The article "Little girls or little women? The disney Princess effect" written by Stephanie Hanes
You have to do a rhetorical analysis
Essay #1: Analytical Summary
Assignment Overview
The instructor will provide a selection of source articles that students will choose from. The articles do not have to be from the textbook, but they must each make an argument and have enough substance for students to write about. The articles may cover any topic or range of topics that the instructor chooses, and the instructor should try to construct a realistic rhetorical context in which students are writing their summaries.
This assignment is titled "analytical summary" rather than just "summary" because students are asked to do more than simply provide a point-by-point recap of the source article. They must identify and explain the basic rhetorical situation of the article (purpose, thesis, type of argument, audience, medium), they must distinguish between the central thesis and supporting points, and they must explain the organizational structure of the article. The instructor may go so far as to require a specific organizational structure for the paper, such as the following:
Paragraph 1: Identify and explain the rhetorical situation in which the source article participates.
Paragraph 2: Explain the organizational structure of the source article and how its supporting points advance the central thesis.
Paragraph 3: Provide a focused discussion of one key supporting point within the source article. (One might even add another task here, like "explain why the supporting point is important even outside of the main argument.")
Assignment Outcomes
· Understand the concept of the rhetorical situation and identify its basic components within a written argument.
· Identify the central argument, supporting points, and organizational structure of a written argument.
· Effectively summarize, paraphrase, and quote source material using signal phrases (attributive tags) and parenthetical in-text citations (MLA format).
· Construct a properly formatted bibliographical citation.
Requirements
Length: 750-1,000 words.
Format: Follow MLA guidelines.
Source Usage: Summarize, paraphrase, and quote from single source using signal phrases and parenthetical citations for attribution. Provide a full bibliographical citation for the source article.
http://eng101-fuentes.wikispaces.umb.edu/file/view/Unit+4-Media+and+Beauty.pdf
http://childmind.org/article/raising-girls-with-healthy-self-esteem/
1) Annotate the selected text in the margins. The annotations should identify the main points of each paragraph and identify the divisions of the article. Also indicate whether information is history, definition, examples, thesis, proposal, etc.
2) Identify the divisions of the article. Outline the article.
3) Identify the author's thesis and where it is stated in the article.
4) Based on the author's thesis, develop your thesis by agreeing or disagreeing with the author's.(3rd paragraph)
5) Create a proposal regarding what action should be taken regarding the topic of the article. You may also create a proposal regarding what the author could have included in the article to make it more persuasive.(3rd paragraph)
6) Identify another article on the same topic and print.
7) Annotate the second article in the margins.
The essay should be in the 3-paragraph format : introduction (bibliographic information, author's thesis, rhetorical situation); summary (divisions, explain each section of the essay, major points, terms, examples, research); conclusion (evaluation of the article, agree or disagree with the author's thesis, proposal for issue, projection for issue, incorporate external research).
1. The essay is to be type-written, 12-font, 2-3 typewritten pages.
2. The essay must be based on one of the articles.