Thesis Statements
True or False - These Statements can only be at the end of the introduction
False. Thesis Statements can be anywhere in an academic essay and are often included in the conclusion in papers written within the STEM fields.
True or False - Narratives don't need to have clear or interesting titles.
False - All compositions benefit from clear and interesting titles.
True or False - Basketball is not an example of a Discourse Community.
False - Basketball fits the definition of a Discourse Community.
Describe one way to help organize your essay.
Create an outline.
True or False - if you paraphrase a book or an author, you do not have to include a citation.
False - always give credit to the writer for their original ideas.
True or False - An audience should be able to know what your essay is about without the thesis statement being explicitly stated.
True. The essay should be entirely focused around a single thesis and we should know what that thesis is without it being explicitly stateted.
True or False - Narratives should all be written as five paragraph essays.
False - narratives can cover entire autobiographies and be as short as a sentence.
Name a common goal in basketball.
Basketball teams obviously want to win, but they also want to build community, friendships, self-confidence, mental and physical health, etc.
Why should you avoid starting your essay with a quotation?
True or False - Outlines can be used during any phase of the writing process.
True - outlines can always help to smooth transitions and clarify main points.
True or False - Thesis Statements should only be one sentence.
False - This is often used as a shortcut to teach you to create Focused thesis statements.
Narratives should include a well-told________.
Story
Name a common value in basketball.
Basketball communities value mental and physical health, resilience, strength, teamwork, interest in self improvement, passion, etc.
True or false - The MLA Style Guide requires you to include page numbers, not dates, in the in-text citation.
True - APA uses dates because the STEM fields focus more on the most up to date science versus the humanities which are more interested in the shared ideas and language of quotations.
True or False - Opinions can not be successfully argued using academic evidence and analysis.
What does it mean for a thesis statement to be "revelatory?"
A thesis statement is "revelatory" when it approaches a new idea or concept or it reframes an old idea in a new way.
Narratives should include vivid_______.
Details
Name something from the specialized vocabulary of basketball.
Dribble, foul, free throw, field goal, dunk, assist, layup, rebound, ball fake, air ball, fast break, shot clock, backcourt, etc.
All academic writing follows this format: CLAIM >> EVIDENCE >> ________
ANALYSIS
Define "Intertextuality."
Webster Dictionary defines "Intertextuality" as, "the complex interrelationship between a text and other texts taken as basic to the creation or interpretation of the text."
What three components must a quality Thesis Statement have?
It must be Focused, Arguable, and Revelatory.
True or False - narratives should include a sense of the story's larger significance.
True - Writers sometimes forget that a personal story becomes more compelling for audiences when there is a sense of meaning and significance embedded in the narrative.
Sport, played on a court, players wear jerseys, shorts, and sneakers but very little protective gear, the crowd is usually loud, energy and speed, etc.
True or False - Conclusions should always summarize the essay.
False - if it is a short essay, a summary in the conclusion is unnecessary. Try to find unique, memorable, and engaging ways to complete your story.
Describe an issue with the following claim: “I didn’t wear my coat yesterday and today I’m sick. It must be because I didn’t wear my coat yesterday.”
This is a logical fallacy and confuses causation for correlation. It's defined as "post hoc ergo propter hoc" and it translates to "after this, therefore because of this." It's a common logical fallacy that occurs when someone assumes that one event caused another because it happened before the other.