Lazy American Students
lActivity 2: Author Authenticity 1. A) Philip G. Altbach: I think that this author is credible.
B) His diction is very proper and seems to be very well educated. Other than that he has also written many other articles regarding this subject, therefor he is a credible source.
A) Rachel Thompson: This author is not credible.
B) This author wrote her article on Helium website. The facts provided in this article are taken from invalid websites such as Wikipedia.org.
A) Kara Miller: This author is a credible source.
B) She is a professor in Boston, and she wrote about the experience that she has with students from America and foreign countries.
A) Lauren Garey: Is a credible source.
B) She attends a prestigious “Babson College”, and she can relate to the academic life on that campus. 2. A) The Manufactures crisis is published on Commonweal.
B) Published in April 5, 1996
A) Comparing American Students is published on Helium blog.
B) Published on November 10, 2006
A) My Lazy American students is published on Babson College.
B) This article was published on December 21, 2009
A) After the Deluge is also published on the same website.
B) This article was published on December 23, 2009.
A) Uniformed Professor was also published on the same website as the pervious two.
B) This article was published on December 31, 2009.
Activity 3: Surveying the text 1. The first article is going to be about American public schools. This article will argue that the American public schools are not in crisis. 2. This article states that “American education is not in crisis.” 1. The second article will compare American students to international students. 2. My prediction is valid because the first paragraph is comparing America to Japan. 1. The third article is stating that American students are lazy. 2. My prediction is valid because the title states the “lazy”. 1. The fourth article
B) His diction is very proper and seems to be very well educated. Other than that he has also written many other articles regarding this subject, therefor he is a credible source.
A) Rachel Thompson: This author is not credible.
B) This author wrote her article on Helium website. The facts provided in this article are taken from invalid websites such as Wikipedia.org.
A) Kara Miller: This author is a credible source.
B) She is a professor in Boston, and she wrote about the experience that she has with students from America and foreign countries.
A) Lauren Garey: Is a credible source.
B) She attends a prestigious “Babson College”, and she can relate to the academic life on that campus. 2. A) The Manufactures crisis is published on Commonweal.
B) Published in April 5, 1996
A) Comparing American Students is published on Helium blog.
B) Published on November 10, 2006
A) My Lazy American students is published on Babson College.
B) This article was published on December 21, 2009
A) After the Deluge is also published on the same website.
B) This article was published on December 23, 2009.
A) Uniformed Professor was also published on the same website as the pervious two.
B) This article was published on December 31, 2009.
Activity 3: Surveying the text 1. The first article is going to be about American public schools. This article will argue that the American public schools are not in crisis. 2. This article states that “American education is not in crisis.” 1. The second article will compare American students to international students. 2. My prediction is valid because the first paragraph is comparing America to Japan. 1. The third article is stating that American students are lazy. 2. My prediction is valid because the title states the “lazy”. 1. The fourth article