Instructions:

• Read the questions carefully. Make sure you understand what the question is asking.

• Gather your thoughts. What do you know about the topic of the question? What are your thoughts and opinions on the matter?

• Write a brief outline of your response. This will help you to organize your thoughts and make sure you cover all of the important points.

• Write your response. Be sure to answer the question directly and provide evidence to support your claims. 

• Proofread your response. Make sure there are no errors in grammar or spelling.

• Be open to feedback. Ask your classmates for feedback on your responses. This will help you to improve your writing skills and learn from your mistakes.

Here are some additional tips for answering discussion questions:

• Be clear and concise. Your response should be easy to understand and follow.

• Use evidence to support your claims. This could include quotes from the text, statistics, or your own personal experiences.

• Be respectful of other people's opinions. Even if you disagree with someone, you can still be respectful of their point of view.

Questions

1. If you were to turn on the television today, what current topics might make interesting opinion columns?
2. How might Blow’s use of graphics as evidence help support a point in a column?
3. What kinds of graphics could you use to support the topic(s) you identified in question #1?
4. Do you agree or disagree with Blow’s claim that visuals should be simple and easily digestible rather than complex? Explain your thinking.
5. Blow calls himself a “trendspotter.” In your college, your town, or the country as a whole, what is a current trend that might interest Blow?

Instructions:

• Read the questions carefully. Make sure you understand what the question is asking.

• Gather your thoughts. What do you know about the topic of the question? What are your thoughts and opinions on the matter?

• Write a brief outline of your response. This will help you to organize your thoughts and make sure you cover all of the important points.

• Write your response. Be sure to answer the question directly and provide evidence to support your claims. 

• Proofread your response. Make sure there are no errors in grammar or spelling.

• Be open to feedback. Ask your classmates for feedback on your responses. This will help you to improve your writing skills and learn from your mistakes.

Here are some additional tips for answering discussion questions:

• Be clear and concise. Your response should be easy to understand and follow.

• Use evidence to support your claims. This could include quotes from the text, statistics, or your own personal experiences.

• Be respectful of other people's opinions. Even if you disagree with someone, you can still be respectful of their point of view.

Questions

1. For what purpose might Johnson have chosen to address the American people under the guise of a graduation address?
2. What parts of Johnson’s speech show that he is trying to connect with the students in the audience?
3. For what reasons has Johnson singled out the cities, countryside, and schools as the locations of his Great Society?
4. Johnson acknowledges one main counterclaim to the ideas proposed in the Great Society. How does Johnson address that counterclaim?
5. In today’s political climate, Johnson’s Great Society might be labeled by some as socialism, an economic system in which production, distribution, and exchange of goods are owned or governed by the community as a whole rather than by individuals. In what way might Johnson have responded to this counterclaim?
6. Johnson ends with a reference to the founders of the country and says, “You can make their vision our reality.” In your opinion, does he adequately explain what he means by “our reality?” Why or why not?