Category: Unit 2 (Page 1 of 3)

For your ELEVENTH post, you will post below a rough draft of your THIRD AND FINAL Reflective Annotated Bibliography entry.

In particular, you will post the SUMMARY and RHETORICAL ANALYSIS of your THIRD resource.

Same deal as last time!

Do not worry if you are unsure if what you produce is “correct.” This is JUST a rough draft! We will be going over them on Wednesday.

Refer to this handout for a very detailed overview of how to write your summary and rhetorical analysis: Structure of Unit 2 Reflective Annotated Bibliography Assignment.

Remember the following:

• In your summary you are just providing an overview of the resource, the kinds of information it includes, and what one might learn by consuming it. Your summary should capture the most important points the author makes relating to your research question. You most likely will not be able to talk about all of the information included in the resource.
• In your rhetorical analysis, you are evaluating how effective YOU think the resource is at achieving its purpose (to inform, to persuade, and/or to entertain) and reaching its
  intended audience. Please incorporate AT LEAST ONE QUOTATION in your rhetorical analysis. Refer to this handout from class: How to Effectively Incorporate a Quotation into Academic Writing

You can also refer to the sample student writing we went over in class, keeping in mind that this sample writing has both strengths and weaknesses:

• Sample RAB Entry
• SAMPLE RHETORICAL ANALYSIS  (Note: This example does not include the summary or key quotes section.)

The summary and rhetorical analysis should be at least 400 words. The summary should be about 1-2 paragraphs, and the rhetorical analysis should be about 2-3 paragraphs.

POST YOUR ENTRY BY 2 PM ON WEDNESDAY, 11/1. 

For your TENTH post, you will be posting below a rough draft of your SECOND Reflective Annotated Bibliography entry.

In particular, you will post the SUMMARY and RHETORICAL ANALYSIS of your SECOND resource.

Same deal as last time!

You may select any of your two remaining resources for this second entry. Do not worry if you are unsure if what you produce is “correct.” This is JUST a rough draft! We will be going over them on Monday.

Refer to this handout for a very detailed overview of how to write your summary and rhetorical analysis: Structure of Unit 2 Reflective Annotated Bibliography Assignment.

Remember the following:

• In your summary you are just providing an overview of the resource, the kinds of information it includes, and what one might learn by consuming it. Your summary should capture the most important points the author makes relating to your research question. You most likely will not be able to talk about all of the information included in the resource.
• In your rhetorical analysis, you are evaluating how effective YOU think the resource is at achieving its purpose (to inform, to persuade, and/or to entertain) and reaching its
  intended audience. Please incorporate AT LEAST ONE QUOTATION in your rhetorical analysis. Refer to this handout from class: How to Effectively Incorporate a Quotation into Academic Writing

You can also refer to the sample student writing we went over in class, keeping in mind that this sample writing has both strengths and weaknesses:

• Sample RAB Entry
• SAMPLE RHETORICAL ANALYSIS  (Note: This example does not include the summary or key quotes section.)

The summary and rhetorical analysis should be at least 400 words. The summary should be about 1-2 paragraphs, and the rhetorical analysis should be about 2-3 paragraphs.

POST YOUR ENTRY BY 2 PM ON MONDAY, 10/30. 

For your ninth post, you will be posting below a rough draft of your first Reflective Annotated Bibliography entry.

In particular, you will post the SUMMARY and RHETORICAL ANALYSIS of your first resource.

You may select any of your three resources for this first entry. Do not worry if you are unsure if what you produce is “correct.” This is JUST a rough draft! We will be going over them on Wednesday.

Refer to this handout for a very detailed overview of how to write your summary and rhetorical analysis: Structure of Unit 2 Reflective Annotated Bibliography Assignment.

Remember the following:

• In your summary you are just providing an overview of the resource, the kinds of information it includes, and what one might learn by consuming it. Your summary should capture the most important points the author makes relating to your research question. You most likely will not be able to talk about all of the information included in the resource.
• In your rhetorical analysis, you are evaluating how effective YOU think the resource is at achieving its purpose (to inform, to persuade, and/or to entertain) and reaching its
  intended audience. Please incorporate AT LEAST ONE QUOTATION in your rhetorical analysis. Refer to this handout from class: How to Effectively Incorporate a Quotation into Academic Writing

You can also refer to the sample student writing we went over in class, keeping in mind that this sample writing has both strengths and weaknesses:

• Sample RAB Entry
• SAMPLE RHETORICAL ANALYSIS  (Note: This example does not include the summary or key quotes section.)

The summary and rhetorical analysis should be at least 400 words. The summary should be about 1-2 paragraphs, and the rhetorical analysis should be about 2-3 paragraphs.

POST YOUR ENTRY BY 2 PM ON WEDNESDAY, 10/25. WE WILL BE DOING A PEER REVIEW ACTIVITY WITH YOUR ENTRIES, SO IT IS VITAL YOU COMPLETE THIS ASSIGNMENT. IF YOU DO NOT COMPLETE IT, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTIVITY, AND YOU WILL LOSE THE POINTS.