Assignment 4: Rhetorical Reflection

100 Points
Due: 5/5/23
Assignment Overview
For the final assignment, you will perform a rhetorical analysis of the major assignments you have
produced over the course of the semester to describe what you have learned about writing, rhetoric,
research, and genre. You will need to move beyond justifying your choices on aesthetic grounds (“I
thought this looked/sounded better”) and instead justify them on rhetorical grounds: Describe the
connections among your audience, purpose, and genre expectations and how you shaped your content
to address those expectations and needs.

To perform this analysis, you will need to quote directly from you three major assignments, as these are
the evidence you will use to support your analysis. Ultimately, you should describe how you hope to use
the rhetorical knowledge you have gained from this class, in your coursework, your major, your career,
or your community.

The Rhetorical Situation

Genre: Rhetorical Analysis.

Audience: Your audience is your me (the teacher) and yourself. Demonstrate your familiarity with
rhetorical language, and articulate what you know about writing, research, rhetoric, and genre that you
can use when you communicate in a range of courses and contexts moving forward.

Purpose: See the purposes of the genre in the grading criteria listed below.

Length: 2 to 3 pages, double-spaced.

Grading Criteria Possible Points

Achieves the Purposes of the Genre 90

Provides thoughtful and detailed analysis of your research and writing 30

processes to illustrate the rhetorical knowledge gained.

Provides thoughtful and detailed analysis of your writing products to illustrate 30

the rhetorical decisions made.

Reflects on your current rhetorical practices and decision-making and their 30

implications for future courses and contexts.

Uses Conventions Appropriately 10

Demonstrates careful attention to language through correct spelling, grammar,

citation, and formatting.

Total 100