English Haidt assignment

Brand Haidt wk 2

Reading of a text (Haidt Interview)

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Directions: Please respond to these questions based on the Haidt  Frontline interview that you watched during Week 1.   An electronic link to the interview is located in Module 1, Week 1 and above.  Please use your notes, experiences, and what you learned in this Week 2 Module about the  rhetorical situation to answer these questions.

Please answer in complete sentences. Proper grammar and punctuation must be used in order to earn all points. In addition, be sure to meet the minimum requirement for each response. Answer thoughtfully. 

In the text box, number 1-4 and answer each question as indicated. When you are ready, please submit.

1. What is the  speaker (Haidt) trying to accomplish ( purpose)?   (at least one sentence)

2. Who needs to hear the author’s (Haidt’s) message ( audience)?  (at least three complete sentences)

3. What is  going on around this issue? (This is the  rhetorical context of the events, people, and ideas going on around the time the interview was conducted)  (at least 3 three sentences)

4. What experiences, biases, and knowledge am I (yes, you ENG 045 Student) bringing to the conversation about social media/internet use and youth? (at least three complete sentences)