Description
Instructions
For this week's discussion, simply find a passage in Goldrick-Rab's essay that caught your attention and provoked a reaction. Quote the passage and share with the class your reaction.
Protocol for Discussion Post: 400 Words-- Minimum
- In your first sentence, offer the author's full name and the title of the essay
- In one sentence, offer a summary or overview--what is this essay about
- Tell the class you found one passage that caught your attention
- Share with the class where the passage is located. This means you should offer context. For example: Goldrick-Rab offers a section titled "The Milwaukee Price." Here, I found a passage that provoked a reaction from me...
- Offer the direct quotation with a signal phrase and cite the page number.
- Share with the class why you chose the passage--connecting with the passage using personal experience or commentary is one way to achieve this.
Initial Discussion Post will be worth up to 16 points.
Protocol for Reply to a Classmate--150 words minimum
The Reply to a Classmate's Post will be worth up to 8 points.
Offer a polite salutation: Hello Sammy,
In at least 150 words explain why you agree or disagree with ideas in you classmate's post.
NOTE:
Links to an external site.For full credit, since this is a UC:CSU level composition course, your post must be free from minor errors in spelling, punctuation, capitalization and basic mistakes in style and grammar.
Take Your Writing to the Next Level! You Got This!
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Sentence Strategies
- Two sentence openers
- Formal tone
Highlight all of the sentence openers
Here are the sentence openers to experiment with in this week's post.
| Sentence Openers |
In fact, Indeed, To be sure, Specifically, To the point, Clearly, To be clear, More importantly, |
Can You Show Me How to Use a Direct Quotation?
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To avoid loss of points---use the direct quotation method and cite the location correctly.
Sample citation method for an actual physical book--use a signal phrase with a comma (Goldrick-Rab writes, ) cite the page number and place the period correctly.
Goldrick-Rab writes, "Thus, in 2008, Milwaukee students faced a net price about 19 percent higher than that of students enrolled elsewhere" (254).
Sample citation method for an e-book--cite the paragraph number.
Goldrick-Rab writes, "Thus, in 2008, Milwaukee students faced a net price about 19 percent higher than that of students enrolled elsewhere" (par. 40).
Discussion: City of Broken Dreams
| Criteria | Ratings | Pts | ||||
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeResponse to prompt. |
| 16 pts | ||||
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReply to classmate. |
| 8 pts | ||||
Total Points: 24 | ||||||
Explanation & Answer
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Discussion.
Your name
Instructor's name
Course Name and Code.
Date of submission.
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Discussion Post: Goldrick-Rab’s Essay.
In her essay, City Of Broken Dreams, Sara Goldrick-Rab investigates how low-income
college students are succeeding at obtaining a degree despite financial troubles. But more
importantly, she notes that the promise of higher education as the gateway to economic
mobility is flawed by a host of other systemic barriers, including weak financial aid, high living
costs, and unexpected obstacles. And, as expected, Goldrick-Rab questions the idea that
financial aid alone is enough to get students through. Her essay is indeed a powerful critique
of the American education system, as most students’ dreams of getting a college de...
