Reading Report 1 Jordan Nolz
Well known essay writer E. B. White wrote about a very intriguing topic in this essay, but to start it might be helpful to know a little about White. He is one of the United States most popular writers of his time. He grew up in the big apple, otherwise known as Ney York. During his time in writing, most of the 19th century, he published numerous essays. A person may question why this person would write about a comparison between schools. Well White always seemed to be a kid person, for example, he wrote the famous kids novel, Charlotte 's Web. A reason to write about such an interesting topic may perhaps be that he had a kid switching schools. This article from New York shows interesting information in a comparison between private and public schools.
In the first paragraph, White goes right into describing a teacher as almost a hero. He explains how …show more content…
He shows credit in his writing as he has already had a kid go through both a public and private school. He continuously described the experience him and his wife went through. White In doing this he establishes a common ground. Being that the main audience is parents they can relate perfectly. White doesn 't try to attack the reader, but rather relate to the common situations. He excels at using ethos in a way that is reasonable and not manipulative.
To some it all up, it is easy to realize that White uses many different techniques to draw attention to the audience and to keep them interested. White 's debate between private and public schools is especially interesting to me because I have been through both private and public schools. They indeed seem like quite contrasting settings, but in the end they are very similar and come to the same outcome. The most important part of school is that we get the proper education. If a parent wants to look into different aspects of the schools, then this debate is one to look
Well known essay writer E. B. White wrote about a very intriguing topic in this essay, but to start it might be helpful to know a little about White. He is one of the United States most popular writers of his time. He grew up in the big apple, otherwise known as Ney York. During his time in writing, most of the 19th century, he published numerous essays. A person may question why this person would write about a comparison between schools. Well White always seemed to be a kid person, for example, he wrote the famous kids novel, Charlotte 's Web. A reason to write about such an interesting topic may perhaps be that he had a kid switching schools. This article from New York shows interesting information in a comparison between private and public schools.
In the first paragraph, White goes right into describing a teacher as almost a hero. He explains how …show more content…
He shows credit in his writing as he has already had a kid go through both a public and private school. He continuously described the experience him and his wife went through. White In doing this he establishes a common ground. Being that the main audience is parents they can relate perfectly. White doesn 't try to attack the reader, but rather relate to the common situations. He excels at using ethos in a way that is reasonable and not manipulative.
To some it all up, it is easy to realize that White uses many different techniques to draw attention to the audience and to keep them interested. White 's debate between private and public schools is especially interesting to me because I have been through both private and public schools. They indeed seem like quite contrasting settings, but in the end they are very similar and come to the same outcome. The most important part of school is that we get the proper education. If a parent wants to look into different aspects of the schools, then this debate is one to look