Week 6 To-Do List and Overview

This week, we are trying to get prepared for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay.  Read all of the documents this week, and let me know if you have any questions in the "Rhetorical Analysis Ideas" discussion.

Goals

If we're successful this week, you will:

• Understand the objectives and requirements of the rhetorical analysis essay.
• Read the articles that you can choose from for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay (you'll analyze one article in that essay).
• Begin generating ideas for your Rhetorical Analysis Essay.

Schedule

To reach the goals for this module, you'll need to complete the following activities:

Due dates	Activities
	1.  Read all of the documents in the "Rhetorical Analysis Resources" section of this week.  These resources are meant to help you understand what is required of you for the Rhetorical Analysis Essay.
	2.  Read the overview of the Dakota Access Pipeline controversy (sometimes called the Standing Rock protests), and read all 4 of the argumentative articles about the controversy.  All of these articles are linked to on the "Rhetorical Analysis Texts: The Dakota Access Pipeline Protests" page.
7/31	3.  Post your ideas and questions about the Rhetorical Analysis Essay to the "Rhetorical Analysis Ideas" discussion.