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Assignment:
After studying the lessons for this module, reread the New Yorker article "Why Facts Don't Change Our Minds" written by Elizabeth Kolbert and then respond to the prompts listed below. These are the same questions you answered before, but most students find that once they complete the lessons and reread the article, they have a much better understanding of the ideas and purpose.
Beneath each question listed below, write the answers to the questions. These are the same questions you answered in a previous discussion forum. Also, explain how your answers differed between the two different ways of reading.
What is the main idea or point of the article? How does your answer differ from when you read it the first time?
Who is the audience that Kolbert is addressing? How do you know? (Describe things you noticed about the publication, the New Yorker, where the article appeared, that gave you this idea. Click on the link to go to the website for the publication. Look at the tabs that are provided at the top. What do those tell you about the audience? Click on the Magazine tab and look at the cover illustration. What does that tell you about the audience for the magazine?)
What might be an alternative way to analyze her conclusions? In other words, what might be another claim that could be debated based on her research? How does your answer differ from when you read it the first time?
Why do you think Kolbert wrote this article? Does she want readers to behave in a different way? Think about something differently? Or, something else? How does your answer differ from when you read it the first time?
How does the visual element relate to the text? In other words, what point does the painting that appears above the title make? How does this visual support Kolbert's main claim? How does your answer differ from when you read it the first time?
Do you agree with Kolbert's claims in this article? Why or why not? How does your answer differ from when you read it the first time?
Finally, did any of the strategies you used from this week's lessons affect your understanding of the article? Which ones were the most helpful to you and why? Be specific. Have you used any of these strategies before you started this week's lessons? If so, which ones?
Finally, think about where and how you read. Do you read on a Kindle or other type of eReader? Do you read books? Do you read articles?
Do you read web pages? Do you read in another format? Be specific.