ENG001 Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking
In-Class Essay #2
Question 1 Read the article “Protecting Freedom of Expression on the Campus” by Derek Bok in your book Current Issues and Enduring Questions. Here is a link that will lead you to a copy of the article online: http://www.doe.mass.edu/mcas/pdf/2017/EL710249956.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.
Intended Audience (1 paragraph): Describe THREE different intended audience groups. Narrow it down. Avoid saying “technology users” or “adults.” Which users would be most interested? Be specific. What are their interests? What are some examples from the text that suggest that this is the intended audience? What are they likely to know? How do you know this? What would they like to know about the topic?
Question 2 Purpose (1 paragraph): What is the purpose of information presented in this article? Is it aiming to inform, persuade, and/or entertain? If the text is informing something, explain what it is informing. If it is persuading the audience to think or do something, state what it is persuading. It can be persuading and and informing at the same time. Provide examples from the text to support your analysis.
Question 3 Ethos (1 paragraph): How does the text establish credibility? Provide examples to support your analysis.
Question 4 Logos (1 paragraph): Describe THREE different strategies the author uses in the article. Provide an example of the information (preferably direct quotes) and then discuss the author’s strategies in putting it in the article. What was the author trying to accomplish by including it? What were the author’s intentions? Don’t summarize the information; analyze the author’s motives behind including it in the text.
Question 5 Assumptions (1 paragraph): What general principles, values, accepted beliefs, and knowledge does the audience need to have about the topic in order for an understanding and acceptance to occur? Discuss some of the basic knowledge about the topic that the reader would need to know in order to understand what is going on regarding the topic. What prior knowledge would the reader need to have? Then think about what beliefs the reader would need to have in order to accept the author’s claim.
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