english question and reading
Choose one key quotation from each of the four essays that you read that you feel is important, quotations that capture what the main idea of the piece is. We’ll call these quotations “Golden Lines,†or lines that are extremely valuable. Then, go through the following steps:
- Type the quotation (golden line)
- Directly underneath the quotation, summarize what the author is saying in the quotation. In each summary, use one of the verbs on p. 39 of They Say, I Say under the heading VERBS FOR MAKING A CLAIM. Try to use a different verb for each summary. For example:
Soh emphasizes that…
- Explain how the idea in the quotation is important to the overall meaning of the reading.
- Respond to the idea of the quotation. Do you agree? Disagree? Why? What would you add? See Chapter four of They Say, I Say for templates for disagreeing (p. 60), agreeing (p. 62), and agreeing AND disagreeing simultaneously (pp. 64-66). Use these templates from They Say, I Say to help you structure your sentences.
Your initial post should respond to all four questions below and should be around 300 words. In your response, be sure to include reference to specific moments, language, and details from the reading. In other words, be sure to include specific textual evidence.
1. Share the golden line that you selected from one of the readings this week. Be sure to tell us which article and author you’re referring to, keeping in mind that article titles belong in quotation marks. After including the quotation, you should:
- Summarize what the author is saying in the quotation.
- Explain how the idea in the quotation is important to the overall meaning of the reading.
- Respond to the idea of the quotation. Do you agree? Disagree? Why? What would you add?
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/opinion/sunday/… this is the reading you need to read in order to answer the questions and golden line.