Consider Baca’s audience and purpose. Who does he see as his audience, and what does he want them to do? In your response, consider how effective Baca is at achieving his purpose. What works in this essay? Why doesn’t work? Why?

Discussion 7

In a well-developed paragraph (at least 150 words), respond to the following question related to the rhetorical situation of “Coming into Language” from page 603 of An Insider’s Guide to Academic Writing:

1. Consider Baca’s audience and purpose. Who does he see as his audience, and what does he want them to do?
2. In your response, consider how effective Baca is at achieving his purpose. What works in this essay? Why doesn’t work? Why?