Summary/Response
What four pieces of information must be in the first sentence of a summary?
Author, Year, Title, Article's thesis
Is this an effective or ineffective research question, and why?
How can the problem of climate change be solved?
Ineffective. Too general.
(How would you fix it?)
What are the five things needed for a complete sentence?
subject, verb, capital letter, punctuation, complete thought
When using a statistic, is it better to quote or paraphrase?
Paraphrase!
What are three skills from this course that will help you in your future UVM courses? Explain.
Answers will vary.
What are two ways to remind the reader that the ideas in the summary are not your ideas?
Mention the author or the article.
What are three ways to support a claim?
expert's opinion, credible example, statistics/facts
What are the three ways to fix RO/CS?
Period (.)
Semi-colon (;)
Coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS)
What are the three parts of the quote sandwich?
Introduce the quote.
Give the quote.
Explain/Comment on the quote.
Pronounce this: ETC.
et cetera
Using facts is one way to support your ideas in a response. What are two other ways to support your ideas in a response?
- Content from a relevant course
- Well-known examples
- Observations and analysis of social/world issues
What language can be used to begin a sentence with a counterargument that isn't stated by a specific person? (What words will start the sentence?)
Give one example.
Answers will vary.
Ex: It has been argued...
It may be asserted... etc.
Connect these sentences using an adjective clause.
Kim will travel to Japan with her friend Jo. Japan will host the Olympic games in 2020.
Kim will travel to Japan, which will host the Olympic games in 2020, with her friend Jo.
What is wrong with this sentence?
According to Fine (2018), she says, "The key to academic success is progress, not perfection" (p. 1).
(NOTE: This author's full name and credentials were given earlier in the paper.)
X
According to Andrea Fine (2018), she says, "The key to academic success is progress, not perfection" (p. 1).
Give two reasons to use the passive voice in academic writing.
Process
Results of a study
Facts/Statistics
One way to respond to a text is to agree/disagree. What are three other ways?
- add further support/elaborate
- understanding/analysis
- emotional reaction
- notice something is wrong or incomplete
What are three ways you can synthesize sources to support a main idea? (What three types of relationships can you point out between the ideas?)
Show the sources agree.
Show the sources contradict each other.
Use one source to expand upon or go into greater detail about another source.
Change the adverbial clause to an adverbial phrase.
Since Jon was injured, he wasn't able to score the winning goal.
Being injured, Jon wasn't able to score the winning goal.
List the first five, then use an ellipsis (...), &, and then the last author. List the authors in the order they are written on the source.
What is a "rhetorical mode", and what are four "rhetorical modes" did you use in this class?
Summary
Response
Problem/Solution
Argumentation
Reflection
When reviewing a "solution" body paragraph, one thing you should check for is that the topic sentence states the general solution. What are four other content-related criteria you will check?
Answers will vary.
Ex: Supporting ideas go deeper into the solution. The cause being addressed is clear. Supporting ideas are followed by supporting details (examples, statistics, etc.). The solution is proven to be effective. Concluding sentence summarizes or comments on the main idea of the paragraph. Etc.
Finish this sentence using the subjunctive.
Academic Writing II requires....
Answers will vary. ("that" + base form of verb needed)
(Ex: Academic Writing II requires that students write a summary & response essay.)
How would you write this references page citation?
An entry in Encyclopedia Britannica about flowers from this website: https://www.britannica.com/science/flower.
Flower. (n.d.). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from: https://www.britannica.com/science/flower
(indent all lines after the first line)
What are three REAL hooks you could give for a paper about studying abroad in the U.S.?
(You may use your phones/computers.)
Answers will vary.
quote, rhetorical question, shocking statistic/fact, tell a story, provide a vivid description, give the opposite position