Comparing Sources Assignment

A – Emerson

B – Pasachoff

C – Ryan

D – Schutzki

E – Zosky

A and B (Emerson and Pasachoff)

Supports

“A” looks at how disabilities influence poverty transitions, which is linked to “B” because “B” focuses on the current shortcomings of I.D.E.A. and “A” highlights those shortcomings.

Challenges

They do not seem to challenge one another.

Helps Understand

The second full paragraph on page 3 of “B” offers an explanation of the poverty transitions of lower and upper income levels noticed by “A”.

Introduce One Another

“A” should appear earlier in the paper, so it would be mentioned again to introduce “B”.

A and C (Emerson and Ryan)

Supports

Both discuss the link between poverty and disabilities. They also discuss the struggles that policy makers face when attempting to improve the lives of those with disabilities.

Challenges

“A” offers a few possible causes in the link between poverty and learning disabilities, while “C” focuses specifically at how poverty leads to disabilities.

Helps Understand

“A” helps explain the problems discovered by “C”.

Introduce One Another

The “challenges” section could help discuss the different possible causes of the link between poverty and learning disabilities. The other two sections could be used to look at how we could go forward with fixing these problems in the future.

A and D (Emerson and Schutzki)

Supports

“A” mentions some problems with the current laws, and “D” further elaborates on some of those problems.

Challenges

They do not seem to conflict with one another.

Helps Understand

“D” helps understand “A” when it talks about the issues with the current laws.

Introduce One Another

“A” is introduced first, and then it is expanded upon by “D”.

A and E (Emerson and Zosky)

Supports

“A” mentions poverty as a potential cause for disabilities, and “E” shows that lower income students perform at lower academic levels than those with higher levels of income.

Challenges

They do not seem to conflict with one another.

Helps Understand

“A” seems to have difficulty deciding the best way to solve the problems of poverty causing disabilities, and “E” shows that intervention can help make a difference.

Introduce One Another

“A” says finding solutions is difficult, and then “E” shows part of a solution.