HW: Fri. 10/9/09

CLASS POST #3

Go to the AP Language SuddenLaunch3 site to complete this assignment.

Critically Reading a Case Study

DUE: Sunday, 10/11/09

If you have questions or concerns, I will be reading my emails at (literacy.justice@yahoo.com) by Sunday morning 10am to respond to your queries.

Directions

1) Critically read the following online text in its entirety.

LINK TO CASE STUDY:

http://psucomm473.blogspot.com/2007/10/abercrombie-fitch-discrimination-case.html

2) As you read, reflect on what this “new information” about Abercrombie, in the form of a case study, is revealing to you, the reader.

3) Make sure to read even the comments section of this text!

4) Make sure to construct responses to these questions that communicate a point of view — make sure you state your “claim” and support it with reasoning and evidence. 

Organize your response in paragraph form.

Spell check and edit the response before posting it!

Once it is posted, all that is “strong” and all that is “weak” about the response is revealed.

EDIT, SPELL CHECK & MAKE SURE YOUR WRITING COMMUNICATES YOUR POINT OF VIEW!

QUESTIONS TO ANSWER FOR YOUR CLASS POST #3

1) Generall speaking, does this text “affirm”, “alter” or “challenge” your point of view about Abercrombie & Fitch’s hiring strategy? Why or why not?

2) Explain what “effect” reading this case study had on your current position regarding the acceptability or of the questionability of “hiring based on looks.” In other words, what did reading this text make you consider or re-consider about this issue? Explain.

3) Discuss your point of view as to the validity/credibility/believability of this text. Do you consider this text to be a “valid” source of information? Why or why not? Explain.

4) Highly recommended: search online for other “texts” and “perspectives” about Abercrombie and Fitch and the issue of hiring based on looks. This will help you to expand your “literacy” around this issue, better preparing you for next week’s timed writing on a prompt related to this topic.

WHAT DO YOU “SEE?”