As you read Quindlen's "Doing Nothing Is Something." note what words and phrases Quindlen uses to identify the situation and to indicate who her
audience is. Identify her main claim as one of fact, value, or policy. Finally, answer the questions that follow the selection to see if you can discern how
she locates, defines, and advances her issue.
For the first part of this discussion, you will first identify the situation Quindlen is writing about. Then indicate who her audience is. And identify her main
claim as either a claim of fact, value, or policy. Next, write your answers to the questions below her essay under "Reading as a Writer" (Greene and
Lidinsky 148). Make sure each question is numbered and write your answers below each question. Your answers must be written in paragraph form. Also
include proof from Quindlen's essay that supports your answers. Introduce the source of your evidence and close it with an in-text. parenthetical citation
identifying the paragraph number where the proof is located, too.