COM 102 MVCC What Would Happen if Wakanda Was Real Rhetorical Analysis

Objective: Write a rhetorical analysis of one of the OP/ED articles provided below.

• 3-4 pages in MLA paper format
• Works cited and in-text citation for article needed“What If ‘Black Panther’s’ Wakanda Were Real?” by E.R. ShippShipp, E.R. “What If ‘Black Panther’s’ Wakanda Were Real?” The Baltimore Sun, 7 June 2019, www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0221-shipp-panther-20180220-story.html. Meets the following Course Outcomes:

  VI. Course Learning Outcomes:
  Critical Reading and Thinking

  • Create connections among texts discussed and other texts.
  • Analyze a writer’s stylistic choices, such as the perspective or tone adopted for a particular audience and purpose.

  Source-Based Writing

  • Construct an argument based on a text or texts.
    • Note: We will create both formal and informal versions of this type of writing and learn how they are similar and different based on the needs of the audience.
      • Here is an example of informal writing on the topic of the 2018 Super Bowl Halftime show written by a sociologist for a blog. Here is a formal example on the topic of the Super Bowl and its rituals written by a sociologist for an academic journal.
  • Demonstrate ethical awareness in writing by incorporating and documenting source material responsibly according to MLA guidelines.
  • Correctly document sources through appropriate in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
  • Move beyond managing correctness in writing and toward making deliberate choices about stylistic elements such as clarity, concision, cohesion, and emphasis.
  • Demonstrate skill at the stylistic aspects of integrating sources, such as employing a variety of transitional effects or integrating a quote into the grammatical structure of a sentence.
  • Must use article