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Name: Aracely Mishel Yazán Guamá Date 30/12/2017

Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer

Prompt: Re-read and analyze the passages/texts listed below. After reading the passages, write a well-developed, multi-
paragraph essay that argues whether or not education leads to power. Use specific details from at least two of the texts
we’ve read.

Topic Education and Power

Target Audience (Mrs. I will write my essay in formal language--no slang, no abbreviations, MLA format, and I will NOT
Day) use the word “I.”

Claim (in essence, this Receiving an education does lead to power, whether that power is used for good or bad.
is your paper’s thesis)

Reason 1

Often times those with an education abuse the power their education gives them.

Supporting Evidence Supporting Evidence Supporting Evidence

“I stood up and raised my hand; What is “Pressed us to her with the serious “I did not understand what he was
it now?’ ‘You forgot me?’ She turned ways she read, to shove us away at trying to explain to me, he was just
toward the blackboard. ‘I don't have time just the moment, like dimwits, we trying to understand it. But he screamed
to be playing with you, Richard’” seemed about to understand” and hit me when she lost her patience
(Gregory). (Walker). teaching me, then she just told me fool
. and took me out of her class.”
(Jan Rebejk)

Commentary Commentary Commentary

In “Shame,” the speaker is mistreated by Walker’s character Dee is another In this case, the excess authority went
his teacher, a symbol of education. example of someone who treats those to another level because the teacher hit
While she is educated and her job is to with less education unequally. She him even though the child had trouble
share education, she belittles Richard, talks down to her mother and sister, concentrating and understanding, the
the uneducated. His lack of knowledge giving the impression that she believes teacher acted as if he had more power
makes her deem him unworthy of her she is better than the two of them, and was better than everyone.
attention. that she has power over them.

Level 2 - Argumentative Essay Graphic Organizer