Prompt: Today, you learned how to complete a rhetorical analysis planning guide step by step, from identifying the rhetorical situation to analyzing devices and effects. Reflect on one step of the rhetorical analysis process that helped you understand the process more clearly. Explain what you learned during that step and how it improved your ability to analyze a speaker’s message.

 Prompt Response: Learning to identify the rhetorical situation helped me the most because it forced me to look at the speaker’s specific audience and the reason behind their message. I realized that you can't truly analyze a text without knowing who it’s for and what’s happening in the world at that moment. This step improved my analysis by helping me see how a speaker’s environment actually shapes the specific words and devices they choose to use. 


Summary: We continued to work on our essay.

Reflection: I learned how to effectively plan.

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