ENGL 120 Grossmont College Why We Need to End the War on Drugs Essay

LENGTH: 1,050-1,400 words (3-4 full pages) without the works sited (So the whole essay with works sited will be 5 pages)

GUIDE FOR STRUCTURING ESSAY 1

Introduction (1 paragraph)

1. Get the reader’s attention.
2. Identify the speaker and title of the Ted Talk you are analyzing,
3. Identify the speaker’s probable audience.
4. Summarize the speaker’s argument.
5. In your thesis statement, identify (1) the rhetorical strategies you think the speaker uses to try and convince the audience and (2) your opinion about how effective these strategies are.

Body (3-4 body paragraphs)

Include the following in each body paragraph:

1. Topic Sentence: State a topic sentence in each body paragraph and identify a rhetorical strategy (persuasive technique) that you think the speaker uses to try and convince the audience.
2. Examples: Draw examples from the Ted Talk that illustrate the rhetorical strategy (persuasive technique) you stated in your topic sentence. Refer to the transcript.
3. Analysis: Explain the intended effect of the rhetorical strategy. Use these questions to help you develop the analysis
   • • Do you think the speaker intended for the rhetorical strategy to appeal to the reader’s interests, senses, emotions, values or logic?
     • How might the rhetorical strategy affect the audience’s interest level, senses, emotions, values or logic? And why might the strategy make the audience react this way?
     • How might the rhetorical strategy get the audience to agree with the speaker’s thesis?
     • How might the reader’s opinions or behavior change as a result of this rhetorical strategy?
4. Evaluation: You are not required to, but you may add evaluation to your body paragraphs and explain weaknesses with the rhetorical strategy.

Conclusion (1 paragraph)

1. Summarize your position.
2. Also, you could offer recommendations for alternative ways the speaker could have developed the argument in order to convince the audience more.

REQUIRMENTS

• Type this three-four page essay, and use MLA format, 12 point font, Times New Roman font style, double-spacing, and one inch margins.
• Incorporate examples and quotations from the Ted Talk into your essay, and document any quoted or summarized material from the article.
• On a separate sheet of paper include a works cited page at the end of your essay that lists the Ted Talk you cited.
• Use an organizational pattern to structure your essay.
• Use transitions to help the reader follow your ideas.
• Proofread your essay for grammar and punctuation errors.
• Submit your own work.

Here is the Ted Talk that you going to work with (The subject or topic of the essay. What the essay will be about)

https://www.ted.com/talks/ethan_nadelmann_why_we_n…