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Cassandra Eskew
Mr. Salow
English 11
3 January 2017
I am going to show how each of these authors argue how effective
homework is to students, how homework effects certain students, and how
homework feedback improves academic success.
Some Authors argue differently than others. Author
argue with ethos, pathos or logos which can be better or worse depending
on how they argue.
One article I read uses more ethos
and she does that by telling about studies that have been done by
other researchers. Another article I have read talks about studies
they have done that shows whether or not homework is effective,
which is an appeal to logos. Pathos was used in another article I am
using which is an appeal to emotion. Generally logos is the best
way to go when arguing with someone because it can show proof
of a theory.
Research has also
found positive relations between homework and students
study habits as well as the development of selfregulation,(Kristoffersson 1).
I
brought this up to prove my point about how people

argue differently. What this particular quote means

to me is that the author is giving credibility to
someone else but herself. When Kristoffersson said
research has also found positive relations between
homework and students, that told me that
homework makes a positive impact on students.
Self-regulation means to me that it helps students
organize how they learn things.
The students in the
nonparticipation group did not submit sufficient reflection
materials for analysis, so analyses of reflection practices
focused on two groups (frequent participations and
decreased participation),(27).
I really
liked this quote because it was one of the steps to
their study that they were doing. It was a very
descriptive article and it was proven that Homework
feedback helped students. When Students in the
nonparticipation group did not submit sufficient
reflection materials for the analysis, that told me
that homework feedback is beneficial for students.
This helps them see what things they need help in,
so that they can study hard.

 We now stand at an
interesting crossroads in the homework debate, (Costley
2).
This
one had a weak argument, but I used it to show that
pathos doesnt provide much of an argument. When
they say they are at an interesting crossroads in the
homework debate shows me that they need to do
more studying on the pros or cons on homework.
Homework is often a
contentious issue for students, parent, and teacher. When
utilized properly, homework can be a valuable tool for
reinforcing learning that takes place in the classroom.
Unfortunately, many teachers do not use homework
effectively, (Carr 169).
I
noticed this as a pathos argument again, which is a
very common way of argument. I used this because
it mentioned how students, teachers, and parents
feel it is an issue. When they mention that
homework is an issue for students, parents, and
teachers, it means that it is something that causes
problems for them in their life. What they want to
do is make homework more beneficial for students,
parents, and teachers.

 Many studies have

described, not surprisingly, students with attention and
behavior challenges is at-risk for academic failure,
including failures of homework completion and homework
accuracy, (Blicha 51).
This
one is an example of logos and ethos. I picked this
one because it uses both ethos and logos. The ethos
gives others credit for the study, and the logos
shows that its obvious that ADHD people have a
hard time academically. When they mention that
students with attention or behavior issues are at risk
for failure, it tells me that they need to make an
academic environment more beneficial for them so
it can help them learn better.
Through student
teaching I was constantly amazed at the lack of training that
I received and the inconsistency that I saw in each
classroom with regards to homework, (Toraski 5).

Anothe

r appeal to pathos shows how frequently pathos is

argued. I liked this one because a teacher questioned
what homework actually does to students. When the
author said she was amazed at the lack of training
she received in regards to homework meant that she

was never taught to give proper homework. What

they need to do is research the proper way
homework should be and give it to students so they
are benefitted from it.