For this assignment, you need to pick a print ad of your choice and analyze the ad. Make sure you give a unifying claim about the ad—don’t simply list out the different myths you see operating in the ad—construct your argument such that its pieces work together to form a cohesive whole. You need to use a minimum of two outside sources (different articles from Signs of Life, from library research, from online sources, etc.) to help you in making this argument. Make sure, as well, to give any necessary contextual/background information your audience will need for your discussion to make sense. You will also need a Works Cited page, in proper MLA format, for the ad and your secondary sources. The length of this assignment is three to four pages (not counting the Works Cited), typed, double-spaced, and in 12-pt font. See the schedule below for when the outline, rough draft, and final draft are due.
For this assignment, you need to make sure you do the following:
—Give a hook that catches the reader’s attention
—Give an introduction that sets the limits of your discussion and gives any necessary background information while summing up the essay
—Give a clear discussion of what the ad is denoting (what is literally on the page)
—Give a unifying claim about the connotations of the ad as a whole
—Support your claim with evidence from the ad and secondary sources
—Counter-argue possible objections to your claim and support
—Give a conclusion that ties together the pieces of your essay
Adequate essays will give an introduction, give background information, list the features of the advertisement, make a claim about the ad, provide a reasonable amount of support for that claim and acknowledge other points of view, use two outside sources, and give a conclusion to the argument; there will be a Works Cited page as well.
Outline #1 due by 06/20/2024
