Textual Analysis of “A Letter from Birmingham”
The assignment:
Some information she asked us after we wrote the paper.
What is the introductory technique?
What is the topic statement? (Write it out here.)
Is the topic multi-part? If so, offer an alternative here.
Does the topic adequately cover all material in the paper?
Is the historical context of King’s “Letter” adequately provided?
Explain the connection of EACH body paragraph’s topic sentence to the topic or to the paragraph before it.
Describe the paper’s logical organizational structure.
Are the rhetorical strategies that are discussed defined/explained?
Are examples of all the rhetorical strategies that are discussed provided? Here, write out two for each paragraph.
Is the effectiveness of the each rhetorical strategy discussed and explained?
What is the concluding technique?