Mr. DeGrazia 12th Grade World Lit.

Rhetorical Analysis Essay The Book Thief And Inglourious Basterds

Over the next three weeks, you are going to write a rhetorical analysis essay in which you compare and contrast the rhetoric put forth in Marcus Zusaks novel, The Book Thief, with the rhetoric put forth in Quentin Tarantinos film, Inglourious Basterds. Both of these texts are set in World War II Nazi Germany, but take very different approaches to their treatment of ideas such as war, persecution, and revenge. You will choose one of the above ideas, and your essay must answer the question: How do these two texts differ in the rhetoric they put forth concerning your chosen idea? In your essay, you will analyze the rhetoric put forth in at least three scenes from each of these texts. The scenes you analyze should be chosen and addressed chronologically. For each scene addressed, you will devote at least a paragraph of your essay to an in depth analysis of that scene. This will include, first, identifying rhetorical devices used and analyzing how they make a particular rhetorical appeal. Second, you must analyze how that rhetorical appeal contributes to the development of the texts theme. Common Core State Standards
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.11-12.6 Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the power, persuasiveness or beauty of the text.

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Scoring Rubric: Essay is worth total of 48 points. Rhetorical Analysis 9-12 Three scenes are addressed from each text. Devices and appeal are skillfully analyzed and explained for each scene. Majority of essay flows in an easy to follow, logical manner. Majority of essay is free of grammatical or spelling errors. Majority of essay clearly supports identified themes. 5-8 Two or three scenes are addressed from each text. Devices and appeal are adequately analyzed and explained for each scene. Most of essay flows in an easy to follow, logical manner. Most of essay is free of grammatical or spelling errors. Most of essay clearly supports identified themes. 1-4 One or two scenes are addressed from each text. Devices and appeal are inadequately analyzed and explained for each scene. Some of essay flows in an easy to read, logical manner. Some of essay is free of grammatical or spelling errors. Some of essay clearly supports identified themes.

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