Humanities In class on Wednesday, we watched Tammy’s Story: As you watch this segment, I want you to think carefully about the following two questions: What characteristics mark people as belonging to one class or another? How does growing up in a particular social class affect one’s self image and expectations in life? For this […]
Writing Summarize the story briefly in your own words (careful, plagiarism applies here too; follow the W-words listed in week 2 if you’re looking for a way to get started), then take a first stab at a (very brief) interpretation of the text: What do you think is it all about? Post all this here.
Writing Type a three paragraph response to “Under Attack” . In the first paragraph, summarize this article from The Economist. For the second and third paragraph, identify two opposing views suggested by the article (the economist editors’ and the opposing view), and give reasons that could be used to support each view.
Writing Another textbook, Structure of Argument, discusses three kinds of claims for an argument: claims of fact, value, and policy. A claim of fact states a fact, like “Half of this class is women.” Claim of fact needs to be supported by sufficient and appropriate data reliable authorities facts or inferences: interpretation The writer should […]