{"id":3219,"date":"2025-06-24T18:07:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skilledprofessors.com\/?p=3219"},"modified":"2025-06-24T18:07:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T18:07:53","slug":"2nd-paper-analysis-of-two-visual-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/2nd-paper-analysis-of-two-visual-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"2nd Paper: Analysis of Two Visual Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ENGL \u2013 2nd<\/sup> Paper Prompt<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For your second major writing assignment, you will build on some of the previously assigned<\/p>\n\n\n\n

reading materials outlined in Chapters 1-3 of the MHG (as well as my PPT \u201clectures\u201d) in order to<\/p>\n\n\n\n

help you write an analysis of visual texts (images). To that end, Chapters 8 and 18 of the MHG<\/p>\n\n\n\n

will present and elaborate much of what is necessary, in addition to Chapters 1-3, etc., for the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

completion of such a task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Significant Components of 2nd Paper:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Selection of 2 visual texts\/images (you are invited to choose whatever visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

texts\/images you want) that are culturally\/societally significant and exigent\u2014which will<\/p>\n\n\n\n

become representative of your topic; however, please try your best to select visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

texts\/images that contain as few words as possible\u2014preferably no words. I want you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rhetorically analyzing visual elements and dynamics and not words<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Demonstration of substantive understanding of each visual text\/image through<\/p>\n\n\n\n

summary and rhetorical analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Establishment of a relationship between the 2 visual texts\/images\u2014whether<\/p>\n\n\n\n

complementary or adversarial\u2014as a result of your analyses<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 In-depth discussion of the relationship between the 2 visual texts\/images as a result of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rhetorical analysis wherein you detail not only why a given rhetorical feature is salient<\/p>\n\n\n\n

but also how it operates to have the effect you claim it does<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generally, your paper will introduce and then concisely summarize each visual text\/image,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

demonstrating a rhetorical understanding of each one, including why\/how they figure into a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

discussion of a topic that is meaningful to you; and include body paragraphs that, based on<\/p>\n\n\n\n

your introductory and summary work, (rhetorically) analyze why and how your visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

texts\/images relate to one another, including insight into the cultural and\/or societal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

significance thereof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elements of the Analysis of Two Visual Texts Essay<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Introductory Paragraph (please make use of the PowerPoint \u201clecture\u201d on Introductions here)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Sets up the problem or topic (including the exigency) as context for introducing your<\/p>\n\n\n\n

chosen visual texts\/images<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Introduces your visual texts\/images with a reference to each one\u2019s source (where you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

found it, for example), the title of the visual text\/image, the name of each visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

texts\u2019\/images\u2019 author\/creator\/designer, and what you believe appears to be the main<\/p>\n\n\n\n

point of each one. (It can be challenging to ascertain some of this type of information;<\/p>\n\n\n\n

please be diligent!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Briefly references the relationship that you believe exists between the 2 visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

texts\/images<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Concludes with a tension-filled thesis that sets up clear expectations for the direction of<\/p>\n\n\n\n

your essay and gives your reader a sense of the points you will develop and discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your thesis will express your evaluation of the visual texts\/images in terms of their<\/p>\n\n\n\n

messages or \u201carguments,\u201d your evaluation of their rhetorical strategies (2 or 3 from<\/p>\n\n\n\n

each source will suffice)*<\/p>\n\n\n\n

, and your evaluation the efficacy of each visual text\/image<\/p>\n\n\n\n

with respect to inquiring of, representing, and\/or critiquing the cultural or societal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

discourse in which each is located<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brief Summary of Each Visual Text\/Image<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Includes an embed\/copy & paste of each of your visual texts\/images<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Extends what you presented in the introduction; your reader should be left with a broad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

yet accurate understanding of each visual text\/image, similar to the goal of the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

summary in the 1st Paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Accurately re-presents the original visual text\/image in written form, paying particular<\/p>\n\n\n\n

attention to the (rhetorical) features you have selected for analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Keep in mind, this does not mean to begin rhetorically analyzing your image s in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

your summary paragraphs; rather, if you want to focus on a use of color in your<\/p>\n\n\n\n

image for rhetorical analysis, for example, just make sure to include it in your<\/p>\n\n\n\n

summary, saving the analysis for later in the body<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Includes appropriate tags to distinguish your views from features inherent to the visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

texts\/images. Remember: the summary tries not to be subjective; it tries not to include<\/p>\n\n\n\n

your evaluation\/analysis. Try to stick to a write-what-you-see strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Body Paragraphs Supporting Your Thesis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Analyze rhetorical features (2 or 3 from each source will suffice)* of each visual<\/p>\n\n\n\n

text\/image\u2014what rhetorical \u201cwork\u201d are your chosen rhetorical features doing in<\/p>\n\n\n\n

support of the messages or \u201carguments\u201d you claim are conveyed to the audience by<\/p>\n\n\n\n

each visual text\/image<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 In other words, if an image is intended to scare the audience (this would be the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cwork\u201d it is intended to do), why is the image (or its creator) doing that, and how<\/p>\n\n\n\n

does it accomplish what it intends to do to the audience?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Apply analysis to how you think each visual text\/image relates to one another<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Are they both appearing to accomplish the same thing and in the same ways?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same thing and different ways? Different things? Etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Leverage your analysis in order to demonstrate cultural\/societal significance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 You will\/should end up analyzing a single rhetorical feature in a single body<\/p>\n\n\n\n

paragraph, and, as part of your analysis, you will\/should discuss what that<\/p>\n\n\n\n

rhetoric has to do with your culturally\/societally significant topic? (This should be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

done for each point of analysis, in each body paragraph, throughout your paper.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Think of your body paragraphs as the spaces where you analytically delve into<\/p>\n\n\n\n

culturally\/societally significant topic, using visual texts to carry your discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Leave the reader with a clear understanding of the visual texts\/images as you<\/p>\n\n\n\n

understand them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 You may take the opportunity to concisely reflect on related personal<\/p>\n\n\n\n

insights\/experiences that reify your understanding<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Actually, you could (and perhaps should) be doing this anywhere in the paper<\/p>\n\n\n\n

you deem it appropriate!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Consider also pointing your reader toward ideas beyond your own response to the<\/p>\n\n\n\n

visual texts\/images or a restatement of your thesis. In other words\u2014and with some<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cultural and\/or societal significance in mind\u2014suggest how your analysis might be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

applied, or what its implications are, or how it contributes to the larger conversation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

surrounding the topic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New page entitled Work Cited or References<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Your whole 2nd Paper should be written according to MLA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Length: approximately 5 pages will be<\/p>\n\n\n\n

anticipated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due Date: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

*When I note that 2 or 3 rhetorical features will suffice, understand that if you only choose 2
rhetorical features per image, they ought to be tremendously significant features from your
chosen visual text\/image, and I will expect you to spend much time discussing and developing
their significance compared to if you choose 3 rhetorical features. If you choose 3 (or more)
rhetorical features, on the other hand, I still will expect robust discussion and development,
but your handling of each feature might appear to be comparatively lighter\/shorter because you will be discussing 3 (or more) features instead of just 2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ENGL \u2013 2nd Paper Prompt For your second major writing assignment, you will build on some of the previously assigned reading materials outlined in Chapters 1-3 of the MHG (as well as my PPT \u201clectures\u201d) in order to help you write an analysis of visual texts (images). To that end, Chapters 8 and 18 of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3219","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3219\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writezilas.com\/essays\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}