1) What is the immediate context for this essay? Where and when was it first published? Who wrote the essay, and what do you notice about the author’s bio?
Originally published on the World Post, an online news and blog site. Written by Yo-Yo Ma, a successful cellist holding many awards.
2) What is the imposed context? What circumstances surround your personal reading experience? What is your purpose for reading this text?
Personally, I thought that having Art in STEM education isn’t “bad” per se, but is it worth the money that could be used to improve STEM programs in the first place? My purpose for reading this text was to complete my assigned homework, and to pull as much information out of the text that I can.
3) Describe the internal context. What is the rhetorical situation? What is the scope? What is the “so what?”
I believe that the internal context revolves around Yo-Yo Ma making a case for art in education, specifically STEM education.
4)Finally, please choose three unfamiliar words or references to gloss. Define or explain those terms in your blog.
Repertoire- A stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform.
Sarabande- A slow, stately Spanish dance in triple time.
Cellist- Someone who plays the cello
Max,
I love how you have already critically engaged the text. I think it is absolutely rational to question whether or not the effort to make such a systematic change is worth the potential results. 3/3