4.08 Rhetorical Analysis Timed Writing

In 1899 African American residents of Massachusetts wrote to President McKinley regarding the injustices made against them. The passage below is an excerpt from that letter. Read the passage carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices the residents make to convey their demand to the president.

In your response you should do the following:

• Respond to the prompt with a thesis that analyzes the writer’s rhetorical choices.

• Select and use evidence to support your line of reasoning.

• Explain the relationship between the evidence and your thesis.

• Demonstrate an understanding of the rhetorical situation.

• Use appropriate grammar and punctuation in communicating your argument.