TED Talk Analysis Assignment
TED Talk Analysis Assignment
Objectives:
To demonstrate that you understand the vocabulary of rhetoric;
To demonstrate that you understand other concepts of rhetoric: rhetorical appeals, rhetorical devices, rhetorical modes, organizational patterns, and efficacy;
To demonstrate that you can analyze text.
Description:
You will analyze an informative TED Talk, which you will choose from the TED website or YouTube.com. Make sure, by the way, that the presentation is informative and includes a transcript.
Your drafts will include the following:
I. Introduction:
- Attention-getter
- Be sure to include a thesis statement: a statement of your main point of the piece.
- Preview your main points (what are you going to talk about in this paper).
II. Body
- Analysis of the Rhetorical Situation
1. Speaker
2. Audience
3. Topic
4. Purpose
5. Context
- Aristotelian Analysis
1. ethos: The speaker appeals to ethos by . . . (give specific examples from presentation)
2. pathos: The speaker appeals to pathos by . . . (give specific examples from presentation)
3. logos: The speaker appeals to logos by . . . (give specific examples from presentation)
- Identify rhetorical elements
- Identify the organizational pattern(s) used. Identify the dominant organization pattern and explain your reasoning.
- Evaluate the speech for efficacy. Does it do its job? Are you informed/influenced? Why or why not?
III. Conclusion
- Summarize your main points
- Memorable closing
This paper should be in essay format. A Works Cited or bibliography is required. This paper must be typed using Times New Roman, size 12 font, and double-spaced.
Rubric:
____ Sound argument, use of research
____ Conventions (grammar, mechanics, etc.)
____ Works Cited page (MLA)
____ Correct font, font size, spacing
____ Adhere to assignment instructions
write one page paper, you must meet all the requirements. Thanks.