Critical Reading: Rhetorical Situation and Thematic Connection
https://www(dot)good(dot)is/articles/the-subway-falafel-sandwich-and-the-americanization-of-ethnic-food
Critical Reading Worksheet (CRW)
Your Name: Author or Essay Title:
Purpose: You will complete a CRW for each of your classmates’ presentations. (Note: You will not complete a CRW for the essay you are presenting!) The CRW is intended to give you continued practice in your written expression of key elements of a text in order to enter into an analytical discussion. Completion of the CRW will help better prepare you to participate in your classmates’ team-led discussions, and it will also help prepare you for your next paper (Paper 2).
Instructions: Respond in the “Your Responses” column using complete sentences, and submit your CRW to BB > Assignments > HW before class on the day it is due. Refer to your CRW in class for the presentation discussion.
Your Name: Author or Essay Title: Tanveer Ali
YOUR RESPONSES
Rhetorical Situation & Brief Summary
The essay, The Subway Falafel Sandwich and the Americanization of Ethnic Food, was written by Tanveer Ali and published on the GOOD Institute website in 2012. The author talks about how traditional foods are becoming more palatable in America. Ali's essay aims to inform readers how food cultural integrity is promoted and preserved in communities. The central thesis is how subway falafel sandwiches encourage the Americanization of ethnic food.
Thematic Connection (Placing Authors/Texts in Conversation)
The essay by Ali highlights a central theme of food that can be connected to the topic of migration as studied in a TEDTalk. The article and TEDTalk author share common views, asserting that food consumption provides insights into people's complex experiences. Food is sensitive and peop...
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