During Phase 2, you will learn more about reading texts for what they “do” and practice analyzing texts for their rhetorical features. You will also practice creating different kinds of rhetorical texts that target and are designed for specific audiences. Among other small assignments, you will complete the second major writing assignment of our course, the Rhetorical Analysis Assignment.
Note: you should have access to all readings & all assignments every class (in print or on your laptop/phone). This is because we’ll likely refer back to previous assignments/readings.
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10/3 |
Sign up for CUNY Academic Commons.
Read the “Rhetorical Strategies and Analysis” handout and watch this video about analyzing images/videos rhetorically. Revisit any one of our course texts and write down as many rhetorical strategies and appeals you can observe. Submit to BB. Practice analyzing this image. Submit a one paragraph response on BB. |
Computer day (either in lab or classroom). View these step-by-step instructions about creating a WordPress Site. Create a first draft of your WordPress Site. Submit a link to BB.
Analyzing an image Phase 1 Reflection Assign Phase 1 Revisions Digital Portfolio & WordPress Brainstorm ideas for Part 2 (topics, audience, genre, language, strategies) |
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10/5 |
NO WORK DUE. | NO CLASS. |
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10/10 |
Complete & submit to BB Part 1 of your Phase 2 Rhetorical Analysis Assignment.
Complete a first draft Part 2. Submit to BB. Print and bring to class 2 copies (or bring your laptop with the latest draft saved). |
Analyze Model TextWorkshop Part 2 drafts |
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10/12 |
Complete a second draft of Part 2 (based on peer feedback). Submit to BB.
Write & submit to BB a first draft of Part 3. Submit to BB. Print and bring to class 2 copies (or bring your laptop with the latest draft saved). |
Analyze Model Text
Workshop Part 2 drafts Workshop Part 3 drafts |
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10/17 |
Revise & polish the final drafts of both Part 2 and 3. Then, write & paste your cover letter at the beginning of Part 3. Submit all to BB. | Phase 2 Reflections
Introduce Phase 3 Assignment Basic Online Searches (Watch this video on how to determine if a text is scholarly. Check out CCNY Library). |
