Profile Piece Assignment

Profile Process Planning Sheet: Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation

Week 1 Assignment

Please answer the following questions in complete sentence and paragraph format. Although this is not a formal essay assignment, please note that proper spelling, grammar, and sentence structure are required. This week’s lecture and Chapters 2 and 3 in your text will help you work through some of the terms within the rhetorical situation.

Defining Topic, Angle, Purpose

1. What is your chosen topic? (For example: a profile of Barb Collins, a volunteer at the local homeless shelter; a profile of “Shipwreck Days,” a citywide flea market and festival; or a profile of Burdick’s Grocery, the oldest family-owned business in town.)

A profile of James Weisman, a recent college grad and wannabe entrepreneur in fashion Industry

2. What personal angle can you present on this topic? (Consider what is new about the topic or what unique perspective can be shared about this topic.)

James Weisman has barely graduated after 6 years of struggling with full time job and school. He came from a wealthy family but things got hard after his father’s company bankrupted. He’d face up to the time he has to deal with so many things by himself including covering his life expenses and school tuition. He was working as a delivery guy but he always has a dream about goin new ventures on fashion.

3. What is your purpose for writing? (What do you hope to accomplish? Why are you writing?)

The purpose is to describe Weisman’s struggle in life and how he deals with the things that come to. His life basically turned upside-down and he gets stuck between the consequences of life and his dream.

Analyzing your Readers

You will be writing your Profile essay to your local community. Imagine you might submit the Profile to your local newspaper or have it shared in a community newsletter; the readers of those publications make up your target audience. In two to three paragraphs, define your...