Rhetorical Analysis.

Bird’s “College Is a Waste of Time and Money,
Is 5-7 pages long and formatted in the MLA style.
Identifies the context of the writing situation (author, title, publication).
Identifies the author’s audience and purpose.
Includes a clear thesis statement that asserts what the author is arguing and identifies the strategies the author employs.
Includes paragraphs that discuss the author’s strategies to make the argument [this should move beyond just identifying ethos, pathos, and logos, although those appeals should be included].
Includes some specifics and evidence from the original text (including summary, paraphrase, and direct quotes) to illustrate the author’s techniques.
Fully analyzes the incorporated evidence to explain how the identified strategies support the purpose of the text given the audience.
Includes some evaluation of the effectiveness of the argument.
Is clearly written with appropriate language, attention to editing, etc.