...In the editorial “The C Word in the Hallway”(1999), the author Anna Quindlen expresses her concern for the lack of treatment of mentally ill children and the effects this has on society as a whole. She eagerly persuades her audience that mental health is more than a “character flaw” and troubled adolescents need help. Quindlen incorporates rhetorical strategies such as stylistic syntax and informative diction to achieve her desired purpose of bringing awareness to the need of diagnosing mental health illnesses in school-aged children. Quindlen utilizes various schemes to get a unique syntax which helps her connect with her desired audience in an eye-catching way. Her sentence structure is lengthier, with little to no fragmented sentences. Drawn-out sentences are used to investigate an idea more thoroughly, give a vivid description, and develop tension. All three of these elements are critical for strengthening her argument, the reason Quindlen incorporates this style of syntax. Quindlen goes into grand detail, telling the personal stories of children that have been directly affected by the ignorance and misdiagnosing...
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...summary), RC 2.6 (relate author’s evidence to claim), LRA 3.5 (identify recurring themes), WA 2.2 (response to literature) Big Ideas & Understanding(s): Essential Question(s): We are authors of own identity. 1. How would I describe the people in my community? Students will understand that… Stereotypes change over time; individuals must resist stereotyping. Individuals should consider themselves members of fluid or changeable groups. An extended metaphor can be a powerful way to structure an argument. 2. What are some different ways that I define my own identity? 3. How can a metaphor be extended to tell an entire narrative? 4. How can cultural differences within the United States strengthen us as a country? Student will know… Students will be able to… Comparisons (extended metaphors) are powerful ways to structure an argument 1.Trace the author’s argument in an article How different figures of speech can function in an argument or narrative: alliteration, onomatopoeia, simile, metaphor, personification, and imagery Background information on Ellis Island, and/or immigration, depending on visual texts chosen How to write a different type of Response to Literature…one modeled after the English Proficiency Test (EPT), rather than focusing on characterization or traits. 2. Make connections to themselves, other texts, and the outside world (text/self/world) 3. Use and reference words of others 4. Create and express ideas about...
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...Collin Collins Mr.Marshall DATE \@ "MMMM d, y" February 22, 2015 Anna Quindlen judges the consumer taste . She claims that people frequently waste money on “junk” that they do not need, such as “appliances, toys, clothes, [and] gadgets” (Quindlen 1). Quindlen encourages her audience to realize that “stuff does not bring salvation” (1). She argues that people can be happier if they live simply without unnecessary products and desires. Quindlen makes a few interesting claims about the consumer culture, but her argument is slightly weakened because she only uses her personal experiences, future statistics, and inappropriate comparisons. To support her claims, Quindlen incorporates her personal experiences into her essay. First, Quindlen describes a part of her childhood: “Television advertising… made me want a Chatty Cathy doll so much as a kid that when I saw her under the tree my head almost exploded… but I didn’t even really like dolls, especially dolls who introduced themselves to you over and over again when you pulled the ring in their necks” (1). Her personal experience during her childhood gives an example of how people buy products that they may not like or need. Her personal experience is also relatable because many readers have experienced losing interest in toys that they persistently begged their parents to buy for them. In addition, Quindlen mentions that she knows a family in rural Pennsylvania (1). The members of this family have little desires and only possess...
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...“Protecting Our America” After researching on America’s problems with border control and illegal immigration, I first have realized that two of the most important aspects of this highly controversial topic, relate to America’s economy and culture. Certain people, such as Anna Quidlen, author of essay “Immigration: Newcomers by Numbers”, believe that America relies on both legal and illegal immigrants to boost our economy and help our nation become more universal. My research presents the other side of this argument, by showing how illegal immigration has actually threatened our nation’s economy and culture more so than anything else. I originally agreed with Anna Quindlen, after reading her essay; all of her points describing the economic benefits America receives by employing undocumented workers seemed reasonable and accurate. Her plea states that they are just regular people in search of work, trying to make a better life for themselves and their families. I’m sure this is true in a lot of cases but unfortunately, there are more repercussions for allowing illegal immigrants to stay in our country than what meets the eye. Yes, it is true that these Mexican workers will take jobs that Americans turn down and yes, they will do them for cheaper. So in that sense, yes, illegal workers do benefit our economy, “but what is good for corporate America is not necessarily what is good for Middle America (Buchanan 49).” Simply paying taxes and filling lower income jobs such as farmhands...
