Public Policy: Silent Spring & Pesticides
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Reading Guide
for Carson, selections from Silent Spring; & Time

Enjoy the color illustrations and other items (in Reader: Apollo astronauts, Berlin Wall, Guantanamo Bay, TV listings) from the issue of Time magazine in which Silent Spring was reviewed, September 28, 1962. ==>

  • [Basic = 0.75] Document (with page #s!) 5 items of significant evidence and 5 items of primarily persuasive elements (imagery, emotive language, etc.) about use of pesticides. (Note Carson's list of sources follows the text.)
  • [Deeper = 1.0] Comment (using examples) on how these elements combine in Carson's text, esp. in expressing her chapter titles.
  • [Challenge = 1.3] How might ordinary citizens, having read Carson's book (or not), likely have responded to Time magazine's review in 1962? Go to Discussion List
     

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