Rhetorical+Analysis+Essay 

We will be writing rhetorical analysis essays for AP English Language & Composition (although this can be used for rhetorical analysis in any course).
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The first step is to have students to do their brainstorm/pre-writing/concept map/graphic organizer/mind map. I chose to have students create an extensive map using Bubbl.us (see example below).

After students have developed their pre-writes, instruct them to compose their essays! For rhetorical analysis we take 20 minutes to write & 5 minutes to edit.

When students are finished, they will modify their essays into creative projects that will enhance their vision of the power and effect of the strategies used by the author. Students will publish their work on a blogspot of your/their choosing.

I provide students these 3 options for their projects: (see examples via links below) 1. CREATE a comic strip:show your discussion of strategies used, purpose, and ultimate effect on audience)

2. DESIGN a digital poster: input full text from your drafted essay into a wordcloud (your choice) and then adapt those "power words" so that we may visualize them on through your poster (we will also look at an enumerated transcript so that we may see the overall structure of diction) 3. DEVELOP an infographic: take us (step-by-step) through through the major components of your essay and its evaluation/scoring.

These activities/presentations/sharing allow students to really be able to "see" how an effective essay is structured


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[|Mind Map]

[|Comic Strip]

[|Digital Poster]

[|Info Graphic]

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