Next 3 Precies for MWP2

In the article, “Teacher Attrition: A Critical American and International Education Issue,” author Marianne K. Dove claims that poor compensation for teachers is the single biggest cause for poor quality of teachers. She develops and supports this claim by discussing why teachers leave the profession, their salary, the quality of teacher preparation, working conditions and the costs of attrition. She describes the needs for better teacher compensation in order to show the need for quality of teachers in America. The intended audience is the general public and citizens of America.


 In the article, “The Social Position of School Teachers: Expectations and Realities,” author F.G. Ziiatdinova discusses the low prestige of teaching in Russia. The author develops and supports this claim by providing many facts and statistics that show that people do not care for nor respect the work of teachers. The author examines the problems with the poor recognition of teachers in order to show the world that teachers are a vital and crucial part of society, and necessary to its survival for the better education of students. The intended audience is the citizens of Russia, and also the American citizens because America holds their teachers with the same amount of respect.


In the article, “Why Do They Stay? Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction and Retention,” authors Beverly A. Perrachione, Vicki J. Rosser, and George J. Petersen discuss the intrinsic and extrinsic variables that influence a teachers job satisfaction. The authors develop and support this claim by revealing the results of a study they conducted on job satisfaction. They explain the strong dislike for the profession in order to inform the reader of the conditions teachers work under, and promote better conditions for the teachers.

MWP2 second article précis

             In the article, “Policies Should Reflect The Importance of Teaching,” author Michelle A. Rhee asserts that policies and practices in America should reflect how important teachers are. The author develops and supports this claim by providing many studies that show how students with good teachers go further in life and explaining the cause and effect of teachers on society. She explains the importance of good policies for teachers like high salaries, in order to promote those policies and get American policies to reflect the importance of American’s teachers. The audience is American voters and law makers in America which can be detected through subject matter.     

Working Thesis for MWP2

         Teaches do not have high enough salaries for the work they do which leads to other problems like poor quality teachers, and hence poor education in America’s public school system, so the people of America should promote laws and encourage congress to pass bills that would increase teacher salary.

MWP2 Summary of the Issue

The problem is that teachers in America do not have a high enough salary for the work that they do and this in turn takes away from the quality of teachers present and hence education available to students. This problem affects a plethora of areas and the entire nation presently and over time and many people, but the individuals that are most affected are teachers and students. Many individuals do realize how vital teaching is to the success of a nation, and how increasing teacher salary would increase quality of teachers. The cause of the problem is that teaching is not viewed as a prestigious job and the governments is not willing to increases taxes in order to increase teacher salary, nor are the people willing to pay higher taxes for an increase in teacher salary. People today are beginning to see the correlation between importance of teachers, quality of teachers, and prestige of the job in a monetary way. Though some action has been taken the process is slow and met with resistance. Sociologists among other individuals are beginning to write articles promoting the need for an increase in teacher salaries. Research studies show that there high teacher salaries were a top factor in distinguishing between top performing schools and low-performing schools. People have not succeeded in helping teachers get higher pay because it would cost a lot of money and the economy is in poor shape right now. Also it is easier for the government to blame the teacher for poor performance in schools and fire the teachers than it is for them to put the monetary work into training high quality teachers and increase the beginning salary of teachers making the job better overall and the education system better overall. In the future is the problem is not solved education in America will continue to decrease and finding any teachers to fill the positions much less high quality teachers to fill the positions will become increasingly difficult. The American economy is already in a downward spiral and students getting an education is the most likely and plausible solution. If the government is unwilling to increase teacher salary that will directly increase teacher quality then America does not have a bright future. Americans should promote government policies that increase teacher salaries because an increase in teacher salaries will lead to an increase in higher quality teachers and better education overall.

Précis for first article

In his article, “Teacher Quality: What’s Wrong with U.S. Strategy?” author Marc Tucker claims that America does not have a good strategy for producing high quality teachers. He develops and supports this claim by breaking down the strategies used to produce good teachers and comparing American strategy to the strategy of other top teacher and student performing countries. His purpose is to inform Americans of the current education problems in order to promote reform and new policies regarding obtaining high quality teachers. The intended audience are politicians in charge of making the education laws as well as the America voters.

"Good Reasons” Chapter 13 Précis

In their textbook, “Good Reasons Researching and Writing Effective Arguments,” chapter thirteen, authors Lester Faigley and Jack Selzer explain how proposal arguments work, how to recognize components of a proposal argument, and the steps in building a proposal argument. Faigely and Selzer develop their lesson by providing bulleted explanations of the components of arguments, an example of how to choose the topic, a chart of the steps to write an argument, and two examples of essays with annotations explaining the argument components. Their purpose is to teach students how to write a proposal argument in order to strengthen the student’s persuasive writing and influence on what someone should or should not do. Their intended audience is students because the content is very explanatory and factual.

8 Précises and citations for MWP1

1.      In their article, “Immigration: The Journey to America The History of Ellis Island,” authors Adam Chao, Dan Spencer, and Rico Suave explain the history of Ellis Island’s early beginnings, the buildings, and how they changed over time. The authors develop and support their claim by describing the history of the island in great detail and in a chronological order. Their purpose is to provide factual information about this immigration station in order to inform the reader of the magnitude of its significance in America’s history. The intended audience is students especially those interested in gaining knowledge about this historical place, and this can be seen through the word choice and factual description. 

