English 10B
Which method of organization is Example #1 using for a literary analysis of two poems?
block method
Which of the following in-text citations is in the correct MLA format for an quotation fro page 49 of Gilligan's text?
(Gilligan 49)
Which of the following in-text citations is in the correct MLA format for an quotation from page 38 of Gowdy's text?
(Gowdy 38)
A good thesis statement should be which of the following?
A statement if your position-not a question
Where in your essay should you address the counterargument?
Address the counterargument within your normal body paragraphs or in a separate paragraph
According to the sample works cited page, which of the following author's text was published on pages 37-52 of a larger work?
Amanda Ripely
According to the sample works cited page, which of the following author's text was published in October 2013?
Amanda Ripley
What is the best way to correct the following confusing pronoun antecedent? Andrew told the chef he will begin cooking soon.
Andre said the chef will begin cooking soon
I call not upon a few, but upon all: not on this state or that state, but on every state.
repetition
The following information about a speech would help to determine which characteristics about a persuasive speech? A teacher talks to the entire school in the multipurpose room.
setting of the speech
The following information about a speech would help to determine which characteristics about a persuasive speech? A professional nutritionist lectures on the benefits of kale.
speaker's credentials
When analyzing a persuasive speech it is important to determine
the speaker's credentials
When analyzing a persuasive speech it is important to determine
the speaker's purpose
What is the function of the following sentence (highlighted) in the sample persuasive essay body paragraph? Consider it this way: preparation is the key to good teaching coaching responsibilities strip teachers of preparation time; how can teachers teach effectively without time?
this is part of the rebuttal to the counterargument
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive body paragraph? And who could blame the students for thinking that their sport is more significant than anything else?
warrant
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive body paragraph? How can we expect students to successfully navigate our hypocrisies?
warrant
In delivering an effective persuasive speech,
you can use gestures and changes in volume, pitch, and cadence to emphasize important points.
When composing your persuasive essay conclusion, make aure
you include all the components. They don't have to be in separate sentences
Which sentence contains transitional words or phrases?
As you know, it is getting close to summer and school will be ending shortly.
Which word in the choices below completes the analogy? Together: Intact :: Articulate:
Eloquent
Which method of organization is Example #4 using for a literary analysis of two poems?
block method
Which method of organization is Example #5 using a literary analysis of two poems?
block method
Which method of organization is Example #9 using for a literary analysis of two poems?
block method
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive body paragraph? The primary reason the relationship between school and sport is toxic is the message it send to students.
claim
Which word in the choices below completes the analogy? Consider : Postulate :: Decrease :
contract
In the point-by-point method of comparing two sides of an argument
each paragraph will present both sides of the argument on only one point
In the block method (layer cake) of comparing two sides of an argument, each side of the argument for each single point is a separate paragraph. This means that
each paragraph will present on side of the argument on only one point
What rhetorical devices is evident in the following passage from Thomas Paine's "The Crisis, No.1" Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to tax) but "to bind us in all cases whatsoever"; and if being bound in that manner is no slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God.
emotional appeal
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive conclusion? No, the time-honored tradition of sport and school is no longer viable.
emphasize the essay's position
I have as little superstition in me as any man living; but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is...
establish a common ground
What is the best way to correct the following confusing pronoun antecedent? Ashley said they are on their way over
Ashley said her friends are on their way over
Which of the following in-text citations is in the correct MLA format for an quotation from page 52 of Ripely's text?
Ripely 52
Say not that thousands are gone-turn out your tens of thousands; throw not the burden of the day upon Providence, but "show your faith by your works," that God may bless you.
allusion
Which word in the choices below completes the analogy? Insignificant : Pertinent :: Confidence :
apprehension
A summer's experience has now taught us better: yet with those troops, while they were collected, we were able to set bounds to the progress of the enemy, and, thank God! they are again assembling.
argument based on fact, something that took place
Which sentence is part of the thesis statement in this sample persuasive essay introduction?
as a society, we need to divorce school from sport permanently.
In delivering an effective persuasive speech, your should do which of the following?
avoid distractions like drumming fingers on the podium
Which method of organization is Example #1 using for persuasive essay?
block method
In delivering an effective persuasive speech,
have a dignified posture and avoid distracting actions (like swaying back and forth).
Which sentence contains transitional words or phrases?
At first, I wanted to be a police officer, but I actually took a job as a cook.
