body paragraph example for #6

Prose compares Angelou’s writing to malpractice in order to convince readers that schools are promoting “trash and semi-trash” instead of quality literature.  Doctors convicted of malpractice would never be entrusted with the education of medical students because they would teach ineffective medical practices.  Prose argues that teaching Angelou’s book is the same type of inappropriate modeling because “many of the terrible mysteries” found in college students’ writing stem from the imprecise usage of language they read in Angelou’s text.  Though the comparison may seem far-fetched, Prose must over-exaggerate her claim to criticize a beloved American author.  Readers’ instincts are to protect and defend authors they are familiar with, but by using examples that reveal Angelou’s “opaque prose,” readers are convinced that Angelou is not the best model of clear writing.  Prose draws a connection between what students read and how they write to criticize the choices made by schools and blame educators for the current state of bad writing.