In Class Lab 12/1

Isabela Burns

In Class Lab: Analyzing an Argument 12/1/15

Leah Nieman- “The Option of Homeschooling”

1.

A. The main point the writer is trying to make is that home school/kids who are home schooled should not be “scorned”.

B. There is a clearly stated thesis. I see this in the third paragraph: “ Why many people did not support homeschooling puzzled me and still does, and in this paper I will be discussing why homeschooling is just as effective as the regular public schooling.”

2.

   A. Reasons given to support the claim include: allows parents to be a part of and involved in their child’s education, provides the tailoring of curriculum, and allows parents to have control over peer influence.

B. The author provides evidence such as:  in the year 2013, 3.4% of the school age population were homeschooled while in 2007 it was only 2.9%.

C. The reasons are plausible and sufficient.

3.

A. The author does mention counterarguments and brings up good points from the other side, but responds with how homeschool is still better.

B. The author acknowledges the counterarguments and responds to them reasonably.

C. The writer treats other arguments respectfully.

D. Her own arguments are appropriately qualified.

4.

A. Each source is used to back up the authors claims.

B. I believe each source is credible and reliable.

C. Each source is fairly current.

5.

A. The writer addresses the readers, giving us fair background information to help us understand the material, even if we are not familiar.

B. I personally, feel included in this essay.

C. I feel me and the author share beliefs such as: education is important, some children may not succeed in public school, other options of schooling could be very beneficial.

Isabela Burns

In Class Lab: Analyzing an Argument 12/1/15

Grace’s Paper

1.

A. The main point the writer is trying to make is that “standardized testing has become a wrongly normalized method of determining success in schools, and for the well-being of student’s alike, needs to be changed.”

B. There is a clearly stated thesis, in the first paragraph. (Stated above)

2.

A. Reasons given to support this claim include:  Standardized testing is a waste of time, it pressures the teachers, and it pressures the students.

B. Evidence to back up her reasoning includes: a teacher has 180 days to fully teach a curriculum, that’s 4320 hours, between 60-110 of those hours are spent testing, equivalent to 10-18 school days.

C. The reasons are plausible and efficient.

3.

A. The author does mention counterarguments. The writer deals with them respectfully.

B. The author acknowledges the counterarguments and responds to them reasonably.

C. The writer treats the other arguments respectfully.

D. The author’s own arguments are appropriately qualified.

4.

There are no sources provided.

5.

 A. The writer addresses the readers, giving us fair background information to help us understand the material, even if we are not familiar.

B. I personally, feel included in this essay.

C. I feel me and the author share beliefs such as: education is important, standardized testing is a waste of time, and standardized testing puts pressure on both the teacher and student.