Part 3
The article “Schools are Killing Curiosity” by Wendy Berliner, a writer for education. Berliner shows how children get less curious when going through school. The educators and parents are the main target audience; the secondary audience is the general public that is reading this article. Berliner’s purpose here was to inform the readers of the topic, while her writing form is informative and compelling. Logos was used in this article when she makes mention of her research studies “What Every Parent Should Know” and “How to Succeed at School.”Ethos is used when Berliner states that she is the co-author of the book. She then states in the article, the two – year olds had their original toys taken away and given household items like pans, computers, kettles, cardboard and cardboard boxes. This began to boost the curiosity and creativity amongst the kids. 73% of people rated The Guardian a UK newspaper brand, making it a trustworthy source. The article used in this article is outdated; it was written in January 2020.
Part 4
Quote 1:“Promoting curiosity in children, especially those from environments of economic disadvantage, may be an important, under-recognised way to address the achievement gap.” (Berliner)
Quote 2:“Children are born curious. The number of questions a toddler can ask seems infinite – it is one of the critical methods humans adopt to learn.” (Berliner)
Quote 3: “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)
LATE HW!
OK — you are getting the idea. The hand out helped, yes? NEXT time pls post on time. The handout is intended to be used AFTER you try your own attempt at Rhetorical Analysis. But that’s ok — NOW use the handout as your work on your own RAB source entries.
Some points are unnecessary and belong in the Summary part:
The article “Schools are Killing Curiosity” by Wendy Berliner, a writer for education. Berliner shows how children get less curious when going through school. (Belongs in summary) The educators and parents are the main target audience; the secondary audience is the general public that is reading this article. Berliner’s purpose here was to inform the readers of the topic, while her writing form is informative and compelling. Logos was used in this article when she makes mention of her research studies “What Every Parent Should Know” and “How to Succeed at School.”Ethos is used when Berliner states that she is the co-author of the book. She then states in the article, the two – year olds had their original toys taken away and given household items like pans, computers, kettles, cardboard and cardboard boxes. This began to boost the curiosity and creativity amongst the kids. (Belongs in summary part 2) 73% of people rated The Guardian a UK newspaper brand, making it a trustworthy source. The article used in this article is outdated; it was written in January 2020.