English 1A Essay 2 online discussion assignment

From the list below, choose your assigned group and discuss idea on the paired essays for that group.  This discussion should help you get great ideas about how the writers used persuasive techniques in their writing.

It's a good idea to complete your critical reading techniques from Chapters 2 and 3 before you begin your discussion.

Group One:
Chapter 22 paired essays, "A Part-Time Marriage" and "Remarriage and Stepfamilies"

Group Two:
Chapter 23 paired essays, "Women and Men Talking on the Job" and "How Men and Women Think"

Group Three:
Chapter 24 paired essays, "Why Reality TV is Good for Us" and "Window on Reality"

Group Four:
Chapter 25 paired essays,  "Nice Perks--If you Can Get 'Em" and "Unequal Work for Unequal Pay"

Group Five:
Chapter 26 paired essays, "Affirmative Action: The Price of Preference" and "The Causation Fallacy: Bakke and the Basic Arithmetic of Selective Admissions"