English 9 Honors and English 11; Assignment for 8/12/11
Here is your task today.
First, click the link to the article “How Bad Is It?” by John Cassidy from this week’s New Yorker.
Then, draft an email in which y ou will respond to the text that you read. You will need to title your email exactly this way: Lastname, Firstname; English 9 or 11; Response to Cassidy 8/12/11. Send it to Mr. Vaughan at spanishatlhs@gmail.com before class ends today.
Answer the following questions in the text of the email, allowing no less than a paragraph (5-7 sentences) per question. Do not attach a .doc or .docx file to your email. Make sure your asnwers are numbered correctly and that everything is as grammatically perfect as you can make it.
1. Summarize, in 10 words or less, Cassidy’s article.
2. Cassidy insinuates that there are many inadequate theories in politics today about the economy and how to fix it. What are some of those theories, and why does he think they are inadequate?
3. What is the political bias that Cassidy shows throughout the article? How could you tell? Is that bias a helpful aspect to his text? Why or why not?
4. What, according to Cassidy, needs to happen to fix the jobs problem plaguing the American economy these days?
5. In your opinion, is the economy “that bad”?
6. How does the jobs/economic crisis affect you personally? (If you do not wish to discuss your personal life, then elborate on that question from the perspective of someone you know, or perhaps describe its effects on Lexington.)
