Economics and Poverty
In this unit, we'll address the issue of poverty in our culture, particularly in relation to our economy and people on its fringes.
For your unit assessment, you'll write a rhetorical analysis of one of the unit's texts in which you explore the micro- and macroscopic strategies that the author employs to achieve his/her desired goal.
Assigned Readings:
Assignments:
For your unit assessment, you'll write a rhetorical analysis of one of the unit's texts in which you explore the micro- and macroscopic strategies that the author employs to achieve his/her desired goal.
Assigned Readings:
- Ehrenreich, from Serving in Florida (LOC 394-403)
- Swift, A Modest Proposal (LOC 404-412)
- Eighner, On Dumpster Diving (LOC 421-430)
- Dubner and Levitt, What the Bagel Man Saw (LOC 443-448)
- Crawford, The Case for Working with Your Hands (LOC 449-459)
- Piercy, "To Be of Use" (LOC 469-470)
Assignments:
- Joliffe's Rhetorical Framework Analysis (PDF)
- OPTIC / Visual Text Analysis (PDF)