rhetorical analysis draft 2
Instructions
WRIT 300 MSB
A1. Rhetorical Analysis
20 points (2+ pages)
How does your professional discourse community use written communication to transmit information to its members?
Report on your findings in a 2-page paper. Include in-text citations and a full References list at the end of your paper, in APA format.
Formatting: Double spaced, 12 pt. font, 1-inch margins
- Identify your discourse community by selecting a field of work that you are already in or aspire to be a part of in the future (i.e. marketing, accounting, human resources).
- Next, select a document that is used within your discourse community (i.e. marketing plan, financial report, handbook).
- What is the purpose of this document? How do you know? What information does the author use to support his thesis?
- Who is the intended audience? How do you know? What type of language is being used, or what references do they make which support your conclusion?
- What is the context of this document? Where and when was it published? What is it responding to?
- What is the ethical stance of this author? What ideologies inform their position?
- What is the genre of the piece? How does it follow the conventions of its chosen genre?
- Does the document adequately serve its purpose and address the audience? Why or why not?
