American Issues in 2017: Argument & Analysis

Listen to the first story (20 minutes) on This American Life: "Once More, With Feeling." If you would prefer a version without all the expletives, click the "beeped version" in red below.

As and after you listen, answer the following questions and bring a copy of your responses with you to class tomorrow.

1. What does the text say? (What is the interviewer's argument?)

2. What does the text not say? (What sort of inferences can you make about how this piece is relevant in America today?)

3. How does the text say it?(author’s craft/style/rhetoric - you've got this by now)

4. Your thoughts, questions, and opinions. (have fun)