The Narrative

Dean Winther

English 101

10 March 2020

RAVEN

Article 1 by Theresa Capra (2009).

Reputation. The author is a renowned researcher at Mercer County Community College who holds a Ph.D. and specializes in issues of education and children.

Ability to Observe. Being a researcher, the author is in a position to access reliable evidence from other scholarly researchers like her. Working as a director in the College also allows her to observe the effects of poverty on the education of children.

Vested Interest. Being a researcher, the author has no personal interest in the topic. Instead, she seeks to inform the general public about the effects of poverty.

Expertise. The author is an expert in the field of education such that she is even pursuing her Ph.D. She also refers to scholarly sources written by experts as evidence in the article.

Neutrality. The author is neutral about poverty and education. She provides a discussion of the causes, effects, and possible solutions that can be applied to curb the problem.

Article 2 by Sean Slade (2015)

Reputation. The author is the director of Global Outreach at ASCD which aims at providing quality education that will grow children emotionally, physically, psychologically, and socially (ASCD, 2020). Thus, the author is in a position of authority.

Ability to Observe. The author is in a position that allows him to access reliable evidence. Being the director of Global Outreach at ASCD, the author works and interacts with children and this allows him to observe how poverty can affect their education.

Vested Interest. The author has some personal interest in the topic. He is a contributor to news being posted on the website. Thus, to get more views and reads, the author has to write something captivating and which will get more reads. This will increase his image in the online world.

Expertise. The author is not an expert in the field of poverty and education. Judging from the website, the author is just a contributor. It is only one evidence that quotes scholarly research. All the other evidence is from news and politics.

Neutrality. The author is biased about the issue of poverty and its impact on education. The author decided to focus on the negative side of poverty only. This painted a bad picture on the government and rich countries who, it is claimed, are the ones who cause poverty. Although this is partially true, the author fails to recognize intervention efforts from these rich countries that have worked to curb poverty. In this biased state, the author presents a one-sided argument only.

Article 3 by Kelley Taylor (2017)

Reputation. The author is a contributor to contents on the Insight website which reports news about various issues facing the world today. being a magazine website, the source is not in a position of authority.

Ability to Observe. Being a news reporter, the author is in a position to access reliable evidence through researching on the internet and conducting interviews.

Vested Interest. The author has a personal stake in the topic. Being a reporter, telling the truth or lying will provide the author with exposure and more clicks to the website.

Expertise. The author is not a specialist in the issue of poverty and education. The evidence quoted, however, comes from reliable sources such as directors in institutions that research child poverty and education.

Neutrality. The author is neutral about the issue of poverty. Although highlighting its negative impacts, the author also discusses the possible interventions that can be implemented to address the impact of poverty on education.

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