Read the article and annotate using soapstone, looking for the rhetorical appeals, and looking for the modes of discourse.
- According to the author what are the reasons high schools are not meeting students’ needs?
- According to the article, why should high school students be treated like college students?
- How does the author begin his argument (strategies)?
- What are the strongest persuasive strategies used in the article (focus your attention on the middle of the article)?
- How does the writer conclude? Identify the most significant strategy or strategies and give examples.
- Choose a strategy you identified along with the example and explain its effect on the argument.
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