1-1.5 page double-spaced in which you do a rhetorical analysis of either Van Meter’s or Staples’ essay.
No need for an intro paragraph. Just start by setting up your interpretation (what the text means and how it gets the meaning across to the reader). Use this format for your thesis:
-Paragraph 1: “In the essay “title,†author uses strategy 1 and strategy 2 to state your interpretation of what the text means.â€
-Paragraph 2: expand on your introduction of how strategy 1 is used to get the meaning across in the essay. Bring in quotes from the essay that support your claim that the author uses this strategy to get across his meaning.
-Paragraph 3: expand on your introduction of how strategy 2 is used to get the meaning across in the essay. Bring in quotes from the essay that support your claim that the author uses this strategy to get across his meaning.
Possible writing strategies you can use for your analysis: tone, author’s use of descriptive detail, narrative, point of view, figurative language, essay’s structure, verb tenses, use of sources/research and/or personal experience, imagery, examples used (but this isn’t all of them!)