What kind of language or style does the author use in the core reading? Is the tone casual, formal, humorous, serious, angry, or something else?

This is a collaborative exercise based on the critical rereading questions from the Critical Rereading PowerPoint. Answer at least FOUR of the following discussion questions for the core reading you wrote about for WP1. Identify which questions you are responding to by number. Be sure to respond to the questions that have received the fewest responses so far so that all questions are covered by the class by the end of the session.

  1. What do you know about the author of the core reading? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, report your most important findings about the author’s publications, credentials, or experience.
  2. What do you know about the genre or purpose of the core reading? Is it a story, a poem, a memoir, an argument, a newspaper article, an editorial, a report, or something else? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, describe what kind of writing you think the core reading is.
  3. What do you know about the intended audience or historical context for the core reading? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, describe who you think the author is writing this for, and why.
  4. What is the main point of the core reading? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, summarize what you think the main point or message is that the author wants us to “take away” from the core reading.
  5. What evidence does the author use to support the main point? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, describe one or more pieces of evidence the author uses to support the point.
  6. What is the most interesting detail in the core reading? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, describe the most interesting or striking detail in the reading and why it interests you.
  7. What is still most confusing about the core reading? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, describe something that you don’t understand in the core reading and why.
  8. What kind of language or style does the author use in the core reading? Is the tone casual, formal, humorous, serious, angry, or something else? Are the word choices simple or difficult? What sort of images does the author use? Are certain words or images repeated? In two-three sentences, and using your own words, characterize the autho