Writing Assignment #1: On Education [Essay]
· [minimum of 1500 words]
· [use complete sentences (thoughts) and paragraphs (ideas)]
· [use MLA format (Links to an external site.) ]
· [write with patience]
Use course readings, recommended readings, discussions, and additional, outside research, to compose an essay that critiques/explores/unconceals conditions within a system (in this case, Education [or your alternative])
· Specifically: the structure (and its effects), its negation (as a way toward the ideal), signs & symbols of disfunction, and the personal and societal constraints that prevent change
Readings
· Karp, Walter. Why Johnny Cant Think: The politics of bad schooling. (Links to an external site.) Harpers. 1985.
· Keizer, Garret. Why We Hate Teachers: Notes on a noble American tradition. (Links to an external site.) Harpers. 2001.
· Lapham, Lewis H. School on a Hill: On the design and redesign of American education. (Links to an external site.) Harpers. 2001.
· Lewis, Wyndham. The Democratic Educationalist State. & People’s Happiness Found in Type- life. (Links to an external site.) The Art of Being Ruled. 105, 151. 1926.
· Nehring, Cristina. The Higher Yearning: Bringing eros back to academe. (Links to an external site.) Harpers. 2001.
· Solnit, Rebecca. Abolish High School. (Links to an external site.) Harpers. 2015.
[ additional essays on education from the Harpers archive (Links to an external site.) ]
FOR THE FINAL: adherence to this Revision Checklist is required for a grade of A
Revision ChecklistWork with fractions of textparts, sentences, complete ideas.
Sentence Level (all)
? Concrete Detail. Add senses.
? Define all uses of -/thing, stuff, and it.
? Eradicate worthless words: -ly words, being words, adverbial just.
? Revise sentences to eliminate is, was, and would.
? Revise sentences to be statements instead of questions.
? Revise sentences for better word choice (eliminate get/got, etc.)
Elements of Good Writing (all)
? Logos: functions through logicflows from one sentence to the next.
? Pathos: evokes emotional response; appeals to the senses.
? Ethos: contains cultural presence; a here and now quality; honesty; authenticity.
Completion (all)
? Spelling checked.
? Format (MLA) checkedfont/size; margins; spacing issues; alignment; citation.
? Typos correctedspacing issues (sentence-level); capitalization and punctuation.
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