Read the introduction from a student’s rhetorical analysis essay.In the 2020 article "To Educate Good Citizens, We Need More Than the ‘New’ Civics” in Forbes Magazine, Senior Editor Natalie Wexler acknowledges the need for a new concept of civics education. She argues that most attempts to improve civics in schools are too general or political. She believes that people need to "rethink basic assumptions about teaching and learning.” She juxtaposes "action civics” and journalism that involve students in their communities.
Answer
A
One of Wexler’s points is that students fail to engage with civics because it is “traditionally conceived as boring.”
B
Wexler uses facts and reasoning to present an effective argument that civics instruction needs reform.
C
Wexler’s comments about “action civics” can be politically controversial and unrealistic.
D
Wexler is the author of The Knowledge Gap: The Hidden Cause of America's Broken Education System—and How to Fix It.