In Class Lab 10/02

In Class Lab - 10/2 - Rhetorical Analysis of an "A" Paper

IN CLASS LAB – 10/2 – Rhetorical Analysis of an “A” Paper

Things that strike us immediately about the “Transportation” Paper:

·         Design

o   Use of images

o   Bold sub-titles

o   Transparent imagery (back ground of main paper)

o   Use of graphs

o   Use of tables

·         Genre

o   Very clear that it was a research paper

·         Sources

o   Clear work cited page

o   Page numbers are not listed in the parenthetical within the text

o   He puts the period before the parenthesis when cited sources.  Period goes after citation.

“Transportation Paper” vrs. “Conscription Paper”

	Conscription	Transportation
Own Work?	2	4
3,000 words?	4	4
Correct grammar….?	2 – Multiple mistakes	4
Correct work cited…?	3 – Incorrectly employed	3 – Due to incorrect citations within paper (use of period incorrect)
Argue thesis well?	3 – Had conflicting economy points	4 – Use of graphs, images, tables helped to argue and illustrate thesis
Logical Case?	3 - Due to bad transitions	4 – Use of graphs, images, tables helped to argue and illustrate thesis
10 Work Cited?	2 – No peer reviewed articles	4