Rhetorical Analysis Essay Instructions
Chapter 13
Due Date: Refer to course calendar
Length: 2-3 Pages
Work: “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift (included in this document)
Model Essay: Page 240
Submission: Analysis Essay Drop Box
Instructions:
Write a thesis-driven rhetorical analysis essay in which you examine the rhetorical effectiveness of an argument used in either of the works cited above. Direct your analysis to your classmates. In your introduction, establish the argumentative conversation to which this argument is contributing. Briefly summarize the argument and present your thesis highlighting two or more rhetorical features of the argument that you find central to the effectiveness or ineffectiveness of this argument.
To develop and support your own points, you will need to include textual evidence in the form of examples or short quotations from the argument. Use attributive tags to distinguish your ideas from those of the writer of the argument. Use MLA documentation to cite points and quotations in your essay and in a Works Cited list at the end. Use your rhetorical analysis to share your interpretation of this argument’s important features with your audience. Please review the accompanying rubric for additional assignment details.
Rhetorical Analysis Essay
Grading Rubric

Criteria / Total Points Available Points Received
Content (35 points)
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The final draft of the essay contains all the elements described in the assignment sheet.

The essay contains all the main points of the reading selection and is not cluttered ideas that are not central to the work.

Writer correctly cites any material that is summarized, paraphrased, or directly quoted.

Organization (20 points)

Essay is easy to follow with good readability

Writer uses transitions

Thesis, located and underlined at the end of the introductory paragraph, is clear and focused

Paragraphs contain topic sentences

Grammar and Mechanics / Style and Editing (35 points)

Writer uses varied sentence types and structures

Writer uses sophisticated, college-level vocabulary

Essay is virtually free of grammatical errors (fragments, run-ons, comma splices, misspellings, word choice, capitalization errors, missing words, singular/plural/past/present tense confusion)

Punctuation is correct.
Format (10 points)

Essay is between 2 and 3 typed, double-spaced pages.

MLA formatting guidelines are followed

Font and font size is correct (either Times New Roman or Calibri and 12-point size)

Essay contains a word count at the end of the essay.

The Township of Rain Lake has a population of 20 000. The municipality has a public works department with five full-time employees, and additional seasonal employees are hired when required. Three of the employees, including John Mills, are equipment opera­tors who do road-grading work in the summer and snow removal in the winter months. The Township has employed John Mills for eight years. The other two equipment operators have 10 and 3 years of experience. Mills has no disciplinary record; however, he is the only equipment operator with two accidents noted in his file. Neither of these acci­dents involved traffic charges. The council for the municipality meets every January to determine the wages of employees for the year. Mills and the other two equipment opera­tors met with council in January, requesting a guarantee of 130 hours per month in the January-March period. The employees did not request a wage increase. Council agreed to increase the guaranteed hours to 115 per month.
The three employees were very disappointed with council’s decision, and they approached a union about the possibility of organizing. A meeting with a union representa­tive was held at the home of John Mills a few days later, and all five full-time employees were present. The union representative outlined the advantages of unionization and
presented membership cards for signature. Mills and two others were in favour, one was opposed, and one was undecided.
When the employees’ supervisor heard about the meeting, he convened a meeting of employees at his home. He suggested that the employees allow him to approach council members before they proceeded with unionization. The supervisor spoke to several mem­bers of council and advised them that the employees were likely going to join the union. Arrangements were made for the supervisor to attend the next council meeting in February to address the issue of working conditions for employees. At the February meeting, the supervisor proposed that the Township agree to the guaranteed hours requested by the employees, and provide a one-dollar-per-hour wage increase and an improvement in bene­fits. After the supervisor left the meeting, the council agreed to change the hours guaran­teed; however, no further changes were made. At the same council meeting a resolution was passed to eliminate one of the equipment operator positions. Council directed that John Mills be the operator terminated.
When the supervisor asked why council had done this, he was told there were several reasons. The Township was facing a deficit, and costs would have to be cut to avoid a tax increase. Councillors also noted that the municipality had purchased a new, more efficient snow plough two years ago. Mills had been chosen for termination because of his accident record. Finally, council did not aree to the wage increase because they thought they knew he views of operators other than Mills on unionization. They believed the others would not join a union, and that the threat to join was a bluff. The town clerk said that prior to the February meeting she had checked with the provincial Ministry of Labour and con­firmed that there was no requirement that employees be laid off in order of seniority.

An annotated bibliography is a list of secondary source citations with a short overview of each essay’s main argument. The educational goal is to 1) gather information necessary for your final research paper and 2) to train yourself in finding other authors’ theses sentences so you can write your own.

