Rhetorical Analysis Of Where's Literature In The Common Core

Nowadays it seems there is a constant riff between those who love social media and those who do not; usually between older and younger generations. The classroom, emblematic of this struggle, is where the appropriateness of social media comes into question. Jane Mathison Fife, a professor at Western Kentucky University wrote, “Using Facebook to Teach Rhetorical Analysis,” in Pedagogy argues that frequent Facebook users have strong classical rhetorical analytical skills relating to Ethos, Logos and Pathos. Rhetorical analytical elements were originally described by Aristotle as the writer’s credibility being ethos, an appeal to emotion being pathos and evidence and reason as logos. Like most successful authors, Fife employs the use of rhetorical elements. Throughout the article, she excels in establishing pathos during the beginning of her paper which helps her connect with the audience and establish a good ethos; however, she falls short in building logos as her paper lacks organization and using evidence from familiar sources.

This English class was the best English class I have ever had. There were no tests, vocabulary quizzes, or in class essays, which made the class less stressful. Before this English class, I was afraid that I would not enjoy writing many essays or writing so many words in one paper. Afterwards, essays have become something that is not so much my favorite task in the world, but it has become more enjoyable to an extent. Professor Sullivan’s class has taught me to formally write a research paper, to analyze a book through responding to different quotes from the story or novel, to understand magical realism, and to understand my own passion for school and how much effort I will be willing to put out in years to come.

Bartholomea saying that writers must connection with the reader before making new or controversial arguments. The writer need to make connection with the readers’ expectations. All writers need take on the position of being a part of the audience so they can get a both inside and established and powerful discourse, and you have been given the special right to write. He describes this essay as having all the means of ‘inventing the university’ with a “specialized language, and both a general and a text-book-like conclusion” (Bartholomae 210).

The overall purpose of the essay written by Bartholomae was to inform readers, and as a writer this essay contrived me in a way that was only positive in which influenced me to pull in my audience. This essay had a successful purpose. I sometimes reread a few paragraphs in case I misread something, I try to avoid skimming when I read the first time and use techniques such as Underlining and highlighting words. Some students may excel in an area of writing that another student can’t.

Throughout the essay, Prose argues that literatures in high schools are dumbing down the English curriculum. She says books that are “chosen for students to read are

Upon completion of the research for this paper, I am able to see how comprehension is embedded throughout all of the ELA standards of Common Core. The importance of teaching students in a way in which they are exposed to all components of reading, and in a way which offers the potential to teach students at all present levels was made clearer. Through the reading of this week’s sources, I see now how the

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was first implemented in 2010, nine years after I graduated from high school. Although I wasn’t personally affected by the new academic standards, it has a direct impact on the current and future generation of leaders, innovators, and world changers including my future children. The initial purpose of the Common Core Standards is to set high-quality learning goals designed to prepare students to be college and career ready. Given the current controversies surrounding CCSS, studies have shown that although the intent was to benefit students in the long-run it may actually be hindering their mathematical and reading skills. To further explore the arguments behind the Common Core initiative, I will

With developments in technology growing exponentially, teachers must show students how to think critically and problem solve, using factual information as a primary resource. By mastering these skills, students become prepared for their college and careers, which will most likely involve some form of technology that has not yet been invented. This will influence many of the decisions I make as a teacher. Instead of assigning a reading passage and then comprehension questions to answer after, I can encourage students to discuss what they read and make connections to their own lives, research a topic for different perspectives or deeper details, or give students opportunities to present what they know to their peers and me in creative ways.

Being a smart kid is an honor to most, but as a child Mark Bowden believed otherwise. In “The Dumb Kids’ Class” he tells his unique experience in Catholic school, where he was in the dumb kids’ class and then switched into the smart class, and discovers the true differences between them.

Adopted by forty-two out states in 2010, the Common Core State Standard Initiative strives to provide an educational structure which details what English language arts and mathematics should be taught from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The initiative is the federal government’s attempt to ensure all students who graduate from high school are adequately prepared to enter a two or four year college or the workforce. Despite their intentions, the Common Core has caused much controversy in the education community. The thought behind Common Core is very valid and has the potential to help students, however changes must be made to unrealistic standards and wordy statements. Common Core must first be rewritten so that the language is clear and can be easily understood by the general public. Next ask experts on childhood development and elementary school teachers to review the standards and rewrite standards they see as unneeded or irrelevant as well as unrealistic.

At New Bern High School, Charlie Bernthal, a freshman, sits in a class room instructed by Common Core standards. It will take one of Charlie’s teachers six minutes to demonstrate the various methods to complete a simple multiplication problem, such as 63 x 24. Students are taught to use arrays, lattice, partial product methods, and eventually the traditional U.S. customary method. The Common Core standards happen to be a big discussion point during this year’s election. People have many strong opinions when it comes to the Common Core State Standards, but researchers and institutions express reasons why teachers and schools should not use Common Core to instruct America’s youth. Schools and teachers should not teach by Common Core standards because these standards are detrimental to our children.

In the passage “Why Literature Matters,” Dana Gioia uses facts and statistics as well as strong word choice and tone to help persuade the audience.

In the amazing and beautiful country of America, in this age of rights and essential scientific study, students all across the 50 states of freedom are facing a terrible injustice as they are forced to attend school at the ungodly hour of 8 A.M. each morning. This has been proven to be terrible by many scientific studies. These studies have discovered that sleep is very important in the productivity of the brain, so starting school this early is only hurting the many students that stay up late doing homework and attending other school and sports related events. As a result, schools around the world, like Oxford University did an experiment, in which they started classes at 10 A.M., to see if grades would improve. However, despite the groundbreaking results that studies like this have made, the United States of America has not come to terms with this almost 10-year-old discovery. The education system needs to put a stop to the cruel and unusual punishment of waking up so early, getting bad grades, being so sleep deprived that the student cannot improve their grade much, if at all, and then destroying the future of many young Americans. This is

With the implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in school districts across the country, many teachers are struggling to find out how they can successfully implement CCSS into their Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum. CTE curriculum is aimed at preparing students for jobs in technical fields, such as Agriculture of Aviation; typically, these CTE programs have had different standards for a core curriculum than traditional courses for a college prep tract. However, CTE instructors now need to implement CCSS into the core subjects which they teach, meaning that more teachers than ever are seeking special resources to help them boost their competence in math and literacy so that they may be able to teach CCSS more efficiently.

Initially I will review these essays with regard to the seven principles of good essay writing standards. Then I will discuss my own strengths and weaknesses. Next I will identify three areas for improvement. The conclusion to Part A of this Essay will aim to show the improvements that I expect to achieve in future assignments.