March 18th, 2019 
adminEssay 2:Equity in Education–Race and Ethnicity
Purpose
You willagainpractice responding to other peoples ideas in your own writing.This essay helps you develop that skill further as you analyze a writers ideas and evaluate the potential impacts of those ideas. As you craft your own argument you will work on thesis development organization revision and editing.
Required Readings
Prior to writing youressay you will read and discuss LisaDelpitsMultiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations for Other Peoples Children. You will also read chapter 21 and part of chapter 22 ofThe West Guide to Writing: Success through the Sequence from Community College to University.
Background
Our theme for this unit in class is Educational Equity.Throughout her bookDelpitexamines the reasons inner-city students of color consistently have lower success rates in education than their white middleand upper class counterparts.Think about how that issue ties to our discussion and your ideas about equity.How doesDelpitexplain the gap?How does she recommend educational institutions work to close this gap?
Writing Task
Consider the questions above as you write athree- to five-page essay in which you:
IDENTIFY POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
Choose twoof Delpitsrecommendationsand
analyze how they would work to close the achievement gap.
The following steps will help you write an excellent essay:
1.ReadDelpitsbook closely and carefully. Choose two or three reading strategies such as Talking to the Text Taking Notes Asking Questions Discussing with a Friend and Making
Connections to help you understand what she says.
2.Do your metacognitive reading logs completely and on time.
1.Meet with your group outside of class at least once to discuss the reading and to plan how to lead the discussion on your assigned day.
4.Record your ideas on the T-Chart.
5.Review yourT-Chart andyour metacognitive reading logsprior to the Synthesis Quiz.
6.Write (and type double-spaced) a completed draft of your essay.
7.Revise your essay based on your classmates feedback and bring the revised draft to class.
8.Edit and polish your draft based on your classmates feedback and submit your final draft.
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