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Document Analysis End of Quarter Assignment

For each document provided, analyze the author's argument, line of reasoning, and the effectiveness of the evidence used. Answer the three questions for each document to demonstrate your understanding and analytical skills.

Group 1

Analyze the document 'Censorship: For the People, or for Controlling the People?' by Jessica McBirney.

Question 1a

Short answer
Identify the author’s argument, main idea, or thesis.

Question 1b

Short answer
Explain the author’s line of reasoning by identifying the claims used to build the argument and the connections between them.

Question 1c

Short answer
Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence the author uses to support the claims made in the argument.

Group 2

Analyze the document 'I went from prison to professor' by Stanley Andrisse.

Question 2a

Short answer
Identify the author’s argument, main idea, or thesis.

Question 2b

Short answer
Explain the author’s line of reasoning by identifying the claims used to build the argument and the connections between them.

Question 2c

Short answer
Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence the author uses to support the claims made in the argument.

Group 3

Analyze the poem 'Mending Wall' by Robert Frost.

Question 3a

Short answer
Identify the author’s argument, main idea, or thesis.

Question 3b

Short answer
Explain the author’s line of reasoning by identifying the claims used to build the argument and the connections between them.

Question 3c

Short answer
Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence the author uses to support the claims made in the argument.

Group 4

Analyze the poem 'Sympathy' by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Question 4a

Short answer
Identify the author’s argument, main idea, or thesis.

Question 4b

Short answer
Explain the author’s line of reasoning by identifying the claims used to build the argument and the connections between them.

Question 4c

Short answer
Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence the author uses to support the claims made in the argument.

Group 5

Analyze the document 'What Fear Can Teach Us' by Karen Thompson Walker.

Question 5a

Short answer
Identify the author’s argument, main idea, or thesis.

Question 5b

Short answer
Explain the author’s line of reasoning by identifying the claims used to build the argument and the connections between them.

Question 5c

Short answer
Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence the author uses to support the claims made in the argument.

Group 6

Analyze the document 'Why I Love a Country That Once Betrayed Me' by George Takei.

Question 6a

Short answer
Identify the author’s argument, main idea, or thesis.

Question 6b

Short answer
Explain the author’s line of reasoning by identifying the claims used to build the argument and the connections between them.

Question 6c

Short answer
Evaluate the effectiveness of the evidence the author uses to support the claims made in the argument.

Group 7

After analysing all of the documents answer these two questions.

Question 7a

Short answer
Find an overall theme that encapsulates the messages from all of these works.

Question 7b

Short answer
Establish which two works best showcase this theme.

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