We did a few rhetorical analysis papers this semester in my first year english composition course. One of the papers was on John Pekins article on the decline in first year english composition. Throughout the learning unit I broken down his article into introductory, body and conclusion. In the introduction I evaluated Pekins effectiveness on whether or not he did a good job in explaining to his audience what his article was about and stating the main purpose for his article. I decided that Pekins was effective in explaining the main purpose to the audience and grabbing the readers attention. Next, I looked at the conclusion and decided whether or not pekins did a good job summarizing the main points of his article and what he wanted his audience to do after reading his article. I really enjoyed Pekins article until it came to the conclusion. I felt that during Pekins article that his primary focus was to inform the audience of the decline in the first year english composition. However, when I got to the conclusion I found that the only thing Pekins wanted was for his audience to support his new assessment that would help increase first year english test scores and comprehension. I also found that Pekins never restated his main purpose of the article or restated the main points. Finally, I focused on the body paragraphs of John Pekins article about the declining test scores in first year english composition. Within the body paragraphs I focused on multiple factors that strengthen his argument including word choice, evidence and organizational structure. I believe that Pekins did an amazing job with all of the information presented in his body paragraphs. I think that Pekins used a vocabulary of words that wasn’t too difficult for the reader to understand and comprehend. I also think that Pekins used a wide variety of data and evidence that not only back up his argument, but also made him more credible as the author of the article. Finally, I believe that Pekins designed his article with incredible structure. Pekins began his article by teaching with the class and wondered his way into identifying a problem in first year english composition by testing his students. He then goes into depth on why he believes that the system is failing and takes it one step further and proposes solutions to fix what has been damaged.