Saturday, November 1, 2008

source for paper

http://www.homeschoolutah.org/pages/Ben%20Crowder.htm

Audience: Parents interested in homeschooling their children, specifically LDS parents in the Utah area.

WATCO: homeschooling your child on their learning and accomplishments?

Enthymeme: Homeschooling has a positive effect on your child's learning and accomplishments because it allows them to learn what they are interested in and become self motivated in their pursuits.

E/L/P: Ethos: The appeal to ethos in this article is that this is written by a mother who home school's her children and who's children have done very well by this method of education. Logos: It seems natural if it has worked so well for one such family that there is such potential for others.

STAR: Relevant: Often there are concerns about the academia of homeschooling, the qualifications of parents and the socialization of the child(ren), yet here is a family who have well rounded children with high achievements. The children are able to excel in things that the parents know nothing about. This is completely relevant.

Goal/Effective: I think the goal is to show what is possible through homeschooling, things that people might not even imagine. I think this is very effective, it addresses many of the things that concern people about homeschooling and how they have been overcome.

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