For this assignment you should:

1. List at least six secondary sources in alphabetical order. These should include 3 books and 3 journal articles.

2. Include all information required by the MLA style for the citation. You can find this in your handbook.

3. Include a 75-100 word summary of each source, which should include direct quotes. The goal here is for you to find the author’s thesis sentence. Please note: Your annotated bibliography entries will be much longer than the examples offered below.

4. Be proofread for grammar errors. For style guidance, go to https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Your bibliography should look something like this (only with longer entries): EXAMPLE IS>>>An Annotated Bibliography of Works about Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1974-1993
With Supplement (1912-1973)

Adler, Amy. Rev. of Edna St. Vincent Millay: Poet, by Carolyn Daffron. School Library Journal 36 (Mar. 1990): 243.

While few students are familiar with M’s poems, “even fewer understand [their] impact on the political and social structure of her time.” Daffron’s book will be welcomed by students once they are introduced to it.

Agosta, Lucien L. “Millay, Edna St. Vincent.” Notable Women in the American Theatre. Ed. Alice M. Robinson, Vera Mowry Roberts, and Milly S. Barranger. New York: Greenwood, 1989. 640-44.

Lists M’s contributions to American theater. She “attended at the birth of serious American drama and helped to create an atmosphere in which it could flourish.”

Alkalay-Gut, Karen. “Poetry by Women in America: Esthetics in Evolution.” Canadian Review of American Studies 14 (1983): 239-56.

M is named as being among “the first burst of women poets who wrote as women, from the point of view of women, with the concerns of women.” She is among those who had “something to say about being female.” Finds that M engages in “hiding” and in “protecting the self,” often using a male persona and identifying with a male perspective.

Allen, Gilbert. “Millay and Modernism.” Critical Essays on Edna St. Vincent Millay. Ed. William B. Thesing. Boston: Hall, 1993. 266-72.

Original to this volume. Discussion of Popular Modernism and High Modernism and M’s place in the movements. She scorned High Modernism and tried to satisfy “both her traditional sense of eloquence and the demands of her many subjects.” While M’s reputation declined, the “overall quality” of her work did not. Her “stylistic uncertainty” and her social consciousness poems place her outside the High Modernism movement. Her place in 20th century poetry is not yet defined.

American Theatre Companies, 1888-1930. Ed. Weldon B. Durham. New York: Greenwood, 1987.
Brief mention of M as an important writer whose plays were produced by the Provincetown Players.

Anderson, Maxwell. “Second April.” Critical Essays on Edna St. Vincent Millay. Thesing. 37-38.
Reprinted from The Measure No. 7 (Sept. 1921): 17. Review of Second April.

The major flaw is the frequent use of insignificant or fantastic themes. The virtues include “an almost flawless sensitiveness to phrase,” definiteness of object, and accurate, homely imagery. The sonnets show that M has matured personally since RN.

August, Bonnie Tymorski. “The Poetic Use of Womanhod in Five Modern American Poets: Moore, Millay, Rukeyser, Levertov, and Plath.” Diss. New York U, 1978. DAI-A 39/06 (1978): 3576.

Discussion 1: Competition Round 1 Functional Strategies
Discussion 1: Competition Round 1 Functional Strategies
We will be running Competition Round 1 in class. After it is run each Capstone team member is to analyze the Competition Round results from the perspective of two of the four Decision Areas (R&D, Marketing, Production, or Finance) and how decisions in that area impacted performance in other functional areas and overall team results. Put a primary focus on your own team results, but include in your analysis at least some of the results from the other teams. This discussion board can be used to post your analysis.

You can find round 1 results by logging into Capsim.com
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Discussion 2: External Environment (Five Forces)
Discussion 2: External Environment (Five Forces)-this has to be 300 words
Taken what we learned in class, you are to discuss at least one key aspect of each of the Five Forces (rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, seller power, buyer power) that is of critical importance to success of a firm in your industry (my industry is recruiting or human resources) (or of another firm you used to be associated with). You are expected to apply theory from Ch. 3 in the Strategy text on each of the five forces. Note that “buyer” power is from the standpoint of external effects on your firm and “seller” power is from the standpoint of external effects on your firm. Your initial posting should be approx 300 words (several sentences on each of the 5 forces). Check the calendar for due dates.

Topic:- Jackson, Shirley – “The Lottery”

Write a 600-word (two-page) analytical essay on one of the assigned short stories. Start by reading the story for the first time as an enjoyable read, then read the story from a more analytical perspective. Take notes on central idea and characterization as you are reading. Carefully read the handout entitled ‘Student Essay Requirements’ before writing your paper (I have uploaded Additional Files Please check that ).

