Exercise Four: Prep Work for Letter to an Author (Rhetoric Analysis) ENGH 302 To answer these questions, refer to the article you have chosen to write about for Project One. Be sure to answer each question and upload this completed worksheet to Blackboard, under this assignment category, by the due date. Author’s background to help you write to the intended audience (the author): 1) Write down the author and title of the article: 2) What biographical information can you find about this author? A “surface” search such as reviewing the original publication’s website or a Google search will help you to locate this information. (You will need to know this information in order to understand your intended audience; however, you do NOT need to include this in your letter.) 3) What is the publication’s address (you will use this address in your business letter)? 4) What the author’s motivate for writing this article? Who is the intended audience? (Possible use in your intro—but briefly. However, this information is also what you need to consider as you analyze the author’s writing.) 5) SECTION I. Beginning of your letter: INTRODUCE YOURSELF: Explain to the author the following: —who you are (name, etc.) —why you are writing this letter —why you are interested in this article. YOUR ANSWERS: Note: The aforementioned information will be presented before your thesis. Review Project One’s directions for more details about what you are required to include in your introduction. THESIS:The last line of your first paragraph/introduction: In this section, you are working towards a possible thesis. Your thesis will need to include the claim you make (successful or unsuccessful argument, or even a bit of both) and the reasons for your claim.