Chao Adam, Spencer Dan, Suave Rico. , “Immigration: The Journey to America The History of Ellis Island.” 15 Feb. 2012. Web.  http://library.thinkquest.org/20619/Eihist.html

2.      In her article “Medical Inspection of Immigrants at Ellis Island, 1891-1924,” author Elizabeth Yew describes the medical inspection that the immigrants at Ellis Island had to go through. The author develops and supports her thesis by examining the medical conditions at Ellis Island. Her purpose is to provide a detailed account of the medical history and conditions in order to enlighten the audience of this serious part of American history. The intended audience are those individual conducting research on the medical history of Ellis Island, and this is understood through the factual straightforward manner.

Yew, Elizabeth. “Medical Inspection of Immigrants at Ellis Island, 1891-1924” Department of Medicine Cabrini Medical Center New York, New York. Web. 16, Feb. 2012    

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1805119/

3.      In their article, “Front doors to freedom, portal to the past: history at the Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York.” Authors Desforges, Luke and Maddern, Joanne discover the importance of museums and the role they play in preservation of the past in a case study of the Ellis Island Museum. The authors develop and support their thesis by exploring the interactions between individual participants and institutions involved in production of the museum. Their purpose is to show the histories and landscapes which result from the interactions in these fields in order to

Desforges, Luke, and Joanne Maddern. "Front Doors To Freedom, Portal To The Past: History At The Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York." Social & Cultural Geography 5.3 (2004): 437-457. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

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4.      In her article, “Ellis Island Immigration Museum,” author Diana Pardue discusses the history of the restoration and continued preservation of Ellis Island. The author develops and supports her thesis by providing a factual timeline of events leading up the restoration and continued preservation. Her purpose is to inform the reader of the Ellis Island Museum which is an important part of preserving this national monument in order to show the reader how crucial its preservation is. The intended audience are scholars and historians interested in the museum, and this is understood through the factual and straightforward layout.

Pardue, Diana. "Ellis Island Immigration Museum." Museum International 56.3 (2004): 22-28. Academic Search Premier. Web. 15 Feb. 2012.

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5.      In the article, “Spectres of migration and the ghosts of Ellis Island,” author Maddern, Jo Frances confers the different meanings of ghosts associated with Ellis Island. The author develops and supports her thesis through the in-depth interviews with the producers of the restoration of Ellis Island Immigration Station. Her purpose to discuss the spectropolitics  associated with its turbulent past in order to help the reader unravel the trying economics and politics of Ellis Island. Her audience is historians interested in the meaning of ghosts associated with Ellis Island.

Maddern, Jo Frances. "Spectres Of Migration And The Ghosts Of Ellis Island." Cultural Geographies 15.3 (2008): 359-381. Academic Search Premier. Web. 16 Feb. 2012.

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6.      In the book, “Forgotten Ellis Island The Extraordinary Story if America’s Immigrant Hospital,” author Lorie Conway declares the struggle between continuing the flow of immigrants into the nation and the control of disease. She develops and supports her thesis by including a lot of pictures and quotes from the immigrant hospital. Her purpose is to describe medical conditions in order to open the readers eyes of the struggles of both the immigrants and medical providers at Ellis Island. Her intended audience is a historian or young scholar, and this can be detected through the many quotes and pictures provided.

Conway, Lorie. “Forgotten Ellis Island The Extraordinary Story of America’s Immigrant Hospital.” Copyright 2007. Print.

7.      In his e-book, “Whiteness How America’s Immigrants became White the Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs,” author David R. Roediger breaks down the popular culture, politics, prejudices, and the housing of the immigrants. He develops and supports his thesis by breaking down and explaining the causes and effects of immigration in America and all the areas in life it touched. His purpose is show the struggle of the immigrants to incorporate themselves into the American culture in order to inform the reader of this important and large part of America’s past. The intended audience is are historians and scholars interested in the roles immigrants had in shaping America.    

Roediger, R. David. “Whiteness How America’s Immigrants became White the Strange Journey from Ellis Island to the Suburbs.” Copyright 2005. Web.    

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=a8i2y8jUDQQC&oi=fnd&pg=PA3&dq=Ellis+Island+facts&ots=h2VpGsz9gJ&sig=SOezTq9FgU35aSC8rg4C4w5nWOY#v=onepage&q&f=false

  

8.      In the e-book, “Ellis Island Interviews Immigrants Tell Their Stories in Their Own Words,” author Peter Morton Coan relays the individual stories of some of the many immigrants who passed through Ellis Island. He develops and supports his thesis by directly relaying the immigrants stories. His purpose is to share the stories of the immigrants in order to help the reader understand the what the immigrants went through to make it to America. His intended audience is historians, scholars, and those interested in the sacrifice immigrants made to provide a better life for their families.

Coan, Morton, Pete. “Ellis Island Interviews Immigrants Tell Their Stories in Their Own Words.” Copyright 1997. Web.

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=O6MPfrG61SEC&oi=fnd&pg=PP15&dq=Ellis+Island&ots=r5cJUPqcs6&sig=hTA7IjcrtHsemxmL7eTQQeWiNtc#v=onepage&q=Ellis%20Island&f=false