Summary/Main Ideas:
Analyzing the Text Rhetorically
- identifying the writers purpose
-separating the parts of an argument
Identifying the Situation
-what moves the writer (motives)
Writers Purpose
-to respond in a particular situation
-what they're trying to accomplish
Writers Claims
-assertions that must be justified with evidence
-thesis should also point to solution
Writers Audience
-author's language helps identify audience
-certain genre
Major or Minor Claims
-claim of fact
-claim of value
-claim of policy
-acknowledge multiple point of views
Quotes:
1) "To be culturally literate is to possess the basic information needed to thrive in the modern world"
Is the author arguing against being socially literate?
2) "Creating any curriculum if by definition a deeply political act"
Does establishing a curriculum in school create a fair system for all students to learn and follow?
3) "We eaten ethics foods in my childhood home, but these were all borrowed"
Does one create their own ethics when grown up?
Interpretive and Critical Questions:
What if the writers claims on the can not be justified in your view but to others?
How do we create a fair school curriculum if every kid has their own style of language?
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