Write a 500 word MLA formatted rhetorical analysis for one on the articles here "Civil Disobedience" or "Letter from Birmingham Jail") .or for the full content read aloud of "Civil Disobedience" here:
Learnoutloud. youtube.com. 2016.
Your analysis can look at the use of language for appealing to the audience or it can break down the content by the three appeals (ethos, pathos, logos).
Here is a sample outline:
Opening: summary of the article source and your thesis statement/argument.
Body:
1. sub-claim 1 with evidence and analysis to support thesis
2. sub-claim 2 with evidence and analysis to support thesis
3. sub-claim 3 with evidence and analysis to support thesis
Possible objection to your thesis/argument acknowledged and refuted
Closing:
Work Cited (title centered on the page after the response) citation at the end of the composition
| Criteria | Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
CLO2: 2. Find and evaluate a variety of sources; | |||
CLO4: 4. Interpret and evaluate another writer’s text in terms of its assertions, evidence, and reasoning; | |||
CLO5: 5. Develop solid arguments using logic and reason; | |||
CLO1: employ a writing process | |||
Essay Writing Conventions and grammar Organized content with a clear purpose and logical development and transitions. Accurate use of written conventions and grammar in in English, | |||
