Prompt: Today, you learned how to complete a rhetorical analysis planning guide step by step, from identifying the rhetorical situation to analyzing devices and effects. Reflect on one step of the rhetorical analysis process that helped you understand the process more clearly. Explain what you learned during that step and how it improved your ability to analyze a speaker’s message.

 Prompt Response: One step of the rhetorical analysis process that helped me understand the process more clearly was the rhetorical situation. It helped me understand that a speech is a strategic response to a specific problem, rather than a random bunch of words. I learned how an author or speakers tone and evidence are chosen to influence a specific audience. This is one step of the rhetorical analysis process that helped me understand the process more clearly.

Summary: I learned more about how to write a Rhetorical Analysis essay.  

Reflection: We did the sheet for the essay. 

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