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...family and have equal treatment from their parents. They both have to work part time in order to pay for incidentals and both get receive financial assistance from their parents for college expenses. Therefore we can eliminate any notions that either argument was fuelled by a secondary or hidden agenda. We can also see that they care about each other and they want to look out for the other. On the one hand we have Brandon s “good and honest” work and he also points out that Gabriella’s participation in strip-o-grams negated the achievements of the feminist movement. With these notions in mind I assigned Brandon’s subjective morality as his organizational dominance. On the other Gabriella, points out the copious free time, good pay and win-win outcomes for all involved in her business. With these ideas in mind I assigned Gabriella’s organizational dominance as subjective resistance to the status quo. By having a critical approach, both can be exploited but it depends on what the person thinks exploitation is. In this case neither Brandon nor Gabriella is exploited. Gabriella is making a choice to work as little as possible for as much money as possible in order to pursue her education on her terms. This reminds me of Anna Quindlen’s statement “Women have won the right to do as much as men do. They just haven’t won the right to do as little as men do.” Gabriella is making a choice to work as little as possible for as much money as possible in order to pursue her education on her...
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...Quarter 2 (7th)‐ “Melting Pot” and “How I Learned English” Stage 1 – Desired Results Standards LRA 3.2 (Fall EOC) Identify events that advance the plot, and determine how each event explains past or present actions or foreshadows future actions. ARG LRA 3.4 (Fall EOC) Identify and analyze recurring themes across works (e.g. the value of bravery, loyalty, and friendships; the effects of loneliness). ARG V1.1 (Fall EOC) Identify idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes in prose and poetry. V 1.3 (Fall EOC) Clarify word meanings through the use of definition, example, restatement or contrast. WA 2.5‐ (STAR) Write summaries of reading materials. SUM WA 2.2 (On Demand/ STAR) Write Responses to Literature. ARG WS 1.2 (On Demand) Support all statements and claims with anecdotes, descriptions, facts and statistics, and give examples. REF WS 1.3 Use strategies of note‐taking, outlining and summarizing to impose structure on composition drafts. AN, SUM, REF WS 1.4 (Fall EOC) Identify topics and evaluate questions and develop ideas leading to inquiry, investigation, and research. AN, ARG WS 1.7 (On Demand, Fall EOC) Revise writing to improve organization and word choice after checking the logic of ideas and the precision of vocabulary. ALANG WOC 1.4 (On Demand) Demonstrate the mechanics of writing (e.g. quotation marks, commas at the end of dependent clauses) and appropriate English usage (e.g. pronoun reference). ALANG Big Ideas & Understanding(s): ...
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...RESEARCH and WRITING CUSTOM EDITION Taken from: Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, Eleventh Edition by James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr. To the Point: Reading and Writing Short Arguments by Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener ISBN 0-558-55519-5 Research and Writing, Custom Edition. Published by Pearson Custom Publishing. Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Custom Publishing. Taken from: Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide, Eleventh Edition by James D. Lester and James D. Lester, Jr. Copyright © 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Published by Pearson Longman, Inc. New York, New York 10036 To the Point: Reading and Writing Short Arguments by Gilbert H. Muller and Harvey S. Wiener Copyright © 2005 by Pearson Education, Inc. Published by Pearson Longman, Inc. Copyright © 2006 by Pearson Custom Publishing All rights reserved. Permission in writing must be obtained from the publisher before any part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system. All trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, and registered service marks are the property of their respective owners and are used herein for identification purposes only. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN 0-536-97722-4 2005240359 AP Please visit our web site at www.pearsoncustom.com ISBN 0-558-55519-5 PEARSON CUSTOM PUBLISHING ...
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