For this paper, discuss ONLY central idea and characterization. Remember the basics for literary analysis: analyze in the present verb tense, use only third person, back up your analysis with quotes from the work, and, most, importantly, use key terminologies from the class handouts.

Week Three Writing/Discussion Section Questions:

1) After learning about disco rap, why do you think that hip hop groups’ style and music went back to a more street aesthetic (i.e. Run-D.M.C. And Eric B. & Rakim)? In what ways was this about authenticity, and possibly the authenticity lost in hip hop culture’s transition to rap records in the years that preceded (1979-1982)? Based on what you now know about Def Jam the record label, Rubin’s idea of rap being “black punk rock,” as well as Run-D.M.C.’s and the label’s crossovers with rap/rock (read as black audience and white audience), what was being represented with these groups?

2) Goldberg says that “the cut is another elemental DJ technique that prefigured use of the digital sampler” (p. 118). After reading his chapter and my demonstration in class, coupled with the DJ songs you listened to, as well as the songs for Tuesday that were all made using digital sampling, explain (using examples) how DJ technique informed the digital sampling technique that came after. Think of techniques like the merry go round, quick mix theory, punch phrasing, cutting, scratching, looping, etc. How was the DJ the stepping stone to being a producer?

3) Chang says, “The key issue of the ’80s was representation” (p. 249). What was Public Enemy representing in its music? How was PE’s music and aesthetic related to “The Message” and how did the group go beyond that? In what ways is the message in “Fight the Power” and “Rebel Without a Pause” relevant today?

Assignment 2 – Adaptation case study
This assignment aims to allow you to study an adaptation event in more depth by addressing
a series of questions. It provides an opportunity to critique adaptations and to analyse the
elements that make adaptations successful, or unsuccessful. This assignment focuses on
integrating the learning outcomes of the unit and also requires you to use an important
generic skill: locating and using relevant information from the primary research literature (i.e.
journal articles).
Three alternative topics are provided: one that focuses on ecosystems, one that focuses on
societies and one that can be used to either focus on ecosystems or societies. You must
choose 1 of these 3 topics as your case study. All topics include choices you need to make
about the focus of your case study assignment. For example, which country or region your
case study examines. These choices are indicated in the topics list below. Please ensure that
you state which topic you have chosen and the focus you have chosen at the start of your
assignment.
The article provided for each topic is a recent publication, demonstrating the need for, and
interest in, case studies of adaptation to inform policy and planning. Before you start this
assignment, make sure that you understand what the climate change impact is, and the
adaptation responses to that impact.
For each topic, the reference for a source article is given to start you off but you will need to
locate other articles to develop a good understanding of the topic and address the questions
fully.
Assignment in
words). Adhere to the maximum page limits for each question – additional pages will
not be marked.
 Make sure that you cite each of the articles that you use in your answers and that you
include a properly formatted reference list at the end of the assignment. The reference
list is exempt from the page limits.
Assignment questions:
1. a) Briefly describe the climate change impact and the adaptation(s) made in response
to that impact and b) indicate whether adaptation was planned or autonomous?
(maximum 1 page).
2. a) Was the adaptation response an overall success or failure (or is it unclear)? b)
Identify the key elements of the adaptation response that led it to succeed or to fail
(maximum 1 page). You may wish to use the 4 criteria for assessing success described by
Adger et al. (2005) if appropriate (see readings for topic 7).
3. a) Identify which of Pittock’s 8 alternative climate change adaptation strategies (see
Topic 1) were used and b) use evidence to explain why (maximum 1 page). Note that
that more than one strategy may have occurred.
4. a) Has the adaptation event led to enduring changes in the society or ecosystem, that
is, a transition or transformation? b) Describe these changes and explain whether they
have increased the coping range (maximum 1 page).
5. a) Is there evidence of maladaptation and b) what type was it (use the 5 types of
maladaptation from Barnett & O’Neill, see lecture 1)? Provide examples (maximum 1
page).
6. Was adaptive capacity increased in the ecosystem or society following the adaptation
response? Explain why or why not? (maximum 1 page).
7. Reflect on the articles that you have read for this assignment. a) what useful lessons
for future CCA actions can you draw from this case study? b) identify which CCArelated
theory was the most useful for understanding the adaptations you have
examined here, and explain why.
8. Compile your reference list at the end and ensure you have properly cited each
reference in the text (additional to page limit).
Case study topics for 2018
Topic 1 Ecosystems – adaptation of coastal vegetation to climate change
A number of climatic changes are affecting coastal vegetation. Some studies show rapid
changes in vegetation, as plants adapt to changing conditions. The article below summarises
changes in vegetation in Florida USA, an area of the globe experiencing rapid climatic
change and a wide range of impacts. There are articles describing changes in coastal
vegetation around the world. For this topic, you can focus on Florida, choose another
location, or review a range of locations – just make sure you can cite several articles to
provide evidence for your answers.
Reference: Langston et al. (2017) A casualty of climate change? Loss of freshwater forest
islands on Florida’s gulf coast. Global Change Biology, 23, 5383-5397.
Topic 2 Societies – how property insurance is adapting to increased frequencies of extreme
hydrometeorological events.
Insurance is a major mechanism for recovery after extreme events. This topic examines
various ways in which insurance companies have adapted to the increase demands for payouts
and the effects of these adaptations, their success or failure. The article below
summarises some of these adaptations, but there are many more articles that examine the role
insurance plays in CCA, and how insurance adaptations affect societies. If you decide to
choose a particular region (e.g. France only or the whole European Union) please make this
clear at the start of your assignment.
Reference: Cremades et al. (2018) Using the adaptive cycle in climate-risk insurance to
design resilient futures. Nature Climate Change, 8, 4-7.
Topic 3 Societies – Exploring adaptation choices for grapevine regions in Spain
Grape-growers worldwide, whether wine or table grapes are needing to adapt to changing
climate, including factors such as changing rainfall, frost and minimum temperatures. This
article will start you off in examining why adaptation is necessary and the types of adaptation
needed. However, there are many other articles on grapes and wine grapes from the
Americas, Europe, Australia and New Zealand that could assist you to address these case
study questions. If you decide to choose a particular region (e.g. Spain only, or southern
Europe, or all of Europe) please make this clear at the start of your assignment.
Reference: Resco et al. (2016) Exploring adaptation choices for grapevine regions in Spain.
Regional Environmental Change, 16, 979-993.

