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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!
My research question is: How have negative stereotypes affected African American youths?
I want to teach my audience about equality and diversity and how they can help break down stereotypes. I would demonstrate to my audience how it can …
The research question I developed was ” How is Gentrification Effecting Black People?”. The Message I would like to relay on to the audience is how gentrification is really making a generally making a neighborhood generally more appealing to be …
My research question is: How did COVID-19 impact undocumented immigrants in America?
I want my message to cause more awareness and understanding of the unique challenges undocumented immigrants face post-COVID-19. With the motive of unfolding the unfair and degrading …
My research question is: “What effects does microplastic have in America?” My message is to educate people on microplastics’ effects on the ocean and the air. The audience I am trying to reach is Americans and the general public. The …
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