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- 1. Requirements 1. You should strictly follow the instruction. For example, what you should write in the first paragraph, second paragraph. 2. Be careful about the “in-text citation”. Using MLA style with author’s name, page number, work cited page is needed. 3. There is an evaluation for this paper from my teacher. It is helpful for how to finish this assignment. 4. The total points is 100, need at least 90+ Surname 1 Surname 1 Name Institution Professor Date College Reforms The selected topic for the purpose of this paper is on ‘College Reforms’. The topic was decided on because I personally have a keen interest on how education has progressed over the years. It has always fascinated me how education has evolved over the years to embrace diversity through concepts such as multicultural education. My interest in education has enabled me have a wider perspective on the issue and has also increased my knowledge base through which I will be able to handle this paper. From my understanding, I consider a reform as an amendment to what was previously wrong, unsatisfactory, or corrupt. Unlike a revolution, a reform works to improve a system as it stands rather than trying to overthrow it wholly i.e.
- 2. it only seeks to correct what is wrong in a system, and not change the entire system (Innes, 43). With regards to education, I can describe a reform as a goal or objective that seeks to change public education. Reforms usually take on different forms since the motivational factors surrounding the reformists are always different. Since the 80s, reforms in the education sector always have been focused on converting existing educational systems from being based on inputs by the students to being based on the output from the students (achievements of the students). To understand more about reforms in the higher education sector, I will use journals such as the International Journal of Educational Reforms and the Education Reform Journal both published in the year 2016. To be discussed in detail are the specific college reforms which I will propose to be implemented and how they will help improve students’ problem solving, learning, and critical thinking skills. About The Proposal The selected topic will address the three main aspects of college life that are inherently linked to an individual student’s ability to learn, think critically and solve problems, which are learning, adapting, and growing. In essence, the idea of college reforms does not just include policies that will govern the students only with regards to education, it goes further than that and includes a student’s life outside the lecture halls. A student’s life both within and outside the walls of a lecture hall plays a great part in shaping their life skills and intellect. The proposed reforms will undoubtedly include all aspects of the student’s life including their social, sexual, and co-curricular (zhao, 19). The length of the paper will be addressed in a total of 1500words. Keeping in mind that college education still falls within the education sector, it is safe to say that any reforms adopted will undoubtedly have an effect on the other levels of education. The education issue has a very broad perspective, and trying to work in the favor of one education level will tend to raise question in the other levels. Therefore, the paper will be keen to focus only on those areas that are sensitive to college
- 3. and will not in any way conflict with the other levels. To do this every reform will have to be discussed in great detail so as not to leave out any info that may discredit them. Therefore, I am more than certain that the paper will meet the minimum of 1500 words. The topic is debatable enough to be an argumentative essay. Regardless of the industry or sector, reforms are always subject to dispute. Despite some reforms bringing about a positive effect, there will be those that will bring in a little of both. It is such as these that will spark debates among the various authorities in the field of education, with some claiming that the reform should be nullified will others will fight to maintain it. With regards to the topic, it is very possible for positions to be taken and the whole issue argued from two perspectives. Areas can be refuted while ideas can be defended. However, after all is laid down, a decision can still be made concerning the issue with either of the opposing views carrying the bulk. As such, the topic can be said to have all the necessary features that could warrant a debate through an argumentative essay. The audiences for the topic are both the college students and the authoritative heads in the education sector. The topic directly affects both the college students and the education authorities. The students are affected because it is them who are subjected to the policies and reforms that are passed, whether or not they support them. As for the education authorities, they are the ones who put their signatures to the proposed reforms so that they can become law. The interests of the college students are well vested in the topic because they also have the power to accept or refute the proposed reforms. Various boycotts and riots have been witnessed all over the world whenever the interests of the students are left out when formulating and passing the reforms. As for the authorities in the sector, it is in their best interests that they make sure that the needs of the students are also catered for in the reforms. The students have their own values and beliefs about what concerns them and those in authority also have their own views regarding what is best for the sector.
