on Discussion board by 11:59 pm 2 Peer Edits: Due Friday, Feb 12 by 11:59 pm. Final Draft to Julie: Due Monday Feb. 16 by 11:59 pm on Learn Rhetorical Situation: You are asked by the editor of New York Magazine to submit a rhetorical analysis of any piece from their online magazine. This piece may be in any category that interests you such as: News, Music, Entertainment, or even Style. Purpose: This assignment is to give you practice in the genre of rhetorical analysis as well as multimodal composing and principles of design. Audience: Think about the relationship between purpose for composing, your audience, and the choice you make in your multimodal composition piece. o Which group of people do you want to inform, persuade, or educate? o Which tone, style, or purpose would be appropriate for your intended audience? Task: Background: New York Magazine is an online magazine that covers our world in many different modes. The text in this magazine is multimodal. The medias that are found in here are not only text based, but commonly visual and audio orientated. Some of these include videos, posters, montages, photo essays, and infographics. What are you going to do? You are going to choose any piece from the online magazine that can be analyzed for rhetorical appeals of ethos/pathos/logos. You are going to reply to the piece with your own multimodal composition rhetorically analyzing how effective or persuasive they are in their composition . Youll need to use two outside resources to back up your analyses. Cite them in MLA format. This could be done within the multimodal composition, or on a separate page after your written reflection. First, find the opinion piece youd like to rhetorically analyze Second, determine your purpose and audience and their relationship to each other. Third, determine the medium youd like to use to convey your analysis in. Here are some ideas, but you are welcome to hit me up with some other ideas you have. Peruse the NY Mag site for other ideas if you would like! They also link to other online magazines like Vulture and Daily Intelligencerall fun and informative. o Video: Keep your video under 5 minutes, about 750 words (use iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, or another such program) o Audio: Keep your video under 5 minutes, about 750 words (use something like Audacity or another audio recording program you are familiar with) o Comic Strips: Combination art work/word bubbles10-15 panels, 500 words (use something like bitstrips.com, makebeliefcomix.com, or hand draw your comics) Fourth, analyze the composition for rhetorical situations and appeals. Review Chapters 2 and 3 in Writing Today, as well as the video about ethos, pathos, logos. Fifth, design and compose your multimodal composition using rhetorical analysis strategies and features. Use chapter 8 in Writing Today as a refresher of the features of a rhetorical analysis. Sixth, turn in your multimodal rhetorical analysis on Learn with a separate reflection document written in traditional text format. Reflection: Your reflection document should be a written text of approximately 500 words. Here are the guidelines: A) Describe SLOs A,C,E in terms of how you worked with them in this assignment; B)What goals did you set for yourself and your project? Why did you set these goals? Did your goals change throughout the project? How? Why? C) Explain the purpose and audience for your multimodal project. D) Explain and reflect upon your rhetorical features and why you employed them in the way you did. What is the intended effect on your audience of these features? Rhetorical Analysis Rubric:_____/100 pts. Possible Qualities Highly Effective Satisfactory Needs Further Attention Addresses Intended Audience 10 The writer clearly understands the needs of the intended audience and has adapted the writing to that audience. 8 The writer seems to understand the needs of the intended audience but hasnt fully adapted the writing to meet those needs. 6 The writer does not demonstrate an understanding of the needs of the intended audience. Clear Sense of Purpose 10 The writers purpose is clear throughout the entire project. 8 The writers purpose is clear throughout most of the project. 6 The writer needs to clarify the purpose of the project. Analysis
20 The writer has critically examined substantial information and has used the most relevant information. 16 The writer has critically examined some information and has used relevant information. 12 The writer has critically examined some information and has used fairly relevant information. Conventions 10 The writer has attended to all the necessary conventions of writing. 8 The writer has attended to most of the necessary conventions of writing. 6 The writer needs to attend to more of the necessary conventions of writing. Organization and use of graphics/multimodal component 10 The writer has used graphics and mediums well, as they enhance the piece.
8 The writer has used graphics and mediums well although they may not enhance the piece; organization flows but could be better. 6 The writer has used graphics and mediums, but they dont, enhance the piece; organization needs work.
Rhetorical Considerations 20 Writer has used the moves of rhetoric. There is evidence they considered the rhetorical situation and the appeals in their analysis in a thoughtful and well- developed manner. 16 Writer has used the moves of rhetoric. There is some evidence they considered the rhetorical situation and the appeals in their analysis but in a manner that shows some misunderstanding in their use. 12 Writer has not used the moves of rhetoric appropriately. There is little evidence they considered the rhetorical situation and the appeals in their analysis. Reflection 20 Writer has written a reflection and accounted for his/her choices 16 Writer has attempted to write a reflection but needs to do more to account for his/her choice in medium. 12 Writer has made little to no attempt to reflect.