AP SEMINAR

 1. After reading a few articles, I have concluded that most of the articles used "who cares" questions as they were an important part in setting their arguments. Compared to the ones who used "who cares" questions, the articles I read that didn't use them were a little hard to keep interested in and some of their main points were left unexplained. The authors who used the questions mostly just stated why their argument and claims actually mattered to what is happening in the real world today or how it can affect people's lives. One technique I could use for my own essays is to demonstrate why my claims should be important to the readers. What I would suggest to the authors of the articles that "who cares" questions is to try to least point out why their arguments are relevant. 2. For this exercise, I will use my essay about single-sex schooling as an example. For this essay, I do not think I did a good job at stating the "who cares" ques...

 1. Charlip first uses a signal phrase by using a quote from a different source, which we can only assume is an opposing article because then she state s "If only that were true, things might be more simple". This statement is important because it shows how she believes that perspective is too simplified and inaccurate. Charlip uses the personal pronoun "I" a lot to state that it is her point of view, and when addressing a professor she first implies that he will give his opinion and then states, using "he", what he said. She then states how he would person ally define the topic and ask questions directly to the audience. Like in this chapter, Charlip uses a template with a quote to restate her point: " The average American will tell you he or she is “middle class"." She also addresses her father's opinion, as they had the same one. 2. For this example, I used my essay about how single-sex schools are better than coeducational schools. I...

 2. In " Language is here to serve all of us. Merriam-Webster’s word of the year shows that" by  Benjamin Dreyer, he talks about how the word "they" should be used more often in talking to non-binary people or talking about someone or something that could be either gender. Dreyer talks about the new grammar techniques that will be used with using "they" and how more writers are using it all the time. I agree that more writers should use "they" instead of "he" as the default gender, a point that needs emphasizing since so many people believe that "they" should be used. By focusing on the use of "they", Dreyer overlooks the deeper problem of gender stereotypes. Many people still believe today that men are more dominant than women. Although they can have their own opinions, I believe this opinion is outdated and sexist. This relates back to the use of the word "they", which I agree should be used, because inst...

Stakeholder: Students Claim: College students believe that, although college education is useful, it is too expensive. Citation: Network, The Learning. “What Students Are Saying About: College Tuition, Homework Help and Loneliness.” The New York Times , The New York Times, 18 Oct. 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/learning/what-students-are-saying-about-college-tuition-homework-help-and-loneliness.html.  Stakeholder: Colleges Claim: College education is worth the expense because it is necessary to pay for a student's full education and use of college facilities Citation: Best_Schools. (2020, March 23). Why is College So Expensive? Retrieved October 09, 2020, from https://thebestschools.org/magazine/why-college-expensive/ Stakeholder: Employers Claim: college is worth the expense because it sets students up for a good job and future Citation: Dedman, Ben. “Employers Agree: College Degrees Are Worth It.” Association of  American Colleges & Universities , 5 Sept. 2018, www.aac...

1. Should children under 17 be banned from buying violent video games? Parents believe that children under 17 should be banned from buying violent video games because it promotes bad behavior and exposes them to inappropriate material. Children under 17 argue that they should be able to buy violent video games because they are just for entertainment and won't affect their everyday behaviors. Video game companies believe that anyone under 17 can play their games as long as they have parental permission. 2.  Is college education worth the expense? College students believe that, although college education is useful, it is too expensive. Colleges believe that their college education is worth the expense because it is necessary to pay for a student's full education and use of college facilities. College employees believe college is worth the expense because it sets students up for a good job and future 3.  Do parents have the right to check their children's social media accounts...

1.  In the article Single-Sex Education: Positive Effects, author Jennifer Sills references many “they say” quotations in her text. Sills integrated the quote into her text by first saying what the opposition believes and shutting their point down. Then Sills writes “They also claim that” before writing the quote. She uses this quote to show that they used an unreliable source. After the quote, she continues with her main point. Based on what I’ve read I think that Sills could do a better job at explaining the actual quote and introducing it. Instead of saying “they also claim that”, she could write “Their point is that”. 2. For class, I wrote about the benefits of single-sex schools. I used many direct quotes from sources agreeing with my argument, but I could’ve used some that were from articles against my argument. After every quote, I explained it and stated how it relates to my claim. To introduce one of my quotes I wrote “Laster writes” and to improve this by using one of the...