Unit 1
What word means an incorrect conclusion?
Misconception
Which word are you most likely to find listed in a thesaurus as a synonym of the word emulate?
prove
imitate
differentiate
analyze
imitate
If you used a thesaurus to look up antonyms of the word biodegradable, which word would you most likely find?
imperishable
Which suffix would you add to the noun satire to create a related adjective?
-ical
What does indemnity mean?
Protection against loss or damage
When determining the central ideas in a text, you need to identify ________ that can be used as evidence to support or help explain a central idea.
key details
_______ is to synthesize, interpret, and present information from a variety of credible (believable and convincing) sources.
Researched essay
______ The entry lists what part of speech applies for a specific definition.
Part of speech
A ____ is a combination of letters added to the beginning of a word (called the base word), resulting in a related word with a different meaning.
prefix
---- sentences consist of two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Compound-complex
The ---- is the reason the author creates the text.
Purpose
To fully convey the purpose for your essay, you will have to understand your ----, particularly their level of knowledge about the topic and ideas you are explaining
Audience
Read the excerpt from “Natural Beauty at Risk.”
By combining these climate projections with information about topography and soil moisture and composition, Jantz and Rogers are exploring how the suitability of habitats may change for 40 eastern tree species. Their modeled projections are based in part on extensive field observations collected by the U.S. Forest Service. Rogers and Jantz are combining all of this information into a comprehensive vulnerability assessment, aimed at land managers, that is designed to facilitate planning and decision making.
Which technical phrase in the excerpt best describes the scientific findings that Rogers and Jantz would put into a report?
comprehensive vulnerability assessment
--- are words and phrases that leave some room for the other side of the argument, the side you are not advocating.
Qualifiers
What should be included in the conclusion paragraph of an argumentative essay?
Read the excerpt from “This Virtual Lab Will Revolutionize Science Class.”
So we started looking around for new, innovative teaching methods, but what we found was quite disappointing. We saw that books were being turned into e-books, blackboards were being turned into YouTube videos and lecture hall monologues were being turned into MOOCs—massive online open courses. And if you think about it, all we’re really doing here is taking the same content and the same format, and bringing it out to more students—which is great, don’t get me wrong, that is really great—but the teaching method is still more or less the same, no real innovation there.
How does the information in the excerpt build on the idea that students learning science in universities are bored, disengaged, and confused about what they are learning?
It explains how intended innovations in classroom instruction are not really improvements, giving students no new reasons to become more engaged.
Read the excerpt from “Primates, Empathy, and Making Connections.”
Shared laughter is just one example of our primate sensitivity to others. Instead of being Robinson Crusoes sitting on separate islands, we’re all interconnected, both bodily and emotionally.
Which option correctly identifies the way figurative language is used in the excerpt?
An allusion is used to create a contrast that emphasizes the idea of being interconnected.
You are writing an informational essay about climate change and want to include a map showing which areas of the world will be most affected.
Where in your essay is the best place to include this information for maximum impact on your readers?
following a claim, as supporting evidence
Zack, a high-school senior working 20 hours per week and earning minimum wage, decides to write a letter to the mayor of his hometown after local legislation to raise the minimum wage has been voted down.
What evidence would provide the most relevant support for Zack’s claim that raising the minimum wage would help the town’s economy?
Select all that apply.
facts about which cities in the state have already raised the minimum wage and the resulting impact on the economies of those cities
statistics showing the relationship between the increase in the amount of money earned by local workers and the increase in their projected spending over time
Read the sentence.
The Canary Islands are a popular vacation spot for people from Finland, a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa.
What is the best way to rewrite the sentence?
The Canary Islands, a chain of seven islands off the coast of Africa, are a popular vacation spot for people from Finland.
Read the excerpt from “Virtual Reality Gets Real.”
During a recent demonstration of Google Cardboard—a DIY headset that’s made of cardboard and uses a smartphone for the display—I found myself by turns atop a rocky peak, in a barn next to a snorting horse, and on a gondola making my way up a mountain. The gondola ride gave me vertigo.
We react like that, experts say, because our brains are easily fooled when what we see on a display tracks our head movements. “We have a reptilian instinct that responds as if it’s real: Don’t step off that cliff; this battle is scary,” Jeremy Bailenson, the founding director of Stanford’s Virtual Human Interaction Lab, told me. “The brain hasn’t evolved to tell you it’s not real.”
What kinds of evidence are used in this excerpt, and how does this evidence support the excerpt’s point?
The author’s personal experience is used to show that the experience of virtual reality can be authentic and enjoyable.
A quotation from a field-specific scientific expert is used to support why the human brain perceives virtual reality like actual reality.
Which is the most important reason why a writer should avoid relying heavily on one source in an informational text?
The writer should synthesize information from various sources in order to convey original ideas.
You are researching the national park system in the United States. Your teacher recommended that you choose and read online resources carefully.
Which options identify the most effective strategies for assessing the credibility of your resources?
Select all that apply.
Analyze the sources referenced in the online resources to determine if they are from reputable authors.
Do research about the authors of the online resources to decide if their expertise relates directly to the topic of interest.
Your teacher has asked you to write an argumentative essay. You decide on a topic related to social media. After some preliminary reading and research, you come up with this thesis statement:
Teenagers’ use of social media should be limited because frequent use of social media can lead to cyberbullying, Internet addiction, and distortion of body image.
Which options accurately evaluate the thesis statement?
Select all that apply.
The thesis statement clearly restricts its claim to only one group of people.
The thesis statement is potentially too broad because the three reasons are substantial topics on their own.
________ words can sometimes give you hints to help you identify an argument’s premise.
Indicator