Francine

Morgan Burton September 20,2013

Title : I Know Why The Caged Bird Cannot Read

Speaker: Francine Prose, a well known author and visiting professor

Occasion: A critique

Audience: The audience for Francine Prose”s article “I Know Why The Caged Bird Cannot Read: How american high school students Learn to loathe literature,  is directed for both high school students and parents.

Purpose: The general purpose for writing this article was to inform readers that in current times high school students are not asked to read challenging and critical literature. Majority of the text giving due to the english curriculum is fairly simple and doesn’t have much value to it. High School students today are handed a piece of literature that no longer expands their capabilities , and vocabularies,  comprehension skills or deepens they feel or think, but instead are simple books they easily understand. Rather than constantly disturbing the same piece of literature that is not quite so simple, high schools need challenging ones.

Subject: The general topic of Francine Prose work is that high school teachers are simply placing pieces of literature into their curriculum that the students will find easy to read. They are more focused on the author's name rather than the content of the writing.

Tone: The tone of the essay is a informative.   

Title: Can Wikipedia Ever Make The Grade?

Speaker: Brock Read a journalist and editor for The Chronicle for Higher Education in Washington, DC.

Occasion: Journal entry

Audience:The audience is pertained to the general public. Anyone who has utilized Wikipedia to obtain research on a particular topic or subject.

Purpose: The purpose of the article was to inform people that Wikipedia is not exactly a credible or reliable source for research.  School wise Wikipedia is never an acceptable source to use for classes. Anyone is capable of editing the articles on Wikipedia and place misinformation. Though the false information can still be removed, it’s credibility remains questioned.

Subject: The general topic of Brock Read work is to question the validity of the popular website Wikipedia. Is the information they provide on their website accurate if, users are capable of adding information that is not necessarily true.

Tone: The tone of this journal entry is also imformative,