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Berliner, Wendy. “’Schools Are Killing Curiosity’: Why We Need to Stop Telling Children to Shut up and Learn.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 28 Jan. 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/28/schools-killing-curiosity-learn.
Wendy Berliner hooks the audience by using theater of the mind …
During the interview, a group of three young Asian American women are being interview about Asian American hate crime, and their passed incidents that have occurred to them. This text incorporates the research of Asian American hate by the encounters …
“’I Will Not Stand Silent.’ 10 Asian Americans Reflect on Racism During the Pandemic and the Need for Equality,” by Anna Purna Kambhampaty and Haruka Sakaguchi.
This article catches the audience when Donald Trump is mentioned for helping to mainstream …
Title: “Op-Ed: Photo Essay: The Haunting Cycle of Opportunity and Destruction in the American West”
Valery Lyman’s op-ed: photo essay hooks the audience in her introduction by utilizing theatre of the mind. Lyman briefly describes the American West by giving …
Adam Conover hooks the audience by introducing a brand “Patagonia” that everyone is familiar with. He then goes into what the company is known for and what the owner of the company has done. Conover then gradually transitions to his …
The Hook: The hook is immediately noticeable as the speaker, Kolbert, talks about a subject that is highly controversial and peaks people’s attention. It’s an issue that’s contradictory to the country it’s being discussed in and will definitely spark interest. …
In the article, “It Is a Delusion to Think Having a Gun in the Home Makes Us Safer” by Nicholas Kristof, she starts by using a contradiction in the first couple sentences. Then the author goes on to using statistics …
The intro of “Urban Warming” by Truth Thomas, hooks the reader by mentioning famous stereotypes of African-American culture. For instance, “black speak” and “Hip Hop Fish and Chicken”. The writer doesn’t include studies or research, but rather a personal experience …
Use these Questions to write your Mentor Text Analysis. You are doing an analysis of its structure (NOT CONTENT). Write ONE paragraph.
First tell me THE TITLE OF THE TEXT YOU ARE ANALYZING!
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