Reading and responding to an analysis summary allows us to better understand the skills involved with this type of writing. We defined analysis as examining the parts of a topic to better understand how they function as a whole. Doing so allows you to then make a larger judgment about the topic. In Jamelle Bouie’s “Why Don’t Young People Vote?” Bouie analyzes a social issue, examines the parts that comprise this issue, and makes a larger judgment on why this issue occurs.
Step 1: Read “Jamelle Bouie’s “Why Don’t Young People Vote?”
You can access the summary by clicking on “Course Materials” in our Canvas course menu. Click on “Read Now” under our textbook, Back to the Lake.
When the textbook opens in Yuzu Reader, use the Table of Contents on the left to navigate to the article.
Scroll down until you see the article title on page 387.
Step 2: Answer the discussion questions below:
What are the criteria or pieces of the larger problem that Bouie identifies? According to Bouie, why don’t young people vote?
Among the various factors in Bouie’s analysis, which ones indicate that “there’s something about the structure of American elections that impedes young people from participating,” and which ones indicate that there is “something about being young that precludes or prevents political participation” (4)? Explain.
Some people fail to vote, says Bouie, because they lack “the confidence to participate in the political process” (5). In your opinion, is this true? Why or why not?
Even if they lack “knowledge of issues,” says Bouie, young people should vote based on a “knowledge of their own interests” (15). How might potential voters gain this second kind of knowledge?
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