Nye 1
Samantha Nye
ENG 207
Revision Reflection
I choose to revise my rhetorical analysis assignment. This assignment was the toughest
assignment we had to do for this class in my own personal opinion. This idea of this assignment
was to find a public service announcement on you tube to analyze, explain how some of the
criteria that we discussed in class was represented in that video and to clarify the significance to
the overall meaning of the PSA. The first public service announcement I chose was called
“Cooties.” I chose this video because it caught my attention on you tube by using children to
express an important message to viewers. It turns out that the “Cooties” PSA had a much deeper
meaning to it that I just could not grasp. After I turned it in, I realized that I just had to choose a
PSA that I understood and look at the bigger picture of it.
My new PSA was called “That’s So Gay-Wanda Sykes.” I chose this PSA for my
assignment because it had a clear message to it and I could see the criteria when watching it that
we discussed in class. Therefore I re-wrote my entire rhetorical analysis but I do not regret doing
so because I felt it was necessary not only for my grade but for an opportunity to really
understand what was supposed to be expected for this assignment. I watched the PSA video
several times first to really get a grasp of what was happening in it. I then picked apart the video
to find the things that really made the PSA strong and effective. The first thing I noticed when
watching the PSA is that it made me laugh. In terms, I realized that humor was a main
component to discuss. When you think about it, you would rather see a PSA that is funny rather
than serious because I personally would rather laugh than to feel kind of awkward. When seeing
something that is even a little more serious, tends to make you tense up and feel as if you do not
