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ENGL 112
Assignment II: Rhetorical Analysis
Weightage: 15%
Points: 150
Final Draft Due on Canvas: March 1, at 11:59 pm. Assignments will not be accepted after this
date unless there is credible documentation in support of any contingency that you have
experienced.
Length: A minimum of 500 words excluding the bibliographical entry.
Instructions: Prepare a rhetorical analysis following ONE of the following processes:
1. Prepare a rhetorical analysis of the article, “Domestic Divo? Televised Treatments of
Masculinity, Femininity and Food” by Rebecca Swenson, using at least two rhetorical
strategies.
OR
2. Select at least two concepts from the article; apply them to a visual artifact,
and prepare a rhetorical analysis using at least two rhetorical strategies. Provide
the link to the visual/audio clip, and if using a visual document such as
a photograph, attach it within your paper or as an attached appendix.
PLEASE NOTE: Assignments are to be submitted only as word documents, and NOT in pdf,
rtf, Pages docs, or in any other format. Do not direct me to Google Drive/Docs, One Drive, or
other document repositories.
Form: The paper must follow the guidelines of the APA style and citation format, including the
cover page, running head, title, page numbers, references on a separate page, and document font
size and spacing. Marks will be reduced if this format is not followed.
♦ Double-space and single-side.
♦ Font type must be 12 pt. Times New Roman.
♦ Center the title. Do not bold or underline the title. Use 12 pt. font size only. Indent
paragraphs.
♦ Save your draft in UBC’s F-Drive, on a flash drive, an external hard drive, or email it
to yourself, to prevent loss of your file in the case of technical problems.
Your assignment should include the following components:
I. Introduction: Begin with information about the title, author, and publication
details of the article. Follow this with a brief statement about the theme and its
context. Finally, state your thesis statement/claim/evaluation/position.
II. Summary of the article/artifact: Provide a brief summary of the article in the
next paragraph. This should represent the ideas of the author in an objective manner.
If you are using an artifact, provide a brief summary of the artifact(s).
