Fast Food Nation Re-Write

First of all, this is a revision assignment in Turnitin.com and is due by Monday at midnight.

Rewrite Requirements:

• Expand to 750-1000 words
• Include multiple examples of each tenet with explanation of how each works, why Schlosser used that technique/piece of info, and the effect it has on his argument
• Show both strengths and weaknesses in each appeal.
• MLA style with correct textual citations
• Clean mechanics

How I will grade you:

A  successfully fulfills all requirements

A- successfully fulfills all requirements with some minor errors

B  successfully fulfills most requirements--missing something or major errors (level of B determined by this)

C  unsuccessful, unacceptable attempt

Considerations:

• MLA format--use the Purdue OWL if you do not remember how to do this for both formatting of your paper AND documenting of your sources.  One note regarding citations:  you only need the page number since all of your citations are coming from one source.  Example:  "About one-quarter of American children between the ages of two and five have a TV in their room" (51).  Do not use long quotes (four typed lines or longer) as you don't have room in this paper.
• Third person--this is an objective analysis and you're looking at the effect on readers, not you personally.  Argument is always stronger without "I think" or "I believe."
• Intro and conclusion can be short.  Intro should introduce title (books are italicized) and author (whole name) and give some kind of statement about Schlosser using the tenets of rhetoric.  Conclusion should wrap up the argument, make some kind of judgment on how strong/effective the argument is, and feel like the end.
• Once you introduce Schlosser in the beginning, refer to him by only his last name for the rest of the paper.  No Eric or Mr. please. =)
• Logos is singular, as is pathos and ethos. There's no such thing as an etho.
• Remember the hamburger method for quotes:  you always need to introduce the quote, include the quote, and then explain the quote.  Therefore, you would never begin or end a paragraph with a quote.
• To help with your mechanics, go back and look at the document you submitted to Turnitin.  The website has run its own e-grading check for mechanics.  If you hover over the purple boxes, it will tell you the problem.  If you don't understand the problem, you can click on a link and it will take you to a website that explains the rule.