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ENG-105 Topic 2 First Draft of a Rhetorical Analysis (ONL)
Goal: Write a 750-1,000 word rhetorical analysis essay of one of the assigned topics.
Directions:
Write a 750-1,000 word rhetorical analysis essay from the list of subjects from the Topic 2 Rhetorical Analysis Topic List.
1.Analyze rhetorical appeals (e.g. ethos, logos, pathos) and rhetorical situation (audience, context, purpose, genre)
2.Provide evidence from your chosen subject the text to support your points.
3.Your analysis should include at least TWO sources to support your analysis.
4.Explain how the evidence represents the rhetorical appeal.
5.Evaluate the effectiveness of the appeals based on the rhetorical situation. This will require explanation.
Your essay will require:
1.An introduction that includes a summary to introduce the subject and a thesis statement.
2.At least three body paragraphs with topic sentences, evidence, and analysis.
3.A conclusion.
4.A references page that includes the subject you are analyzing. Any additional sources must also be cited and placed on the refences page.
The final draft of this assignment uses a rubric. Please review the attached rubric prior to beginning the
assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
Note: Word count excludes title page and references page.
First Draft Grading: First drafts are graded based on completion credit, not the quality of the work. Grades on first drafts may not reflect or predict the final draft grade.
ENG 105 Topic 4 First Draft of a Review Assignment (Online)Create a Review using the Topic 4 “Review Assignment” template on one of the subjects listed below. Your review should be based on the provided criteria. Use succinct language appropriate for formal academic writing.
Complete the following:
1.For the review assignment, choose a website related to your field of study or interest.
You may also use the “Review Assignment Suggested Website List” to help you search for a website, but you are not limited to these choices. Keep in mind that the website does not have to be particularly good or bad. It is your task to evaluate whether it is effective based on the criteria. Please direct any questions to your instructor.
2.Choose three of the following five criteria to focus on in your review of the selected website:
•authority
•accuracy
•currency
•objectivity
•coverage
3.Use the Topic 4 Review Assignment template to complete your evaluation. The template has prompts in brackets and parentheses throughout, simply replace all of the text in brackets and parentheses with your own images and text. You will use the template to complete the following:
•Add an Engaging title that works like a hook.
•Choose an image that represents the subject (website) of your review. (Review the “Finding and Using Images” resource to locate copyright free images).
•Write a thesis statement that includes your chosen criteria and your overall evaluation of the website. Your thesis should be written in the following format: “The (name of website) (effective/ineffective or meets/does not meet) (your criterion 1), (your criterion 2), and (your criterion 3).”
•Choose an engaging image for each criterion using what you have learned about visual rhetoric (e.g. for currency, one may choose an image of a clock).
•Write a topic sentence that evaluates whether the subject (website) meets or does not meet the stated criteria appropriately.
•For each criterion, provide a brief definition and explain its importance.
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•For each criterion, provide two pieces of evidence from the website supporting your evaluation.
•For each criterion, provide evidence supporting your evaluation from an outside source
•For each criterion, write a conclusion statement.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Be sure that in-text citations and reference entries follow 7th edition APA guidelines.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance. Please be sure to review your LopesWrite score before submitting the draft to your instructor.
The final draft of this assignment uses a rubric. Please review the attached rubric prior to
beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
You will receive completion points for the first draft based upon the successful submission of your draft. The points are not an evaluative statement about your draft; be sure to consider all instructor comments as you revise your draft.
ENG-105: Topic 6 (ONL)
First Draft of an Op-Ed Assignment
For this assignment, write a 750-1,000-word Op-Ed that addresses an issue related to the topics listed below. This assignment must be written in formal academic tone, meaning third person language is required.
Identify an issue related to emerging technologies, such as AI, and its effect on your chosen field of study or topic of interest. Based on your research, choose an issue related to one of the fields or topics below. You are not limited to the topics on this list.
•Education- Ethical concerns in education, AI and plagiarism, impact on the future of online learning, or in person learning.
•Business- Jobs replaced by AI, emerging jobs, and new technology/social media in marketing.
•Health/Nursing - New technology in medicine, machines assisting in surgery, ethical concerns in digital healthcare (telehealth, etc.).
•Justice Studies- Cybercrimes, digital court, digital profiling, and emerging jobs due to new technology
•Psychology- Ethics in digital therapy and psychiatry, social media impact on mental health.
•Engineering -New technologies impact on engineering, new fields emerging because of new technologies.
•Theology: Streaming services, online prayer groups, social media/online religion.
•Fine Arts/Media: Copyright and AI issues, AI replacing artists, how new technology is changing the arts, e.g., digital sets in theater.
Instructions
Prewriting
Research at least five credible sources to support your claims, two of which must be peer-reviewed journal articles. Use the Research Matrix Resource in the Course Materials to help you organize your sources.
•Use the research you have conducted in your “Research Matrix” resource to clearly define the issue, by examining:
oThe causes and effects, who is affected, and current approaches (envision current approaches as current ways of thinking and current solutions).
•Use this material to narrow the topic to a specific issue and develop your clearly defined opinion on the issue (consider this as adding to the ongoing conversation) that you will persuade readers to accept. You may use the resource “Narrowing the Topic to a Thesis Statement” to help.
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Drafting•Provide an introduction that briefly introduces the topic and leads the reader to the thesis statement that states your opinion on the issue you are trying to persuade the readers to adopt. Example thesis: Social media sites should not be required to implement monitoring systems for underage users because it is expensive to implement, invades the user’s privacy, and limits parental autonomy.
•Include body paragraphs that address the following:
oThe context of the issue that includes:
▪Significance of the issue (Why should anyone care?)
▪At least one cause and effect related to your issue (who is affected?)
▪Current ways of thinking or current solutions (envision current approaches as current ways of thinking and current solutions) in one to three paragraphs.
oPersuade your audience to accept your well-supported. Explain your reasons for this opinion. This must be an addition to the ongoing conversation with support and should not merely agree or disagree with someone else. Think critically, include support, and discuss the value of adopting your perspective/opinion to your reader (two to three paragraphs).
oConclude with a call to action or solution directed to a clearly defined audience (who can influence the issue). Consider: Who are you trying to convince and why?)
•On your reference page, include the sources you cited in the essay.
•Use the Self-Review/Reflection Op-ed to help ensure that you meet each requirement of the assignment.
As you are constructing your essay, keep in mind the Op-ed is NOT a summary an issue. Rather, it is an examination of the issue in which you will form an educated opinion that you will persuade the reader to accept.
First Draft Grading
In addition to your instructor feedback for this draft, consider previous feedback from your instructor, class resources, and your self-review to aid with revisions.
Instructors will be using the rubric to grade the final draft assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the first draft assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.
👉 Because your first draft may be a completion grade, do not assume that this grade predicts the final grade.