A Listening City?
English 12 course anthology
A complete paired arguments and source packet for close reading, discussion, and writing.
Source A — Contractor’s brief (fictional): Short positive excerpts make a public display easy to read. In our pilot, viewers rated the wall 4.4 out of 5 for attractiveness. Of 120 visitors asked, 30 completed a voluntary survey. We argue that increased civic engagement justifies adaptive summaries. We did not ask participants whether the summaries preserved their qualifications.
Source B — Participant coalition (fictional): A display can increase attention while reducing a speaker’s control. We propose approval of each excerpt, links to full recordings, and a documented withdrawal process. One participant’s qualification about belonging was omitted. That case demonstrates a possible failure, not its frequency. A review of all pilot excerpts is needed before estimating the scale.
Source C — Library staffing memo (fictional): Reviewing ten excerpts takes an estimated three staff hours each week. We can run an eight-week pilot within the current budget if reviews replace one optional event. Screenshots cannot be recalled, but library-controlled displays and files can be removed. An evaluation should record approval time, correction requests, participant ratings, and access to full recordings.
Original teaching text written for this course. People, organizations, quotations, and data in this selection are fictional unless explicitly identified as historical. Reuse with the course materials.