Prewriting Essay 1

Article: "Act Would Give Education to Undocumented Youths"
Author: Jessica Perez, Cornell University studying government and psychology
Audience: College Students
Purpose:Get people aware of the DREAM Act and support it
Connects effectively with audience using sophisticated language that college students will be able to understand and respect.  Her relationship with the audience is peer to peer.  If audience is not familiar with the subject matter, she takes time to explain it.  Central aim/goal of her article is to gain support for the passage of this act that will grant citizenship to undocumented college graduates. 
The text is very influential, influences the target audience which is college students
Appeals to emotion(LOGOS) is strongest- the audience(college students) is able to relate to the undocumented grads who would be effected by the DREAM Act.  She talks about hope that this country will embrace and welcome this generatio of American leadership that will better the country.  She uses powerful words and reader gets a sense of the passion she has to spread the word about this act. 
Appeals to credibility (ETHOS)- contextual aspect of the article contributes to its ethos ex. She studying government at Cornel, the Ithacan is a well respected newspaper.

Author does a good job at stating her opinion strongly and giving reasons for why the passage of this act would be a good thing.

Rhetorical Analysis Quiz

Textual analysis and contextual analysis are two kinds of rhetorical analysis.  Textual analysis focuses on the text itself, while contextual analysis focuses on everything that surrounds the text.  Contextual analysis includes the language, voice, style, and structure of the text.  It also includes logos, ethos, and pathos.  Contextual analysis deals with everything else besides the text for example the who, what, where, when, and why that surround the text.