Part 4- Rhetorical Analysis
Berliner is an author of two books ( “Great Minds And How To Grow Them” and “How To Succeed At School. What Every Parent Should Know” ), an award winning journalist and a joint CEO of the Education Media Centre. Within this article she focuses on reaching educators primarily as well as the general public. The reason why she wants to reach educators is to be able to bring attention to the importance of curiosity within the educational system. Berliner chooses to write a feature article in order to incorporate the three “Artistic Appeals.” She wants to be able to connect with readers on a deeper level, hence establishing trust and credibility. Through the usage of images she is able to express empathy and compassion. Through research she’s able to show reason/ fact and by referring back to herself she’s able to show credibility. Since this article had been published in 2020, it is still relatively current. This means that she is able to show more relevance towards today’s education. This article in particular has been published by a well established newspaper in England; “The Guardian.” This endorses the fact that she is a reliable source and very credible.
Part 5- Notable Quotables
“Reading, maths and behaviour were then checked in kindergarten (the first year of school), where they found that the most curious children performed best.” (Berliner 2 )
“When teachers teach young children not to ask questions, it is not surprising
that high-performing students studied by American researchers in 2013 were
found to be less curious, because they saw curiosity as a risk to their results.
The questions they asked were aimed at improving their results, whereas the
questions asked by more curious students were aimed at understanding a
topic more deeply.” (Berliner 3)
“In one lesson she observed, a ninth grader raised her hand to ask if there
were any places in the world where no one made art. The teacher stopped
her mid-sentence with, “Zoe, no questions now, please; it’s time for
learning.”” (Berliner 2)
OK! This is good. Fix up the wording [cut the first sentence — unnecessary] but generally you are on the right track with this.