Unit 3 – Assignment 1

Assignment #1 Read the following argument of policy that appeared as an editorial in the New York Times in 2004. Annotate it to identify claims of fact, value, and policy; then describe how these interact throughout the argument. Due Date:…

Unit 2 – Assignment 10

Assignment #10 Describe a current event that you think is part of the legacy of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Explain how the current news event might be traced back to the 1991 Soviet collapse. Due Date: Tuesday, November…

Unit 2 – Assignment 9

Assignment #9 In paragraph 6 of her essay “The Myth of the Latin Woman,” Judith Ortiz Cofer makes the following statement: “Mixed cultural signals have perpetuated certain stereotypes — for example, that of the Hispanic woman as the ‘Hot Tamale’…

Unit 2 – Assignment 8

Assignment #8 In her essay “The Myth of the Latin Woman,” Judith Ortiz Cofer points out the damaging effects of stereotypes. Analyze the rhetorical strategies she uses to make her argument in paragraphs 11–15. Due Date: Wednesday, Oct. 26. Minimum…

Unit 2 – Assignment 7

Assignment #7 Look carefully at the three documents below. The first document is a photograph of John F. Kennedy’s swearing-in ceremony. The second is John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address. The last is an article that appeared in January 2011,…