ENG 170 WEEK 2 Knowledge Check
Welcome to Check Your Understanding 2 for English Composition II
For this assignment, you will read and analyze an essay from your textbook and respond to a series of questions. Please choose between the following two essays:
1. “The Myth of Book Censoring Within the American Education System†by Kiley Strong (pp. 526-528)
2. “Censorship of Books for Public High Schools: When Necessary, When Not†by Gaby Caceres (pp. 529-533)
Once you have picked an essay to read from the list above, please complete the following:
1. Summarize the author- essay and the author- main argument.
2. What support does the author provide to defend his/her argument?
3. In your opinion, does the author present a strong argument? Please explain why or why not.
As with any writing assignment, you must provide strong responses to each question. One sentence does not constitute a strong response. Also, you should supply examples from the essay to help support your responses