Animal Farm
Final Essay Fall 2013
YOUR FINAL ESSAY IS WORTH 15% OF YOUR FINAL GRADE FOR THIS SEMESTER.
Prompt: Using detailed textual evidence, analyze how characters in Animal Farm use rhetorical appeals
(ethos, pathos, and logos) to persuade others and evaluate which type of appeal is the most effective as
a means of persuasion.
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Circle the verbs in the prompt that you are being asked to do. Then, write them below:
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Underline the key ideas in the prompt that you are asked to address. Then, write them below:
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Process: You will construct your final essay in stages. First, you will write three power paragraphs that
analyze how one character uses each rhetorical appeal. Based on your analysis, you will use textual
evidence to determine which type of appeal is most effective or successful at persuading others. You will
write a power paragraph that explains your evaluation. Then, you will weave your rhetorical appeal
paragraphs into a larger essay that includes an introduction and conclusion (part of your evaluation
paragraph).
1. Paragraph 1: Introduction to Topic with Controlling Idea (Thesis)
2. Paragraph 2: Analyze How a Character Uses Logos
a. Choose one character in Animal Farm and analyze how that character uses appeals to
logos. Be sure to address the effect on other animals. This is a power paragraph—two
quotes with proper set-up and MLA format are REQUIRED. Due to Turnitin 11/20.
3. Paragraph 3: Analyze How a Character Uses Pathos
a. Choose one character in Animal Farm and analyze how that character uses appeals to
pathos. Be sure to address the effect on other animals. This is a power paragraph—two
quotes with proper set-up and MLA format are REQUIRED. Due to Turnitin 12/3.
4. Paragraph 4: Analyze How a Character Uses Ethos
a. Choose one character in Animal Farm and analyze how that character uses appeals to
ethos. Be sure to address the effect on other animals. This is a power paragraph—two
quotes with proper set-up and MLA format are REQUIRED. Due to Turnitin 12/9.
5. Paragraph 5: Evaluation of Effectiveness with Conclusion
We will be in the LMC lab for a few partial class periods, but you should expect to work on this
assignment outside of class.
Format Requirements: Your essay must be in MLA format. You will include proper in-text citations as
well as a Works Cited page. Your final essay must be submitted to Turnitin before midnight on
December 13.
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