Week 12 English 3 A

What is a thesis statement?

A thesis statement is a statement of an essay's main idea; all information in the essay supports or elaborates on the main idea.

What are some good ways to evaluate the feedback you receive in a peer conference like the one shown here?

Good ways to evaluate the feedback one receives in a peer conference include being open to suggestions, not being defensive, and being willing to reconsider one's work objectively.

Which sentence presents a faulty either/or argument?

If we don't double teachers' salaries, the public education system in this country will fail.

Why is surveying your audience an important step?

If you know your audience's interests and beliefs about a topic, you can tailor your appeal to them

What is depth-charging?

It is an elaboration strategy that helps you to support your statements fully.

Read the sentences. It is good to carry almonds with you. They are one of the best foods for regulating blood sugar. Which is the best way to combine these sentences using a subordinating conjunction?

It is good to carry almonds with you because they are one of the best foods for regulating blood sugar.

On a separate piece of paper, punctuate the following sentence correctly. John jotted down his ideas wrote an outline and began his draft.

John jotted down his ideas, wrote an outline, and began his draft.

Which statement presents a reasonable conclusion?

Our football team needs sufficient equipment to practice and play safely.

How can a peer's opinions help you fine-tune your essay?

Peers who are going through the same stages of writing an essay can help spot weaknesses in fellow students' essays.

This detail from the essay includes all but what kind of elaboration?

Personal experience

Which rewrite of the excerpt would make the best revision in the context of the essay?

Smoking is as bad for your eyes as it is for the rest of your body. If you smoke, you can develop serious eye conditions that can cause vision loss or blindness.

Which statement is an example of circular reasoning? A persuasive essay needs to be logical so it makes sense. A persuasive essay should be logical or readers might dismiss any arguments it makes.

The first statement is an example of circular reasoning. The second statement explains the results of a failure in logic rather than simply restating the need for logic.

What are some of the problems young people face as they learn to play a musical instrument?

The problems of learning to play an instrument involve the expense of lessons, the sacrifice of time normally spent on other activities, and the dedication to the often lonely act of practicing the instrument.

Your opinion about how to solve a problem must be supported with facts, personal experiences, or _____.

expert testimonies

Paragraph blocks are especially useful in problem-and-solution essays because they allow a writer to _____.

explain a problem at length and identify components to a solution

Which transition words show a contrast?

however, although, despite

Which topic is specific enough for a good problem-and-solution essay?

lack of support for your school's dress code

When revising a paper, what is one thing you can focus on?

making sure that you do not have too many simple sentences

Create a positive and negative connotation T-chart. Place each of the following words on either the positive or negative side of the chart:sunny, scorching, exciting, tense, skinny, slender. Then click to see the correct answer.

positive: sunny, exciting, slender negative: scorching, tense, skinny

Words can have more than one denotation. What are the denotations of present, kind, and function?

present: now or a giftkind: nice or a type offunction: operate or an event

Which strategy does the writer use to elaborate on the main argument?

presenting statistics

When you use note cards to organize the paragraphs of your essay, you should write _____ on a separate note card.

the subject of each supporting paragraph

What is the usual purpose of a problem-and-solution essay?

to persuade

Which topic is narrow enough for a short persuasive essay?

why people should go see the movie Actiontime