Integrative Paper on a Rhetorical Situation (Group Paper)
Groupings
1. Watch the video “Union: Mass resignation of PH health workers in private sector possible” via the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY4DD8jw6jk .
2. Write an integrative paper that contains your analysis of one rhetorical situation in the news video using Lloyd Bitzer’s (1968) essay “The Rhetorical Situation.” In your paper, you should be able to:
a. Identify one rhetorical situation from the news video;
b. Write your thesis or major argument about the chosen rhetorical
situation (On your own, you should be able to discern what constituent of the rhetorical
situation should be the basis of your thesis or argument.);
c. Explain why the chosen scene or situation is rhetorical using ideas
from Lloyd Bitzer’s (1968) essay;
d. Mention specific ideas from the reading material by Bitzer and the
corresponding scene from the news video as you analyze your
chosen rhetorical situation; and
e. Be clear and concise with your synthesis of the major ideas in the
reading material and scenes from the news video as you push for
the major argument of your paper.
3. Write your integrative paper in at most 1000 words. Use Times New Roman, font 12, double space, and a standard margin of 1 inch on all sides.
4. After the essay, write the names of the group members in alphabetical order, surnames first.
5. Save your integrative essay in PDF using the file name YOUR GROUP Integrative P and upload it in the Google Drive Folder on October 10, 2024.
Evaluation Criteria
Your integrative essay is to be graded based on the following scoring system:
Rhetorical situation 5 points
Thesis/major argument in the paper 5 points
Explanation of the components of
the rhetorical situation 15 points
Synthesis of the ideas from the reading
material and scenes from the
news video 15 points
Language and mechanics 10 points
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50 points