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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.”

Receiving an education does lead to power, whether that power is used for good or bad.
Claim (in essence, this With education people can achieve their goals, they can become any type of professional, and they
is your paper’s thesis)
can have a good life with a good salary that provides them all they may need.

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 She turned around and looked mad.
it now?’ ‘You forgot me?’ She turned ways she read, to shove us away at "We are collecting this money for you
toward the blackboard. ‘I don't have time just the moment, like dimwits, we and your kind, Richard Gregory. If
to be playing with you, Richard’” seemed about to understand” your daddy can give fifteen dollars
(Gregory). (Walker). you have no business being on
relief."

Commentary Commentary Commentary

In “Shame,” the speaker is mistreated by Walker’s character Dee is another Here the teacher let all the kids know
his teacher, a symbol of education. example of someone who treats those what she thinks about Gregory in a very
While she is educated and her job is to with less education unequally. She bad way. She did not believe anything
share education, she belittles Richard, talks down to her mother and sister, that Gregory said.
the uneducated. His lack of knowledge giving the impression that she believes
makes her deem him unworthy of her she is better than the two of them,
attention. that she has power over them.

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