Tailor To Audience

Worksheet Description

The Rhetorical Analysis worksheet is designed to guide students through the critical evaluation of a text by focusing on its communicative aspects. It prompts the student to consider the intended audience and how the text is tailored to them, the main claim and supporting evidence presented, the purpose of the text, and the exigency it addresses. Furthermore, the worksheet encourages students to think about potential counterarguments and to reflect on how their perception of the text might have changed after analysis.

This worksheet is teaching students to conduct a comprehensive rhetorical analysis by examining the key components that make up effective communication in a text. It aims to develop the student’s ability to discern the intended audience and understand the strategies used by the writer to reach them. The worksheet also encourages critical thinking by asking students to identify the purpose and urgency behind the text, as well as to consider opposing viewpoints. By completing this analysis, students practice the skills necessary for critical reading and informed interpretation of written works.