Juan Guerrero

Identifying Your Rhetorical Situation: Essay 2

As you have been told during lecture, before beginning a writing or communication task, you
should identify components of your rhetorical situation to help you with your writing process.
We will practice how to approach a writing task by doing a close reading of the essay 2
assignment prompt. The essay prompt is found in the Week 2 Folder. After clicking on the Week
2 Folder, click on the folder titled “Essay 2.” Use the document “Essay 2 Assignment Prompt” to
answer the following questions.

Purpose:
What is the purpose of the essay of the course?
__The_purpose_of_this_essay_is_to_compare_and_contrast_the_claims_of_different_articles__
_in_order_to_create_a_research_analysis,_and_understand_the_ongoing_discussion__________
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Audience:
Who is the intended audience for the essay of the course?
__Other_professionals/
scholars_______________________________________________________________________
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How will the audience influence the way you write this essay?
__The_intended_audience_will_be_familiar_with_certain_words,_topics,_and_procedures_that_
_will_be_brought_up._The_essay_will_keep_a_professional_tone.________________________
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Genre:
What is the genre for the essay of the course?
__Expository_research_analysis____________________________________________________
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How long should the essay be? (word count; this is considered to be a feature of the genre)
_Between_1,200_and_1,500_words_________________________________________________
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What format does this essay follow? (this is considered to be a feature of the genre)
__MLA_______________________________________________________________________
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What are some words/phrases that are not appropriate for this genre as described in the
assignment prompt?
__You,_me,_I,_we,_us___________________________________________________________
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What evidence will you be using in this essay?

__The_10_sources_gathered_______________________________________________________
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