How I bluffed my way through college

http://www.salon.com/2011/04/19/my_mediocre_college_career/

A Rhetorical Analysis of the core reading you wrote about for Writing Project

· Clear identification, early in the draft, of the core reading by full author name and full article title (following MLA or APA style for formatting titles) and brief overview of the article's content (This is usually part of the introduction.)

· Clearly developed thesis statement making a claim about the purpose or effectiveness of rhetorical features of the core reading

· Well-reasoned analysis of the core reading's rhetorical strategies, supported with evidence

· Use of at least one additional source found using the Ivy Tech Virtual Library databases.

· Use of at least 10 quotes (words, phrases, or key sentences) and/or paraphrases (key details or ideas rephrased in your own words), of the core reading and/or your additional outside source, cited using correct in-text citations

· APA or MLA manuscript style, as specified by your instructor, with in-text citations and a References or Works Cited list that includes ALL sources used. (References or Works Cited list does not count in the minimum word-count requirement)

· Observation of the conventions of Standard English

1000 words minimum for final draft