Today, I would like for you to read and respond to the article, "In the Minds of Others" by Keith Oatley. You should read and annotate the print article that I give you, but I will also include a link here. This article further develops the ideas from Independent Reading Blog #2 and will be of use later when we finish our Independent Reading Unit.

Your critical analysis of this article should:
     -briefly summarize the main points of the article
     -identify the author's argument
     -evaluate the author's success by analyzing how the author uses:
          1. textual evidence, such as facts or examples, to support claims
          2. reasoning to develop ideas and to connect claims and evidence
        3. stylistic or persuasive elements, such as word choice or appeals to emotion, to add power to the ideas expressed
     -conclude with a strong comment upon the value of the author's topic/argument.

Requirements:
     -typed, MLA style, 500-1,000 words (about 2 to 4 pages)
     -posted here on the classroom blog
     -AND to Turnitin by 11:59pm on Sunday night, 1/27/2019

Click on the image above to go to an electronic copy of "In the Minds of Others" by Keith Oatley.