Section: Power of the Pen: Muckraking Journalism and Progressive Strategy
-Nellie Bly, Ten Days in a Madhouse (Chapters 1-5, 1887)
-Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Lynch Law in Georgia (excerpt, 1899)
-Ida Tarbell, The History of Standard Oil (excerpt, 1904)
Source:
Group members:
Who is the author and what are they arguing in this piece? Summarize their main point.
Try to gather and categorize all of the different types of evidence the author uses to support their argument. What kind of evidence do they rely on most?
What is the author’s writing style like? What kind of rhetorical devices do they use to draw the reader in and persuade them? How does the author intend to make the reader feel and why?
Share a quote or passage that best showcases the author’s signature style. Why do you think this particular quote or passage is so successful at achieving the aims of the piece?
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