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Name of the
Work & Author

What is this work

about? Or what
concepts are
especially
emphasized?

"Is Google
making us
stupid?"
By Nicholas Carr

This is about the

negative effect
of the growing
technology all
around us, and
how our
generation has
become so
reliant on it.

"I want a Wife"

Judy Brady

"I have a Dream"

Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.

"Letter from

This piece is a
satire, and points
out the
ridiculously high
expectations of a
woman.

This is a
memorable
speech that
made history to
rid of the
invisible barrier
between white
and colored
Americans.

When and for

what audience
was it written?
How do you
know? (Include
quotes to back
up your claim).
This was meant
for the younger
generation that
has grown and
developed with
all the
technology.

This is aimed
more towards
men to recognize
that they can't
always have
exactly what
they want.
This was made
for the
Americans of
that time that
still believed in
the segregation
of colored and
white Americans.

Why is this work

significant? Cite
some quotes that
would help your
stance if you
were arguing for
something.
He refers to
technology as a
"shortcut." Which
is true in so
many ways.

I would not argue

with her at all. I
am a woman and
completely agree
with her stance
on the situation.
"I have a Dream"
is by far the
most famous
quote in all of
American history.
He stood for
what he believed
and is still relied
on today.

How can you

apply what you
learned to future
classes / your
career?
(Transfer)

Where do you
think this will
apply in your
writing?

We, as a younger
generation, need
to learn and
manage how
often we use
technology and
how much we
rely on it.

I think we can
use the idea of
dependence on
any piece of
writing to make a
point. Just
dependence in
general.

I can use this to

reflect on as a
reference when
coming upon
proving a certain
stance.

This speech itself

doesn't help me,
but the way it
was delivered.
Today he is used
as a role model
for those that
plan on
delivering their

I can refer back

to this when I
write my own
satire or use
sarcasm in a
piece.

I can use the

tone he used
when I want to
appeal to the
audience's
emotions.

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Birmingham Jail"
Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr.

"Grant Park
Victory Speech"
Barack Obama

This piece is
Martin Luther
King Jr.'s
response to
criticism after
another one of
his activities got
him arrested.

This was written

for the
clergymen that
criticized his
acting out.

This was aimed

to the voting
class of 2008 for
his reelection.

"Designer
Babies"
Michael J. Sandel

"In the Combat

Zone"
Leslie Marmon
Silko

This speech
referenced
inaugural
addresses made
by the presidents
before his
leadership. In
this speech also
included
references from
the legendary
Martin Luther
King Jr.

This is written for

this generation
that is keeping
up with
technology in our
science world.

This piece mostly

covers the
morals and
ethics of our

This is written
mostly to women

He was pointing
out against their
statement of his
actions being
"unwise and
untimely." He
was justifying his
actions.

He was hoping to
be reelected by
using his speech
to persuade the
people by
delivering his
speech in his
hometown.

He goes over the

moral view of
today's idea of
making "fake"
babies. Not so
much fake, but
unnaturally
perfect.

own speech.
This is
meaningful, and
can be used to
stand up for
yourself as an
individual just
like he did. And
in that time, he
became a major
role model that
influenced many.
I can definitely
use this as a
reference
because it
obviously worked
because here he
is on his second
term.

I can use this to

get my audience
to agree with my
opinions.

I can use his

appeal in my
writing to
convince my
audience to side
with my opinions
and views.

I can definitely
use this appeal
because it was
exactly and
almost as
persuasive as
Martin Luther
King Jr.

With this, I can

use this to
persuade my
readers to side
with my morals.

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generation
towards babies
upbringing and
coming.

"The Singer
Solution to World
Poverty"
By Peter Singer

This piece is
about
overcoming
women's status
quo of living in
fear due to the
presumed
violence that
comes with
being a woman
in this time.

This is about the

idea of value in
today's
generation.

to learn to
overcome the
insecurity, and
fear that comes
naturally with
being a woman.

This is made to
everyone to
rethink their
order of priority
and value.

She is standing
for the pride of
women and
dignity that we
probably lost
along the way
because we were
living the way
people believed
it was expected
of us.

He points out
that this man
made the wrong
choice by risking
the wrong thing.
And he works to
point out how
people's morals
have left.

This is deeper
than any other
piece because it
was about
women. So I
think this can be
applied to any
young woman's
life to learn to
overcome fear
and be a bit
more aggressive.

This can be used

to help
reprioritize with
just the simplest
of things.

For my writing, I
can use the
same approach
she did to Reach
my audience.
Much like MLK Jr.
did to appeal to
his audience's
emotions.

He appeals to
emotions
because he was
able to make his
audience think
twice. This can
be used in any
writing piece.