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Approach #1: By focusing on Ungars common misperceptions of the liberal arts paired with Scheuer’s ideas about liberal arts value compared to STEM disciplines, I will argue that the value of the liberal arts depends on the individual circumstantially. In “7 Misperceptions About the Liberal Arts,” Ungar brings attention to several views on the liberal Read More …

Review the templates Graff and Birkenstein provide in Chapter 7 and look over Scheuer’s and Ungar’s articles. Take note of 3-4 examples where you see them making similar moves, or setting out the contrast between their thinking and others’. Ex. 1: Ungars whole essay is based around what other people commonly think versus what he Read More …

The liberal arts allows students, even those in STEM, to obtain skills that allow them to be more versatile thinkers and successful workers in the future. Both Scheuer and Ungar agree on this point. In his “7 Major Misperceptions About the Liberal Arts,” Sanford J. Ungar addresses, as the title suggests, significant misperceptions about the Read More …

Sullivan emphasizes the effects of deep reading, and how learning to love reading is essential in your college endeavors. On the other hand, Newstok emphasizes the positive effects of thinking “like Shakespeare”. Thinking like Shakespeare means learning to think critically, communicate clearly, collaborate, create, and be curious, as Newstok explains. When looking at the criteria Read More …

Below are three double-entry formats based upon select passegs from Patrick Sullivan’s “An Open Letter to High School Students About Reading” (photos 1 and 3) and Scott L. Newstock’s “How to Think Like Shakespeare” (photo 2).

My most challenging reading assignment in high school was the nonfiction literature that we had to read in a set amount of time and then write an essay about. It was difficult because we were asked to analyze the text while reading it in a short time and gathering enough information from annotations and memorization Read More …