Essay Assessment

Letter to his Son

1. Identify the hook
The art of pleasing is a very necessary one to possess.
2. Who, specifically, is the speaker?
Lord Chesterfield, 4th Earl of Chesterfield KG PC was a British statesman, man of letters, and
wit.
3. Comment on the writers voice and style:
The author wrote this as a letter so he could assist his son because he is most likely far from him
and he cant teach him in person.
4. Who is the intended audience?
Any young adult or teens that really needs help in how to be proper.
5. What is the authors purpose?
To help younger or inexperienced people please other people in a society.
6. Note at least two rhetorical devices that are particularly effective (paragraph #, line #). Why?
Do not (Paragraph 1). This sentence is an example of repetition of the words do/do not.
You will easily discover every mans prevailing vanity by observing his favorite topic of
conversation (Paragraph 6 line 1). The use of diction adds more emphasis on how the task of
observing someones favorite topic would be useful in society.
7. Note two examples of the authors expository technique(s) (paragraph #):
Take the tone of the company that you are in, and do not pretend to give it (Paragraph 1).
Whatever you think your own excellencies may be, for not affectedly display them in
company (Paragraph 2).
8. Choose two tone words for the passage:
Intense and factual
9. Choose two tone words for the authors attitude:
Serious and straightforward
10. Your personal reaction to the piece.
I found it really interesting about how the author tried to help his son be a good person.

Essay Assessment
Advice to Youth
1. Identify the hook
being told I would be expected to talk here, I inquired what sort of a talk I ought
to make.
2. Who, specifically, is the speaker?
Samuel L. Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American
writer, entrepreneur, publisher and lecturer.
3. Comment on the writers voice and style:
The writer seemed very sympathetic towards the younger people.
4. Who is the intended audience?
The piece primarily targets the youth , especially those who are adolescent and
rebellious.
5. What is the authors purpose?
The author wants to share his words of wisdom to youths worldwide. He wants
to give good incentives to build the character of the youth to mature into a well rounded
adult.
6. Note at least two rhetorical devices that are particularly effective (paragraph #, line #). Why?
Obey your parents. (Paragraph 2 line 1). The repetition of commands
emphasizes the main topic that the author is trying to address to the youths.
You dont have to take any pains at all with them, you dont have to have a rest,
you dont have to have any sights on the gun, you don't have to take aim, even
(Paragraph 6). The use of anaphora stresses the danger of firearms when being held
carelessly.
7. Note two examples of the authors expository technique(s) (paragraph #)0:
Be respectful to your superiors (Paragraph 3).
Always obey your parents, when they are present (paragraph 2).
8. Choose two tone words for the passage:
Earnest and considerate
9. Choose two tone words for the authors attitude:
Experienced and intimate
10. Your personal reaction to the piece.
I found it really interesting how the speaker gave his audience advice on how to
go around things with parents and elders.

Essay Assessment
What You See is the Real You
1. Identify the hook
What You See is the Real You.
2. Who, specifically, is the speaker?
Willard Gaylin, is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia College of
Physicians and Surgeons.
3. Comment on the writers voice and style:
The author used a lot of allusions, quoting other authors, talking about Saint
Francis and Hitler and a lot of other people.
4. Who is the intended audience?
The intended audience would be to every single person in the world.
5. What is the authors purpose?
The authors purpose of writing this essay was to explain to people that,
everything that you do make you the person you are. It doesnt matter what you think you
are.
7. Note at least two rhetorical devices that are particularly effective (paragraph #, line #). Why?
But few of us are prepared to substitute an X-ray of Grandfathers head for the
portrait that hangs in the parlor (paragraph 4, lines 2-3). This is a metaphor because the
author is comparing how people are now changing from trying to see what is on the
inside of people to just judging them by what they see on the outside.
Kurt Vonnegut has said, Your are what you pretend to be, which is simply
another way of saying, you are what we (all of us) perceive you to be, not what you think
you are (paragraph 5, lines 1-3). This is an allusion.
8. Note two examples of the authors expository technique(s) (paragraph #):
The inside of the md represents another view, not a truer one (paragraph 4).
Those character traits, those attitudes, that behavior - that strange and alien stuff
sticking out all over you - thats the real you! (paragraph 13).
9. Choose two tone words for the passage:
Sympathetic and sincere
10. Choose two tone words for the authors attitude:
Compassionate and intense
11. Your personal reaction to the piece.
I personally really like this piece because I thought it was kind of cute how the
author was saying that everything you do describes you.

Davion McArthur

Argumentative Essay

Mixed Method

When you hear the word zoo, what do you think of? Most people usually think

of different animals, children, and having a good time. But what most people dont see is

how these animals are taken from their original habitat for our entertainment. Zoos don't

hurt people on purpose or hurt the animals, stupid people do and that's what is giveing

zoos bad reputations.These animals are kidnapped from their home and moved to a

different home called the zoo.

There are various types of things that occur in a zoo, such as animal cruelty. Many

bad things can happen to animals in the zoo. First of all, These animals did not just come

from the air, they had to be found somewhere and captured. But they were not all

captured for entertainment, some were taken so that doctors could help them if they were

injured. Some animals in the zoo are treated so terribly that it is unbearable to even hear.

For example, some zoos are unaware of how to even take care of a particular animal, so

that can lead to something bad, like lets say a bear going into hibernation. To go into

hibernation the bear has to eat a lot so it can gain a lot of weight to burn off during the

winter, there was a zoo that did not give the bear any food or water leading up to winter,

starving the bear to death.

I honestly dont believe that all zoos are bad. They are just misunderstood. Zoos

can also benefit animals. Lets take a baby cub that has lost his mom for example. The
cub has no idea how to live on its own, so people take the bear and feed it and nourish it

and give it a safe place to stay that is kind of similar to their original home. Also, if there

was an injured animal, instead of just leaving it to do, people can take it to the zoo where

they can nurture it back to health and then give the animal a place to stay. The zoo gives

sick animals who wouldnt make it in the wilderness and helps them survive. Then

depending on the animal, they let it go.

There is a way to make both zoo visitors and animals happy. One way that we can

compromise is to take in the injured and the orphaned animals. If injured, help bring that

animal back to help and then let it go, back to where it came from. If orphaned and too

small to let go, I believe that it will be ok to keep the animal at the zoo, taken very good

care of. This way,we can avoid animal cruelty and just be able to help the animals.