Activity 7: reading for understanding
now you are ready to read jeremy rifkin's "a change of heart about animals." for the first time through,
you should read to understand the text. read as if you trust rifkin, and focus on what he is trying to say.
try to see whether the predictions you have made about the text are true. is the article about what you
thought it would be about? does rifkin say what you thought he would say?
when you have finished reading, answer the following questions:
1. which predictions turned out to be true?
2. what surprised you?
3. what does rifkin want readers to believe?
4. what are some of the things people believe humans can do that animals cannot? how does rifkin
challenge those beliefs?
5. what authorities does rifkin use to support his case?
6. what action does rifkin want readers to take?
7. how does rifkin organize his essay? is it an effective organization?

( i need to turn in by midnight )