an argument about the value of education in response to the reading you chose(Lin, “Language and Me” (New Voices), Tan, “Mother Tongue” (online) ) to work with throughout the progression .
You must directly engage with the main idea of this essay, presenting it as the “They Say” that sparks your own argument.
As evidence to support your “I Say” claim, you will use quotes from the essay you are engaging as your primary text and one other essay we have read for this section. You must also use specific, detailed examples from your own personal educational experiences to support your claim.
Your first draft must be at least 2.5 full pages, typed, double-spaced in 12 pt. Times New Roman with 1” margins in MLA format with works cited.
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Progression 1 Prompt: Reading and Responding to Texts
The Value of Education
For this progression, choose one of the essays on the value of education. You will be working with this essay for the entire progression. Use:
o Araujo, “Attitude Adjustment” (New Voices)
o Baker, “Becoming a Writer”
o Barry, “The Sanctuary of School” (online)
o Graff, “Hidden Intellectualism” (Graff)
o Hacker and Dreifus, “Are Colleges Worth The Price of Admission?” (Graff)
o Lin, “Language and Me” (New Voices)
o Murray, “Are Too Many People Going to College?” (Graff)
o Rose, “I Just Wanna Be Average” (online)
o Tan, “Mother Tongue” (online)
o Ungar, “The New Liberal Arts” (Graff)
o Wallace, “Kenyon Commencement Speech” (Graff)
In Essay 1, you will use the ideas you have discussed throughout this Progression to write an essay making an argument about the value of education in response to the reading you chose to work with throughout the progression. You must directly engage with the main idea of this essay, presenting it as the “They Say” that sparks your own argument.
As evidence to support your “I Say” claim, you will use quotes from the essay you are engaging as your primary text and one other essay we have read for this section. You must also use specific, detailed examples from your own personal educational experiences to support your claim.
Your first draft must be at least 2.5 full pages, typed, double-spaced in 12 pt. Times New Roman with 1” margins in MLA format with works cited.
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