ch.5 ex.1

Julie Charlip uses many signal phrases to emphasize to reader that she does not agree with the many sources she uses in her argumentative piece.
The first noticeable phrase is the second sentence. It immediately follows an opening quote from Marx and Engels. She continues to describe the fact that social classes are splitting up beyond Marx's and Engels's basic bourgeoisie and proletariat.
Soon after she begins to explain that economic classes are more than monetary. Her phrase about the factory worker and teacher says it best, "...if you earn thirty thousand dollars a year working in an assembly plant, come home from work, open a beer and watch the game, you are working class; if you earn twenty thousand dollars a year as a school teacher, come home to a glass of white wine and PBS, you are middle class". She argues that there is not specific distinction between classes, and that many families relate with more than one of these predetermined American classes.
To really drill her opinion into the reader, Charlip asks a series of questions to finish her work that would make anyone question whether or not they identify with the correct class.

ch.4 ex.1

Jean Anyon's view on whether or not there are differences in teaching styles and activities between various social classes is somewhat difficult to grasp at first. She goes into details about her peer's ideas and positions first and then builds on them to give her personal view on the subject. Other notable researchers seem to believe that the "advantaged classes" are given work that allows them to branch out and hone there leadership and assertive aptitudes while the "working class" children are pushed in the direction of more basic concepts that will ultimately allow them to fully embrace there fairly practical skills that are more commonly used in the service sector of work. Basically they're saying that rich kids get a more intellectually inspiring education that's going to help them rule the world, and all the rest are trained to do the necessary but less difficult jobs in the world.
Anyon agrees with the other researchers but does fill in her reader that there has not been a lot of in depth analysis in the United States. So, I believe that Anyon both agrees and disagrees with the views of the previously stated researchers.

ch.7 ex.7j

1.) What kind of writing does this paper most resemble - in terms of layout and design?
My immediate reaction to the writing style of this paper was informative and I felt that it belonged in an entertainment magazing or newspaper. The subject matter screams young adult, and I could easily see it being read across a college campus. The addition of pictures and subjecct headings, as well as the font style, makes the paper seem like a more legitimate source and something to read if the reader has some down time.
2.) How might the apperance of this paper influence the way an audience reads it?
Because it's formatted with columns and includes pictures and larger text at some points, the reader is intrigued to read on and see what is to come. The columns also makes the reader that it is a quicker read, when in reality it's still 5 pages or so. Another plus to the use of pictures is that they allow the reader to take a breather from the text every once in a while to examine the images.
3.) How would the paper change if you removed the images and re-formatted it to look more like a typical college research paper?
It would lose all the hooking appeals I mentioned earlier and the reader would immediately realize that they were reading a formal paper for a class and pre-judge it to be boring and unoriginal. The formatting of this paper has an advantage over the standard college paper feel because it gives off a more casual and interesting vibe.