Jamilah, Evelyn. "The Miseducation of Hip-Hop." Common Culture 7th Edition. Ed. Michael Petracca and Madeleine Sorapure. New Jersey: Pearson, 2012. 234-242. Print
Evelyn Jamilah, in the article, The Miseducation of Hip-Hop, invoked the
essay genre of communication to argue very effectively the way Hip-Hop has
influenced students in the areas of education, personal lives, job
opportunities, and reputation. It is Jamilah’s opinion that people in general
who listen to hip-hop do not achieve as high of societal standing as other
people who do not. The article examines Hip-Hop’s influence on African American
stdents and how they are viewed by their peers, professors, and potential
employers. Originally published in Black
Issues in Higher Education, Jamilah is attempting to make people aware of
the problem she sees in how Hip-Hop pegs African American students and keeps
them from achieving a higher educational status. She looks at the issue from
four directions, providing quotations and support from professors and students
alike. This method gives her audience a well-rounded view of the question at
hand. In conclusion, she restates the problems with the educational system; however,
she does not offer a solution. She leaves it open ended, telling both groups, those that listen to Hip-Hop and those that do not, the apparent problems they need to fix to lead to a more productive
educational system.
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I think these thoughts show your gradual shift toward rhetorical thinking (and not just summarizing the text). But you're not quite there. Perhaps after today's practice you know that you want to be even more specific about the effects of these rhetorical strategies on the author's audience. As you move toward your rhetorical analysis, try to be as purposeful as possible in your writing, guiding your reader from point to point about how the author's rhetorical strategies were effective or not for his or her rhetorical situation. I see you thinking through some of this here, but it's not quite explicit or organized yet.
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