Children Need to Play, Not Compete by Jessica Statsky (Review)

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The paper is a review of the article Children Need to Play, Not Compete by Jessica Statsky.

Purpose:

Most of us use critical reading strategies everyday to effectively process all of the information we are consistently bombarded with.  This assignment allows you continue to explore ideas of reading and writing rhetorically, as you will use different strategies to write your summary and your strong response.

Response

Write a 1 ½ to 2 page response to “Children Need to Play, Not Compete.” Before you even begin drafting, you will want to decide on the terms of your response.  Once you decide on the terms (or grounds) of your response, you’ll want to figure out how you can support your points—using logic, outside evidence, examples from your personal life—whatever is appropriate.

(We will discuss how to determine the terms of your response in Unit 9.)

Please Note:  The sample summary for this unit is included on the “Lecture Notes” page.

Write a full, rough draft of your strong response to “Children Need to Play, Not Compete.”  (This response should be 1 ½ to 2 pages in length). Please keep in mind the following:  Before you even begin drafting, you will want to decide on the terms of your response.  Once you decide on the terms (or grounds) of your response, you’ll want to figure out how you can support your points—using logic, outside evidence, examples from your personal life—whatever is appropriate.

Additional Files:

Children-Need-to-Play-Not-Compete-Jessica-Statsky.pdf

2 pages