chosen article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/upshot/the-economic-case-for-letting-teenagers-sleep-a-little-later.html Part One of the essay is the summary and analysis of the author's rhetorical...

chosen article: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/13/upshot/the-economic-case-for-letting-teenagers-sleep-a-little-later.html

Part One of the essay is the summary and analysis of the author's rhetorical situation (about 300-400 words):

• The writer summarizes the central claim of the article.


• The writer identifies and discusses the author's purpose for writing. (What is the author's motivation? What is his or her primary goal? How does the writer's purpose affect medium and genre?)


• The writer identifies and discusses the author's audience. (Who is the intended audience? What does the author want the audience to think or do? How does the writer's audience affect stance, medium, and/or genre?If appropriate, you should discuss how the author uses multimedia or multimodality in order to make his or her argument.)
  


• The writer identifies and discusses the author's context. (What is the broader historical, political, social, or cultural situation in which the author is writing? What social factors might influence the author's argument or its reception by the audience?)

Part Two of the essay is the writer's in-depth analysis of the author's argument (350-400 words):

• The writer analyzes the author's claim, including the stakes of the author's argument. (What is the author trying to get his or her audience to do or accept? How is the issue defined? What is arguable in the article? What is at stake for the author and the audience? What are the ethical, moral, social, personal and/or political stakes of the argument?)


• The writer identifies and discusses the appeals the author makes in the article. (How does the author make appeals to logic, ethics, and/or emotion?)


• The writer identifies and discusses the author's evidence and reasons. (What does the author do to support his or her argument? What appeals does he or she make and why? What is the motivation for accepting the author's conclusions?)


• The writer discusses the implications of the author's argument. (What happens if we follow the author's line of reasoning? How can the argument be applied to the 'real world'? What changes or stays the same if we adopt the author's point of view? What have you learned about the topic?)

In the essay as a whole:

• The writer meets the standards for effective communication (clarity, logic, precision, accuracy, significance, and fairness).


• The writer demonstrates reading comprehension and critical thinking.


• The writer has a thesis statement supported with evidence from the text.


• The author effectively uses summary, paraphrase, and direct quotation from the article as support for his or her claims.


• The essay adheres to MLA guidelines for formatting, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page.


• The essay is approximately 650-800 words.