Read “The New Literacy” handout and analyze it based on the strategies of logos, pathos, and ethos. Please refer to the handouts and links to help you prepare for writing this essay.
Description of the Assignment
The first paragraph should briefly summarize the main ideas of “The New Literacy.” The summary should take no more than one paragraph (3-4 sentences at most). Within the first few sentences of your first paragraph, you must note the full title of the article and the full name of the author.
At the end of this first paragraph you must have a thesis identifying the primary rhetorical strategies of the writer.
In the main body of the paper (3-6 paragraphs), present a lengthy explanation of how the writer presents the argument. What are the 3-4 primary rhetorical strategies (from the logos, pathos, and ethos list)? How does the writer attempt to persuade? Always return to a discussion of the author’s potential effect on his or her audience.