Apply your knowledge of rhetoric to rhetorically analyze Andrew Jackson’s speech to Congress in 1830 regarding the Indian Removal Act. The overarching question to address is “how does Jackson’s speech shape & influence Congress’s impression of Indigenous tribes & ease concerns regarding removal?” To address this, you will do the following: analyze the rhetorical devices Jackson uses within his speech & explain how the rhetoric he used could ease concerns & persuade his audience that removal is just. Integrate at least 4 quotes (minimum) from the speech as evidence & integrate at least one VVC database article for support (see guidelines below).
-Review Andrew Jackson’s Speech (See Essay #2 Prompt in WK 7’s module)
Use these rhetorical devices (appeals) to analyze (as they are applicable):
Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Formal Requirements & Guidelines:
You must have a thesis statement that clearly addresses each prompt objective in one, concise sentence demonstrating three-point format
Apply rhetorical devices correctly and successfully explain how the rhetorical devices used within the speech could ease concerns and persuade support for removal
Use paragraph & essay organizational concepts learned prior to this essay (Review paragraph organization course material)
Uses a minimum of 4 quotes from the Jackson’s speech as evidence and apply proper quoting rules and conventions.
Do not exceed 6 quotes. No secondary sources permitted. Only use the Jackson’s speech for rhetorical analysis
Quote length maintains 4 lines or fewer (Review quoting course materials to alter/trim quotes).
Has a Works Cited page. Include citation for database article and Andrew Jackson Speech (the speech citation is available on the download version of Essay # 2 prompt above)
Maintain a professional tone
Must be 5 FULL pages (minimum.) to 6 pages (maximum.), typed, double spaced, in 12 pt. Times New Roman font with one-inch margins all the way around
You must follow the regulations of the MLA format.
