Critical Reading Assignment: (Worth 20 points if done correctly)
Read, highlight and annotate Gerard Jones’s essay “Violent Media is Good for Kids” and complete the critical reading handout in order to help you with the reading and with your response.
Next, write a one-paragraph critical response to Gerard Jones’s essay “Violent Media is Good for Kids.” Use the following template to write your essay:
According to Gerard Jones, violent media can actually have positive effects on young people because_________________________________________________________________________
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Jones also believes that violent media are a positive influence on children because ________________
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Jones makes some good points. For example, he says that __________________________________
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However, (your critique of his argument)_______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________. All in
all (Here, summarize your opinion on the argument. Do you agree, or do you disagree? Why?)________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Turn in your critical reading handout along with your paragraph typed and MLA formatted
Read, highlight and annotate John Leo’s essay “When Life Imitates Video” and complete the critical reading handout in order to help you with the reading and with your response.
Next, write a one-paragraph critical response to John Leo’s essay. Use the following template to write your essay:
According to John Leo, violent media can actually have adverse effects on young people because_________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________.
Leo also believes that violent media are a negative influence on children because ________________
__________________________________________________________________________________.
Leo makes some good points. For example, he says that __________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________.
However, (your critique of his argument)_______________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________. All in
all, (Here, summarize your opinion on the argument. Do you agree, or do you disagree? Why?)________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Turn in your critical reading handout along with your paragraph typed and MLA formatted
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