Draft of a Rhetorical Analysis of a Public Document Assignment Goal Write a 750-1,000-word essay that analyzes the rhetorical situation of a public document. This public document is the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) website on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) found at: http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html. Your analysis should include at least TWO scholarly sources outside of class texts. Directions Complete a close reading of the assigned public document. Then, write a cohesive essay that: 1. Introduces and summarizes the CDC website on ADHD. 2. Analyzes the rhetorical tools used on the site (here, you will want to incorporate ideas from your preanalysis below). For instance, your essay …show more content…
* Use the GCU Library to help you find sources. * Include this research in the paper in a scholarly manner. Format Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the GCU Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. Turnitin * You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. * Please be sure to review your Turnitin score before submitting the draft to your instructor. * Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin. Preparing to Write the Essay Read the site closely: 1. Read the webpage on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) found at http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/facts.html 2. Use the reading strategies in Chapter 2 of The Call to Write to help you better understand the site: * Do a first reading that uses underlining, annotation, and summary to make sure you understand what the writer is saying. Go back to any sections that need clarification. * On a second reading, pay attention to what the writer(s) of the CDC site is doing by describing the writer’s strategy. Conduct a preanalysis: 1. Use your close reading to analyze the rhetorical situation of the site. 2. Here are some questions to guide your analysis. 3. You do NOT need to answer all of them—pick three that make the most sense to you. Your close reading will help you generate ideas for your essay. * What is the context of the
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This analysis should be presented in the form of a single essay, complete with a title page, an introduction, three body paragraphs (purpose, approach, and effectiveness), a conclusion, and a full References page.
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The topic that I selected for my commentary essay is the increase in ADHD diagnosis. The perspectives I have noticed regarding my topic is that over diagnoses and the over use of ADHD medication may have contributed to the rise in ADHD diagnosis.
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1. READING OUTCOME: COMPREHENSION PROCESS WORK: Demonstrate your understanding of the novel by answering the following questions in your journal. Where possible support your ideas with references from the text. Include page numbers for future use.
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The purpose of this assignment is to give you an opportunity to apply some of the critical reading strategies you have evaluated.
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5.Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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Rhetorical device (can use diction, sentence structure, grammar, etc) and/or Logical Fallacies: Identify 5 Rhetorical devices or Logical Fallacies in each chapter and discuss what effect it has on the tone, message, etc – in other words, what is its significance?
This was my favorite writing assignment, because it was a fun topic. In this essay, we were allowed to analysis a text for its rhetorical appeals. I chose to write about a song. I chose this because to me music is universal, music can change your mood, and music can change your perspective. Ethos, logos and pathos where the big three in this paper and when writing the paper, you had to show how the writer builds these rhetorical appeals. I chose the song What I Love About The South by Rodney Atkins. Before writing this time I wanted to make sure I had a firm understanding of what I needed to write about, so I read the book about the three things that make a good rhetorical triangle, asked question and worked really hard on all of the in class activities. Ethos is the use of persuasive language that appeals to the character of the reader/listener. Pathos is the use of language to appeal to the reader/listener emotionally in terms of beliefs. Logos is the use of language to appeal to the reader/listener on a logical level. Ethos, Pathos, and Logos all made me immediately thing of the song What I Love About The South. While writing this paper the first time, I just knew that I had an “A” paper. I felt I had a great understanding of a rhetorical analysis. I wrote about how Rodney builds his rhetorical appeal. I noted within the paper where you could find ethos “Grew up down here
2.) I prepared for the second October TW by reviewing the different rhetorical devices and understanding when they should be used and how to analyze them. In addition, I also came up with a thesis and topic sentence outside of class so that when the actual timed write occurred, I would not spend additional time on attempting to come