Essay 1. Rhetorical Analysis: Explaining a Concept—
Identity
Rhetoric is the study of how writers and speakers use words to influence an audience. A
rhetorical analysis is an essay that breaks a work of non-fiction into parts and then explains
how the parts work together to create a certain effect—whether to persuade, entertain or
inform. A rhetorical analysis should explore the author’s goals, the techniques used,
examples of those techniques, and the effectiveness of those techniques. When writing a
rhetorical analysis, you are discussing how the author makes an argument and whether or not
the approach used is successful. For this assignment, you will be reading the following essays
found under Readings:
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● “Shooting an Elephant”
“The Myth of the Latin Woman”
“Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders his Power to Alter Public Space”
“Why Looks are the Last Bastion of Discrimination” You will select ONE of the essays above and fully introduce the text you are analyzing and
provide a brief summary of the author’s intent. Then identify and describe how well the author
achieves his or her objective. In our weekly Discussion Board quizzes, we have explored the
topics of identity, self-identity, and stereotypes. You may bring elements of those discussions
into your analysis of your chosen essay.
You must provide examples (specific textual references, paraphrases, and direct quotes) from
the essay to support your claims.
Please note you are NOT agreeing or disagreeing with the author’s argument- ONLY
analyzing it.
1. Read, Analyze, Discuss, & Evaluate a Text
2. Identify Arguments, Strategies, & Structures used in a Text
3. Complete the Entire Writing Process: Invention/Prewriting,
Arrangement/Organization, Drafting/Revision, Editing/Proofreading,
& Final Polished Paper
4. Create a Clear Thesis and Topic Sentences for Body Paragraphs
5. Compose an Essay in MLA Format The following rubric:
☑ Your paper MUST be typed and in MLA format.
☑ Your Essay must be 1000 words, +Works Cited page.
☑ You MUST have at LEAST 3 quotes supporting your thesis. MUST USE ALL
THREE QUOTE INTEGRATION TECHNIQUES (Colon, Comma, & Full
Integration). More quotes are welcome.
☑ Be sure to edit out any lapses in grammar, spelling, word choice, and sentence
structure. REMINDERS:
This is not a research paper. You should have one source on your Works Cited page
and that is the essay you select to analyze.
--Your paper needs to be written in third person impersonal (The author claims…).
--NO first person (I, me, we, etc.) or second person (you, yours, etc.).
--No contractions in academic writing (can’t=cannot).
--The essay title should be in quotes (“Shooting an Elephant”).
--Refer to full title of the essay and the author’s full name in your introduction ONCE.
--In the rest of your essay ALWAYS refer to the author’s last name (Orwell asserts…). Note: If
the -author has two last names you need to refer to them by both last names throughout your
essay.

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