-collegiate material used |
| · No thesis
· No specific evidence provided or most of the example, reasons, and details are very weak and/or off topic · Not aware of audience · Essay is incomplete or doesn’t address the prompt · Plagiarized
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· No sense of organization
· Major errors in essay and/or paragraph organization · No use of transitions
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· Lack of control over sentence structure
· Major problems with surface errors that obscure meaning · Frequently inappropriate vocabulary · Numerous and significant word choice errors that obscure meaning · Major MLA formatting errors · Lack of citations or major mistakes · No signal phrases used before quotations (or no textual evidence provided) · Plagiarized |
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