Assignment task: Read Sheila Jasanoff's essay "'Preparedness' Won't Stop the Next Pandemic
1) Describe what the author is saying without inserting your own interpretation or opinion. Consider the main point of the text, the author's purpose, and the arguments made in the text. You might also consider the author's tone.
2) Describe the audience you imagine the author wrote this text for.
3) Is there anything important that the author leaves unsaid such as underlying beliefs or assumptions or important facts that are left out of the text?
4) Do you see any connections between this text and Danielle Allen's essay "What Is Education For?" from the Boston Review?
5) Do you see any connections between this text and your own personal observations or experiences?
6) Do you agree with the author's points? Disagree? Partially agree?