What is the purpose of each paragraph?
Why is this an argument?
Who is his audience?
What is he trying to persuade people to do?.
Where does the power of this piece come from?
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
BLACK MEN AND PUBLIC SPACES P369
Why the first sentence?
Why does he say "first victim?"
Where do you see humor in the essay?
Where do you see anger in the essay?
Does he see the point of view of the woman he calls his "first victim?" Explain.
Who is his audience?
What exactly do you think he is trying to persuade his audience to do?
What is his structure?
How is it persuasive?
Why does he say "first victim?"
Where do you see humor in the essay?
Where do you see anger in the essay?
Does he see the point of view of the woman he calls his "first victim?" Explain.
Who is his audience?
What exactly do you think he is trying to persuade his audience to do?
What is his structure?
How is it persuasive?
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE P874
What are the "truths" that Jefferson states. Why does he call them "self-evident?"
Who is his audience?
What is he trying to persuade them to do?
What is the structure?
What makes this argument so effective?
Who is his audience?
What is he trying to persuade them to do?
What is the structure?
What makes this argument so effective?
DENMARK AND THE JEWS P807
What is the structure of the essay? Explain.
How was Denmark different than most other European nations in their treatment of Jews.
What happened to the Germans involved in Denmark?
How is this a persuasive essay?
What is he trying to persuade people to do?
How was Denmark different than most other European nations in their treatment of Jews.
What happened to the Germans involved in Denmark?
How is this a persuasive essay?
What is he trying to persuade people to do?
Clan of the One-Breasted Women P636
What is your initial reaction to the essay?
Williams uses a variety of evidence in the essay, including personal memoir, family history, government documents, and other sources. List the evidence and the order in which she uses it. Why does Williams present her material in this order?
What is the role of the dream?
Who is the audience?
How is this a persuasive essay?
How is this different from other persuasive essays you have read?
Williams uses a variety of evidence in the essay, including personal memoir, family history, government documents, and other sources. List the evidence and the order in which she uses it. Why does Williams present her material in this order?
What is the role of the dream?
Who is the audience?
How is this a persuasive essay?
How is this different from other persuasive essays you have read?
Too Many Colleges Are in Denial P397
What do the authors believe has caused the problem of binge drinking on college campuses?
In what ways are the colleges responsible for the problem?
There are five parts to the essay. What is each part?
Who is the audience of this essay?
What are the specific recommendations made in the essay?
What, if any, effect has the essay had on you?
In what ways are the colleges responsible for the problem?
There are five parts to the essay. What is each part?
Who is the audience of this essay?
What are the specific recommendations made in the essay?
What, if any, effect has the essay had on you?
The Case for Torture P675
What techniques does Levin use to make his case more effective?
What do you think of the hypothetical scenarios he created?
Why does he bold face “Death” and “Idealism?”
What is the significance of the last two sentences?
In light of the current affairs, do you think the argument has more or less validity?
Check out these two sites if you have time and tell me what you think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_of_torture_in_recent_times#United_States, http://www.cfr.org/publication/9209/#4
Now, what do you personally think? Should we use torture? Who would actually do the job?
What do you think of the hypothetical scenarios he created?
Why does he bold face “Death” and “Idealism?”
What is the significance of the last two sentences?
In light of the current affairs, do you think the argument has more or less validity?
Check out these two sites if you have time and tell me what you think. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uses_of_torture_in_recent_times#United_States, http://www.cfr.org/publication/9209/#4
Now, what do you personally think? Should we use torture? Who would actually do the job?
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