Which of the following lists two effective methods of organizing a compare/contrast essay?
Block method(sometimes called a layer cake) and the point-by point method( also called marble cake)
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
Do we really want more speeches, more rallies, more [proliferating]?
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive conclusion? Is that all we expect of our youth?
Emphasize the essay's position
Which sentence contains transitional words or phrases?
First, I went home, then to work, and finally to the gym so that I could work out.
Which sentence contains transitional words or phrases?
I am a Vegan; therefore, I do not eat or use any meat or dairy products
Which sentence used the underlined academic vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
I have a pink [compatible] with four doors and a rear view camera
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
I like to spend my Sundays [maintenance] a good book and drinking a warm coffee
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
I often sit around {proliferating] about what I should be doing the next day
Which of the following is the reason effective writers put their thesis statement near the end of the introduction paragraph?
It lets them set a context for the controversy first--to get the reader on the same page with them.
Which of the following is true of the claim in your body paragraph?
It states why your thesis is true
Which sentence use the underlined academic vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
It was an [arbitrary] meeting that every cast member was required to attend
Which of the following would make a good thesis statement foe a persuasive essay on the topic of the best U.S. President?
Kennedy was the best U.S. president based on some time-proven reasons.
Which of the following would make a good thesis statement on the topic of helping the homeless?
Much of the time and money we spend on saving whales should be spent on saving people
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
My new [maintenance] is shiny and blue; I love it.
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive essay body paragraph? However, the skills of a teacher are diminished when the demands of coaching are added to teachers' plates.
Part of the claim
Which method of organization is Example #2 using for a literary analysis of two poems?
Point by point method
If you are only briefly addressing the points of the opposition, it might be best to do which of the following?
Present those and your rebuttal within your normal body paragraphs.
What kind of an argument does Reagan pose in the following excerpt from Sec. 13 of "A Time for Choosing"? "At the same time, there's been an increase in the Department of Agriculture employees. There's now one for every 30 farms in the United States, and still, they can't tell us how 66 shiploads of grain headed for Austria disappeared without a trace and Billie Sol Estes never left shore."
Reagan bases his argument on fact- "There's now one for every 30 farms in the United States"
What kind of an argument does Reagan pose in the following excerpt from Sec. 18 of "A Time for Choosing"? "But the reverse is true. Each year the need grows greater; the program grows greater. We were told four years ago that 17 million people went bed hungry each night. Well that was probably true. They were all on a diet. They were all on a diet. But now we're told that 9.3 million families in this country are poverty-stricken on the basis of earning less than 3,000 dollars a year. ......
Reagan bases his argument on fact- "We're spending 45 million dollars a year on welfare."
How does Reagan use contrast to make his point in the following excerpt from Sec.28 of "A Time for Choosing"? "I think we're for aiding our allies by sharing of our material blessings with those nations which share in our fundamental beliefs, but we're against doling out money government to government, creating bureaucracy, if not socialism, all over the world."
Reagan contrasts "aiding our allies" With "doling out money government to government"
How does Reagan use contrast to make his point in the following exerpt form Secs. 2-3 of "A Time for Choosing"? "Now, one side in the campaign has been telling us that the issues of this election are the maintenance of peace and prosperity. The line has been used, 'We've never had it so good' ........
Reagan contrasts apparent prosperity versus grim statistics of the national debt
How does Reagan use contrast to make his point in the following excerpt from Secs. 17-18 of "A Time for Choosing"? "So they're going to solve all the problems of human misery through government and government planning. Well, now, if government planning and welfare had the answer-and they've had almost 30 years of it..........
Reagan contrasts governments claims of solving problems WITH the results- and increase in problems.
How does Reagan use contrast to make his point in the following excerpt from Sec. 38 of "A time for Choosing"? "If we continue to accommodate , continue to back and retreat. eventually we have to face the final demand-the ultimatum. And what then-when Nikita has told his people he knows what our answer will be? ....
Reagan contrasts standing up to a conflict with willingly surrendering
How does Reagan use contrast to make his point in the following excerpt from Sections 9-10 of "A Time for Choosing"?
Reagan contrasts the centralized government versus the efficiency of the private sector
What kind of an argument does Reagan pose in the following excerpt from Sec. 16 of "A Time for Choosing"? "They've just declared rice county, Kansas, a depressed area. Rice county, Kansas, has two hundred oil wells, and the 14,000 people there have over 30 million dollars on deposit in personal savings in their banks. And when the government tells your you're depressed, like down and be depressed."
