Problem
For this exercise, read "Coming into Language" by Jimmy Santiago Baca and try your hand at rhetorical analysis by answering the following questions:
1. Audience: Who is the author addressing, and what do intended readers know or think about this topic?
2. Purpose: Why is the author writing about this topic at this time? (note the information at the very beginning of the selection with author bio and publication details)
3. Author: What does the author bring to the writing situation? (note the information at the very beginning of the selection with author bio and publication details)
4. Topic: What is the author writing about, and why did he or she choose it?