Rhetorical Analysis FAQ
Where is it from?
What is their layout like?
What kind of information is included?
What sort of language is used?
What sort of mediums are used? (Is it purely text or does it incorporate video, etc?)
2. Identify it:
What information, language, jargon, terms, or references are included? use specific textual evidence with in-text citation.
Who is the intended primary audience? Who is the secondary audience? Why these conclusions?
3. Synthesize it:
What are some of the similarities and differences? Why are they occurring?
What are the general conventions of an FAQ page within your field?
Step Four: Create your own FAQ page.
You have the choice between creating one for your major (with an intended audience of incoming students), or for an institution in your field where you can picture yourself as an employee sometime in the near future. Include at least seven questions and answers.
Writer’s Revision Memo
Explain the purpose of the first writing assignment — what were you trying to achieve by writing it? Do you feel that you successfully met your goal? Why or why not?
What do you see as the most effective part of your current draft, and why? The least effective?
Going into the peer review session, what concerns did you have about this piece of writing? Do you feel that they were adequately addressed by your readers? Why or why not? If not, what more could you and your readers have done to resolve your concerns?
Identify the most helpful piece of feedback you received on your draft. Why did you find it helpful? How are you going to apply it to improve the draft?
How did reading and responding to your peers’ drafts help you to revise your own?
Explain in detail what changes you are going to make to this draft before submitting it to me on Friday. Why those specific changes? What rhetorical considerations are guiding your decisions?
If you had unlimited time and knowledge, what additional changes might you make to this piece of writing? What are the things that you still think it needs but aren’t sure how to fix?