Assignment: Analyzing an Informative Text
Watch the Ted talk "The Problem of Vaccine Spoilage and A Smart Sensor to Help" by Nithya Ramanathan and answer the questions below.
i. How does the Ted Talk you selected and viewed break down the traditional stereotype and provide the reader with a different perspective of the person, community, or location?
ii. Many Ted talks uses many rhetorical styles, such as narration, description, compare/contrast, definition, analysis, and so forth. Describe some of the rhetorical styles operating in the Ted talk and provide examples to support your ideas.
iii. While the Ted talk does not provide in-text citations or a works cited page, how does the Ted talk use ethos to establish the credibility of the writer? Does the writer use author tags? What other techniques does the writer use to make its claims or points?
iv. What is the central message, theme, or thesis of the Ted talk? Do you agree or disagree with these ideas? What is your opinion? Provide examples to support your opinion.
v. Discuss what you learned from the Ted talk that will assist you in writing the information textual analysis.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.