Print Name________________________Due Date__________________________CRITICAL READING EXERCISE—ENG 101BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: Write a short, one paragraph summary of this piece, using at least two direct quotes with correct parenthetical documentation.Who is the author's intended audience? Why did he/she choose them? What is the author's purpose (to inform, to persuade, to entertain)? What are his/her appeals (to logic, to emotions, to ethics)?Is the author successful at achieving this purpose? Why or why not? Locate the author's assumptions and discuss their effect on the validity of the piece. Are they explicitor implicit?Identify the logic of the author's presentation.Pose questions about the piece, both to the author and to yourself.
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