Memorize the following line of questions for analysis:

Step 1:  What is the context?  Situation?  OCCASION?  In other words, what's going on?
Step 2:  Who is the SPEAKER?  No, not just his name.  Who is he really?  What is he like?  What does he stand for?
Step 3:  What is the speaker's PURPOSE?  This question should answer, "WHY are these words coming out of his mouth????"  or "What does he want???"
Step 4:  What is the speaker's MESSAGE?  This means, "What is he telling his audience?"
Step 5:  What APPEAL is he making?  Logical?  Ethical?  Emotional?
Step 6:  What RHETORICAL STRATEGIES or DEVICES did the writer use to make the speaker's speech EFFECTIVE?  What's in the rhetorical toolbox?  Diction, Imagery, Details, Figurative Language (simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification), Syntax.....

Apply this line of questions to all text you read and you are on your way to deep analysis so that you can provide CHUNKY responses.


Six Weeks Test will be on Wednesday, November 14th.

Start looking for a Nonfiction selection on a social issue.  Start by eyeing the top current issues out there:

Education
Healthcare
Immigration
National Security
The Economy
Taxes
Jobs
Energy
The Environment

Research the topic and begin narrowing it to a specific topic.  Enjoy.