Read the article “Backpacks Vs. Briefcases”
Write (informal, typed, for credit) a rhetorical analysis of one, individual item of rhetoric. Use this list of genres to get ideas, or just pick an item of text, media, or other rhetorical moment that sparks your curiosity. If you are not sure about how to do a rhetorical analysis, use the soapstone guidelines and add the genre’s argument (see page 52 in the article for a definition of argument). And then reread “Backpacks Vs. Briefcases.”
