Good morning and welcome to class for today! In my absence, you will be working on the following assignment:
Please read this article from Reader's Digest by P.J. O'Rourke "In Praise of a Carefree Childhood"
After reading, respond to the following questions:
1. Who is O'Rourke's intended audience? How do you know?
2. List examples of cultural memory that O'Rourke uses to connect to his audience.
3. How does O'Rourke attempt to create universal appeal and go beyond reaching only his intended audience? Do you believe he is successful, or is this article really only one that will hold meaning to a specific reading audience?
4. Attempt to apply Toulmin's to discuss how O'Rourke crafts his argument. What aspects of Toulmin's can you easily identify (pull specific references for support from the article), and which parts are you unable to find/identify?
These questions will be turned in tomorrow; you should complete them for homework if you do not finish during the class period. When done, you may read in your social issues book or work on PSAT review.
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