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Which of the following sentences is an example of a TE from the above paragraph?
"We eat our supper (cold biscuits, bacon, blackberry jam) and discuss tomorrow" (Capote 234).
What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?
A clause includes a subject and a predicate
Which of the following is our official definition of a Thesis Statement?
A single declarative sentence advancing a proposition the author intends to support with the rest of the paper
Do the following sentences contain even one sentence fragment? Don't think! Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
All complete sentences
Which of the following is the right way to correct a comma splice problem? Comma splice problem: We are all in the gutter, some of us are looking at the stars.
All of these are correct.
. In order to prepare for an essay exam, we use the ATOM steps. What does the 'A' stand for?
Analyze the prompt using RILL: Question, Purpose & Required Sources
Which of the following is NOT a signal phrase?
Another reason is because
Which of the following is the correct definition of Invention?
Brainstorming ideas, gathering information, thinking through a plan BEFORE you write!
Which of the following sentences is an example of an AC from this paragraph? Although imperfect, Buddy's friend is the only adult who cares for him. "We eat our supper (cold biscuits, bacon, blackberry jam) and discuss tomorrow" (Capote 234). Clearly, the adults in Buddy's life don't even seem to provide basic necessities, such as dinner. While a cold biscuit might not be much to have for dinner, at least Buddy's friend manages to find something to keep them from starvation. "Enter: two relatives. Very angry. Potent with eyes that scold, tongues that scald" (240). Because Buddy's only memories of the other adults is negative, this example clearly demonstrates their lack of love and care. If it wasn't for Buddy's friend, he would have grown up thinking no adult cared for him. Surely, the care Buddy's friend provides covers over any mild sins.
Clearly, the adults in Buddy's life don't even seem to provide basic necessities, such as dinner .
Pretend you are getting RILL with the following prompt, and select the "I." Compare Mark Twain's portrayal of King Arthur in Connecticut Yankee with Tennyson's portrayal in Idylls of the King. Write 700-1000 words and use MLA citations.
Compare
Using RILL, identify the key verb or words in the following prompt that tell us the purpose of the writing assignment. Prompt : Great thinkers have been contemplating the nature of pride for centuries. Using the excerpt from Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics and the excerpt from Lewis' Mere Christianity, compare these two thinkers' view of pride. Your paper must be 700-800 words (not including the Works Cited page). It must be formatted and cited according to MLA standards (including a Works Cited page).
Compare
Which Must be Rule is broken in the following Thesis Statement? ThS: While the overall general public tends to feel that graphic novels are a frivolous use of a library's budget, more and more librarians are finding that graphic novels are powerful tools in getting reluctant students to read.
Confidently asserted
Which Must be Rule is broken in the following Thesis Statement? ThS: I think pride is an insidious sin that destroys relationships with God and with others
Confidently asserted
Which of the following is NOT one of the three tasks to remember in order to properly paraphrase?
Correct the grammar after you weave
True or False: If you are citing a PDF file, then you don't need to include page numbers.
False
True or False: Summaries are longer than paraphrases.
False
True or False: The penalty for accidentally plagiarizing is not as serious as the penalty for intentionally cheating.
False
True or False: There is really nothing you can do to prepare for an essay exam. Its best just to wing it.
False
What are four kinds of sentence structure errors?
Fragments, Comma Splices, Fused Sentences, and Mixed Constructions
Which of the following is NOT one of the reading strategies suggested in your Little Seagull textbook?
Ignore the difficult parts
In the following paragraph, what is the topic sentence? In "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the mother was lovingly devoted to her son. Because the mother and son did not have much money, they struggled to stay warm during the fall and winter. To stay warm, they burned up all the chairs that they were able to break. Breaking up the chairs was probably difficult work for the mother since she is described as having thin fingers. Without food to nourish them, she likely wasn't very strong. Even though she was weak, she was able to pick up her son and hold him on her lap to comfort him and to keep him warm. Of all the things this mother did for her son, the greatest act of all was to literally die taking care of him. She stayed up all night to make him clothes and when the son woke up the next morning, he found his mother dead. When we consider the works of this self - sacrificing mother, it is easy to understand what prompted the son to write a ballad in her honor.
