Write a thesis-driven rhetorical analysis of the academic journal Multimedia literacy practices in beginning classrooms and at home: the differences in practices and beliefs.

The thesis and analysis should explain how the rhetorical strategies (the way the article is written) relate to the audience and the rhetorical situation (or context) for which the article is written. Write for a near- peer audience.

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This assignment emphases (learning and practice goals):
! Searching for and choosing a scholarly journal article. ! Noticing the relationship between rhetoric (writing or speaking persuasively) and the rhetorical situation (the context of the discipline and the conversation on the topic). ! Identifying rhetorical strategies used by writers in specific disciplines. ! Practising close reading. ! Developing strategies for analysing academic texts. ! Practising two features found in most academic essays: writing with a controlling thesis, and writing topic sentences as the basis for paragraph development. ! Learning when, why, and how to reference secondary sources.
Your audience A “near-peer” audience is made up of students like you but advanced by one level, such as students who completed this paper last year. You can assume your readers know what a rhetorical analysis is, so you do not need to define terms or repeat knowledge in the Study Guide. You may, however, need to explain disciplinary features and define key terms in your journal article.