MLK’s Letter From Birmingham Jail
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ENG101 Essay 1 Rhetorical Analysis The assignment should be between 1000-1500 words. For a quick review of the three types of argument: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/588/04/ The assignment should include a Works Cited page. See OWL page for Works Cited for electronic sources: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/ The Works Cited should include the “Statement from Alabama Clergymen.” It should also include “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” Here’s the link for both (one website): http://dsapresents.org/staff/michael-thornton/files/2011/08/StatementAndResponseKingBirmingham1.pdf (Links to an external site.) The assignment should follow MLA format. See OWL MLA section here: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/ Also, see OWL MLA overview vidcast here on the basics of MLA format: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Y31UrG2q4 This is a suggested outline for the paper: 1. Brief introduction to establish context 2. Thesis 3. “Public Statement from Eight Alabama Clergymen.” a. Summary b. Analysis of argument 4. “Letter from Birmingham Jail.” a. Summary b. Analysis of argument 5. Answer the following questions: a. Which of the two is the more effective argument? b. Why? 6. Works Cited. This is the Works Cited entry as we agreed in class: Works Cited Thornton, Michael. “Letter From Birmingham City Jail – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” 2011. Web. September 18, 2015.