In "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the mother was lovingly devoted to he r son.
In order to prepare for an essay exam, we use the ATOM steps. What does the 'M' stand for?
Memorize outline (maybe)
In the following paragraph, what part is the Textual Evidence ( TE )? In "The Ballad of the Harp Weaver" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, the mother was lovingly devoted to her son. Millay explains that because the mother and son did not have much mon ey, they broke apart their chairs and used the wood to build a fire (Millay lines 20 - 26). Any mother who would willingly destroy her own furniture to keep her child warm certainly does so out of great love
Millay explains that because the mother and son d id not have much money, they broke apart their chairs and used the wood to build a fire (Millay lines 20 - 26).
Which of the following is NOT one of the key elements that all sentences must
Needs to have proper comma usage
Which of the following is NOT one of the foundational skills to remember in preparation for Essay Exams?
New and interesting ways to Introduce a topic
Does the following collection of sentences contain even one sentence fragment? Sentence: "I'm nobody! Who are you?"—Emily Dickinson
No
Is the following sentence properly punctuated? Buddy's friend exclaimed "It's fruitcake weather!" (63).
No (Insert comma after "exclaimed.")
Is the following TE properly punctuated? TE: C.S. Lewis writes that, "Pride always means enmity-it is enmity (110)."
No (No comma after "that" and closing quotes come after "enmity.")
Is the comma correctly used in the following citation? C.S. Lewis writes that, "Pride always means enmity-it is enmity" (110).
No (no comma after "that")
Which of the following is an example of a comma splice error?
Nobody is healthy in London, nobody can be.
What is wrong with the following Thesis Statement? Thesis Statement: Eating fast food is bad and should be avoided.
Not Positively stated
In order to prepare for an essay exam, we use the ATOM steps. What does the 'O' stand for?
Outline essay
Which Must be rule is broken in the following Thesis Statement? ThS: Christians should not be proud.
Positively stated
Which Must be Rule is broken in the following Thesis Statement? ThS: Pride is very bad.
Precisely stated
RFWPWC is the process to follow in order to write a proper paraphrase. What does the R stand for?
Read
Which of the following IS a reason why solid sentence structure matters in formal academic writing?
Readers don't trust writers who write sloppy sentences.
Where does the thesis statement usually appear in an academic essay?
The thesis statement usually appears at the end of the last paragraph of a paper
In order to prepare for an essay exam, we use the ATOM steps. What does the 'T' stand for?
Thesis: Write and check against the question
What is the name of the sentence that gives the main idea for a paragraph?
Topic Sentence
True or False: Part of what you are being tested on in an essay exam (even on a standardized test) is your ability to read and understand the task.
True
True or False: Summaries require MLA citations.
True
Which of the following is NOT one of the three main ways to use sources (TE) in
Vaguely refer to something you've read
Which of the following is not one of the Thesis Statement Must be rules?
Written with fancy vocabulary
Is the following TE properly punctuated? TE: C.S. Lewis writes, "What is it that makes a man with 10,000 pounds a year anxious to get 20,000 a year?" (110).
Yes
Is the following quotation properly cited? Wordsworth states that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263)
Yes
Is there a comma splice in the following sentence? Sentence: Also called the plague, the Black Death traveled from Asia to the area around the Mediterranean Sea, then, it spread to the rest of Europe
Yes
Get RILL with the following writing prompt. Identify the key verb or word. Prompt: Cinderella is a model of humility and morality. Yet, her story centers around one particular evening in which she attends a ball without parental permission. Is Cinderella a model of biblical virtue or is she a poor example to follow? Using the 19th century version of Cinderella by Edward Dulac and any Scripture you find through your own research, argue your answer.
argue
Which of the following is the definition of an analytical paper?
breaks down an issue or an idea into its component parts, evaluates the issue or idea, and presents this breakdown and evaluation to the audience
Which of the following is the definition of an expository paper?
explains something to the audience
Which of the following is the definition of an argumentative paper?
makes a claim about a topic and justifies this claim wit h specific evidence
What is plagiarism?
to use the words or ideas of another person as if they were your own words or ideas
What is a paraphrase?
using different words to convey the information of a passage in about the same number of words as the original
