DRAMATISTIC ANALYSIS
For this assignment, you must select an artifact and submit it to either a generic or dramatistic analysis. Having selected an appropriate artifact, you should then analyze it using either the generic rhetorical perspective or the dramatistic rhetorical perspective. You may choose any artifact you like for this assignment, but take care to write about it so that an unfamiliar reader can understand your argument. Your essay should have a clear thesis and ample evidence from the artifact as support. Be sure to cite all relevant sources in APA style, including the text itself and the textbook as necessary. Your final essay should be 900-1000 words in length and include a complete reference list. Evaluation Criteria Thesis (5 points) Does a clear thesis appear in the introduction of the essay? Does the thesis provide an interpretation and evaluation of the artifact? Does the thesis have clear implications for the artifact, audience, or context? Evidence (10 points) Are there specific examples (i.e., quotations and paraphrases) from the artifact? [unique_solution]Are those examples sufficiently explained? Is the evidence, both from the speech and elsewhere, cited appropriately in APA? Use of Concepts from Generic or Dramatistic Criticism (5 points) Have the method and key concepts chosen for analysis been identified and justified (i.e., why did you choose this or that method/concept)? Are those concepts defined and cited? Are those concepts applied appropriately to the evidence cited from the artifact? Writing & Formatting (5 points) Is the essay well-structured (i.e., introduction, body, and conclusion; transitions, etc.) Is the writing free of typographical and grammatical errors? Is the document in APA format (no need for an abstract)? Are the citations and reference list in APA format? Recommendations for Success Articulate a clear thesis and describe how it tells the reader something they don’t already know. Spend time pre-writing so that you can select the evidence that best supports your thesis. Do not simply apply the concepts to the artifact sequentially, make sure the evidence is pointing to an argument. Be thoughtful about the organization of the body section of your essay; typically, critics arrange the body of their arguments by discussing the artifact and relevant context, then outlining the key terms of their rhetorical perspective, and then turning to the evidence in support of their argument. Don’t forget the references: you must cite the artifact and the concepts you use for your theoretical perspective—also everything else