Reflection on Project 2 Draft

For this exercise I peer reviewed Laurence's and Evan's drafts.

Do you have an identifiable thesis? Does it point to the specific rhetorical strategies you analyze in your essay, or are you merely using vague terms like ethos, pathos and logos?

I think my thesis is very identifiable. However, I do believe I can make my thesis more thesis and provide more support by being less general about the rhetorical strategy that my author uses. I would like to fix that in  my next draft.

How have you decided to organize your essay? Does each paragraph have a central point that is support with evidence from the text and in-depth analysis?

I have decided to organize it such that I introduce the article I am analyzing first, then a background on the author, and then analyzing the rhetorical strategies he uses in order to strengthen his argument. I think I could add more analysis about the rhetorical strategies which would lead to the development of more paragraphs.

Did you identify and analyze the five elements of the rhetorical situation?

I think I have included all five of them.  I would like to further develop on the idea of ethos, pathos and logos however in order to strengthen my essay overall. I will have to rely on peer feedback in order to see if they agree if I have included all of them.

Did you explain how and why certain rhetorical strategies were employed? Did you discuss what effects these strategies have on the intended audience and overall effectiveness of the text? 

I think this is something I am lacking. I did thoroughly explain what strategies the author uses but I think it would be helpful in analyzing why he used those strategies compared to other ones. I think I did a good job explaining the rhetorical strategies the author uses and then describing them.

Are you thoroughly using evidence in each paragraph? Do you mention specific examples from the text and explain why they are relevant?

I think I could add more quotes in order to strengthen my essay. This would be also helpful to the reader in case they hadn't read the article beforehand. Also I think the rhetorical strategies would make more sense with more evidence included in the essay.

Do you leave your reader wanting more? Do you answer the "so what" question in your conclusion?

I think I could definitely improve on this area. I give my own analysis of the author but I don't really invite the reader to form his or her conclusion based off of the information I give them.

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