For this presentation, select your favorite brand, and describe the reasons why this brand is so appealing to you. You should further explain the ideas represented on the slides by using the slide notes feature. The outline below can be used as a guide for the presentation, and the number of slides for each area may vary in your presentation:

Slide 1: Develop your title slide.
Slides 2-3: Introduce your chosen brand, highlighting a few of your favorite products.
Slides 4-7: Determine and describe how your favorite brand has gained market share and popularity in terms of its brand recognition, brand strategy, and product positioning.
Slides 8-10: Explain how your brand has created value and remains appealing to you as a member of its target market.
Create a PowerPoint presentation consisting of a minimum of 10 slides, not counting the title and reference slides. You must reference at least two articles from business-related or news websites. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. Use APA style guidelines for formatting of references.

This is a Discussion forum.
Step One: Identify two examples from two different readings this week that convey how “ideal beauty standards are ableist, ageist, heterosexist, and racist” (211). Explain how these examples illustrate the problems with ideal beauty standards.

Step Two: (A) Find two examples from the mass media (TV, films, magazines, newspapers) that connect with your two examples from our readings. This may be a billboard, an ad in a magazine, an ad on TV, or a portrayal of a character in a film or on a TV show. (B) Include a link or attach each example. (C) Describe each example and articulate the problems with each example.

Reading requirements: Gwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey, Women’s Lives, Sixth Edition. New York: McGraw Hill, 2013.
Chapter 5 Women’s Bodies, Women’s Health, Page 209

Feminist Theory, the Body, and the Disabled Figure (1997), Rosemarie Garland Thomson, Page 232

Reproductive Justice: Vision, Analysis and Action for a Stronger Movement (2005): Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, Page 243

Understanding Positive Women’s Realities (2006), Emma Bell and Luisa Orza, Page 247

Living to Love (1993), bell hooks, Page 250

International Marketing

1. You have been asked to give a series of speeches on the importance of healthcare in poverty-stricken countries. One audience will consist of business men and women, one audience will consist of religious leaders, and another audience will consist of high school students. How would you need to adjust your speech’s purpose for each of these different audiences?
2. Read Module 8. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/marketing-spring2016/chapter/why-it-matters-product-positioning/

• Go online and find/record 3-5 cases of social media blunders.
• Find 5 social media success stories.
• Select one blunder. How would you strategically position the company/organization to succeed in the midst of the blunder?
• Write 2-3 paragraphs, typed, double-spaced.