Reagan's argument is based on fact- "Rice county, Kansas, has two-hundred oil wells."
What kind of an argument does Reagan pose in the following excerpt from Sec. 4 of "A Time for Choosing"? "As for the peace that we would preserve, I wonder who among us would like to approach the wife or mother whose husband or son has died in South Vietnam and ask them if they think this is a peace that should be maintained indefinitely. Do they mean peace or do they mean we want to be left in peace? There can be no real peace while one American is dying some place in the world for the rest of us."
Reagans argument is based on emotion- the emotion surrounding a mother who has lost her son
Which sentence uses the underlined vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
She gave no direction, so the steps necessary to complete her project were [explicit]
Which sentence uses the underlines academic vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
Since there was no clear winner, the game was decided by [arbitrary]
Which of the following should you do to create a thesis statement from your persuasive essay topic?
Take a clear position
What are two good ways to organize the data and warrants in your body paragraphs?
The "argument sandwich" method and the "data dump" method
What is the best way to correct the following confusing pronoun antecedent? They predict it will rain on the day of the big game.
The meteorologists predict it will rain on the day of the big game.
What is the best way to correct the following confusing pronoun antecedent? They told Evan to slow down while driving.
The police officers told Evan to slow down while driving
What is the best way to correct the following confusing pronoun antecedent? The prisoner gave his cellmate his book.
The prisoner gave his book to his cellmate
Which sentence uses the underlined academic vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
There was a [compatible] display of shooting stars in the sky tonight.
Which sentence uses the underlined academic vocabulary word INCORRECTLY?
There were so many [diminish] at the Thanksgiving table:turkey, mashed potatoes, and beans
Which of the following is true about the point-by-point and the block methods of organizing a compare/contrast essay?
They are two different ways of organizing the body paragraphs of your compare/contrast essay
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive essay body paragraph? Does the outcome of a game really matter when the consequence in inattentive teaching?
This is a rhetorical question -- part of the warrant or explanation of the data.
Which sentence contains transitional words or phrases?
Though I will say that I loathe doing laundry, I know that I have to do it at some point.
Which of the following would make a good thesis statement on the topic of music in schools?
Though music in schools has some benefits, there are too many downsides to make it a good option.
Which sentence is part of building the context of the controversy in this sample persuasive essay introduction?
Why? Why do we love sports so much?
According to the sample words cited page, which of the following author's text was published online?
Zach Miners
According to the sample works cited page, which of the following author's text was published by U.S. News and World Report?
Zach Miners
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive conclusion? This is sometimes the case.
acknowledge the counterargument
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive conclusion? And the requirements to play are always so pathetic anyway.
address the counterargument
What is the function of the following sentence in the sample persuasive conclusion? The priorities of schools must be to teach student skills, ones that don't involve a bat and a ball.
emphasize the essay's position
In delivering an effective persuasive speech, it is a good idea to do which of the following?
have good eye contact, even if the audience is very large
Which word in the choices below completes the analogy? Elation : Frustration :: Aware :
ignorant
The warrant in your body paragraph does which of the following?
it explains the data
Why is it important to build the context of the controversy you are addressing?
it informs your readers of the controversy so you can present your argument.
To determine a speaker's bias, look for
oversimplification--generalized, unsupported statements.
Which of the following is considered a distraction when delivering an effective speech?
picking your nails to help manage your nerves
Which method of organization is Example #2 using for a persuasive response?
point by point method
Which method of organization is Example #7 using for a literary analysis of two poems?
point by point method
Which word in the choices below completes the analogy? Agenda : Schedule :: Original :
primal
Besides building context for the controversy and introducing the controversy, the persuasive essay introduction paragraph should do which of the following?
provide a thesis statement where you state your opinion
The components of your persuasive essay conclusion need to include which of the following?
reiterating the controversy, briefly addressing the counterarguments, and emphasizing your position
Which of the following would make a good thesis statement on the topic of global warming?
using hydrogen as an energy resource could help solve some of the global warming problems
Once you choose the topic for you persuasive essay, write a thesis statement. Your thesis statement will be which of the following
your position on the topic, what you are trying to persuade your readers to think or do