- 4. Because both audiences are directly affected by the topic and have invested interests, it will be easy to engage them on the issue. Reforms will be proposed and weighed in such a manner that none of audiences will be able to dispute them. Each will be handled individually and how they reflect on the students with regards to boosting their learning abilities, their critical thinking and problem solving skills. Though some of the reforms will seem to favor one and impose on another, there will still be common ground regarding the issue and no party will be able to complain (Mehta, 203). To effectively learn and master my audience, I will need to refer to past reforms and how well or badly they were received. Material that will aid me in this is readily available in the articles, newspapers, journals, and even the internet. Through these means I will be able to identify what makes the audience tick and what works to bring them to common ground instead of either of them taking a side on the matter. Works Cited Innes, J. (2003). Reform in English Public Life: the Fortunes of a Word. Mehta, J. (2012). The Futures of School reform: Five Pathways to Fundamentally Reshaping American Schooling. Leadership and Innovation. Zhao, Y. (2016). Chapter 1. Recent Education Reform in the United States. Retrieved February 9, 2016, from Differentiated
- 5. Instruction Sources: http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/109076/chapters/Recent -Education-Reform-in-the-United-States.aspx Essay 3: Rhetorical Analysis When we “analyze” something, we break it down into its parts so that we can better understand the whole. The purpose of the Rhetorical Analysis is to better understand writing and rhetoric. Expectations: Choose an essay or article that you read as part of your research for the Annotated Bibliography. Ideally, you should choose something that states and supports an argument about your topic. The argument should be very strong and compelling, or it should have significant problems or flaws. This will make it easier to analyze. Your essay’s title should intrigue the reader. The essay’s introduction should identify the title and author of the essay you are analyzing, briefly summarize the essay’s content, and then state an analytical thesis. Your analytical thesis should state your opinion of the essay’s overall quality or effectiveness as well as some supporting reasons for
- 6. this opinion. Your supporting reasons should focus on the strength or weakness of the article’s logos, pathos, and ethos. The first body paragraph should focus on analyzing the article’s audience or “discourse community.” An article’s audience or discourse community might seem obvious. If the article was published in The New England Journal of Medicine, for instance, then doctors are the obvious audience. However, that should be a starting point for you to go deeper with your analysis. Does the article seem like it was written for a particular subgroup of doctors? Does it report research findings, or discuss research methods, that are relevant to a certain subgroup but not others? If so, who are these people? What are their interests, goals, and values? What counts as “valid” evidence for them? Or does the article address common concerns for the entire field? If so, what are these concerns? What do these concerns say about the field as a whole? The second body paragraph should focus on analyzing the article’s “discourse.” Again, an article published in The New England Journal of Medicine will have a “medical” discourse, but that should be a starting point. What knowledge does the article’s author assume his or her readers already know? What terms, concepts, or jargon does the article assume the reader will understand without explanation? Can this knowledge or these terms be described as a certain type of knowledge or language? In general, is the language highly technical, or is it accessible?
- 7. The third body paragraph should compare this article’s audience and discourse to the audiences and discourse of other articles on this topic. How are this article’s audience and discourse similar to and/or different from the audience and discourse of other articles on this topic? If this articles addresses the same audience and/or discourse as most other articles you’ve read, then how does it try to distinguish itself from the crowd and/or contribute something new for the reader? If this article has a different audience and/or discourse, why did the author choose this audience and/or discourse? What does the author gain and/or lose by these choices? The essay’s subsequent body paragraphs should support the introduction’s analytical thesis with specific details and examples. They should identify and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the article’s logos, pathos, and ethos. If you say an article has poor logic, for example, then you should paraphrase or quote some evidence of poor logic and then explain why it is so poor. If you say the same articles has strong pathos, then give some examples of how it uses pathos and explain why they are strong or effective uses. Providing textual evidence and detailed explanation will be essential to supporting or proving your thesis. Outside research is not required for this assignment. However,
- 8. by researching the article’s questionable claims, or even its author’s background, you will discover information that may help you analyze its rhetoric. You may discover, for instance, evidence of the author’s bias. Also, it is very important to clearly distinguish between the article and your analysis. You should make sure the reader knows which ideas were stated in the article and which ideas are part of your analysis. You can do this through citing the author and using the first-person pronoun when appropriate or necessary. The essay should have a concluding paragraph that restates your thesis, summarizes the analysis/arguments that support it, and explains the significance or importance of your analysis for the reader. Why should the reader care about this paper? Requirements: ● Analyzes the audience, discourse, and rhetoric of the essay or article ● Uses MLA-style heading, format, in-text citations, and Works Cited page ● Runs at least 1000 words