Terms
The author's attitude about a text
What is tone?
What is editing?
The stage of the writing process where authors try to improve by correcting errors
Revision is the process of rereading work and revising sentence construction, organization, structure of the argument, a line of reasoning.
When quoting a piece of text, what punctuation and components do you need to avoid plagiarism?
Give an attribution in the sentence to introduce the quotation.
Put the evidence in quotation marks.
Include a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence with the author's last name and page number.
A period goes after the parenthetical.
The arrangement of words and phrases on the page
What is syntax?
Repair the following sentence:
The grasshoppers ears are on the front legs.
The grasshopper's ears are on the front legs.
Repair the following sentences:
(17) The planet’s surface has been effected by violent volcanoes and massive meteors.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 17?
A Change effected to affected
B Change violent to violently
C Change massive to masive
D Make no change
What are the differences in persuasive and informational writing?
Persuasive: you are convincing the audience to believe in your point using evidence and rhetorical strategies
Informational: you are informing the audience on a topic using factual information and explanation
The reason an author writes a text, could be to entertain, to inform, to persuade
What is author's purpose?
Repair the following sentence:
In the article, What is in a Sandwich, the author discusses the virtues of assembling the perfect sandwich, which includes "copious amounts of meats and cheeses, but not too much mayo. (Skylar 12)"
In the article, "What is in a Sandwich," the author discusses the virtues of assembling the perfect sandwich, which includes "copious amounts of meats and cheeses, but not too much mayo" (Skylar 12).
(25) Scientists will continue to try to find answers to these questions, and interested citizens will, too.
What is the most effective way to revise sentence 25?
A Scientists will continue to try to find answers to these questions, interested citizens will, too.
B Because scientists and interested citizens will continue to try to find answers to these questions.
C Scientists will continue to try to find answers to these questions if interested citizens will try to find answers to these questions, too.
D Both scientists and interested citizens will continue to try to find answers to these questions.
D) Both scientists and interested citizens will continue to try to find answers to these questions.
What is a motif?
A repeated pattern within a text
A presentation of an argument that disagrees with you, includes a concession, refutation, and rebuttal
What is a counterargument?
Repair the following sentence:
We wandered for a few hours through the woods we wandered.
We wandered through the woods for a few hours.
(19) She had earned a high school diploma and a pilot’s license, she had logged 512 hours of flying time.
What revision, if any, is needed in sentence 19?
A Having earned a high school diploma and a pilot’s license. She had logged 512 hours of flying time.
B She had earned a high school diploma and a pilot’s license, and she had logged 512 hours of flying time.
C She had earned a high school diploma, and she had earned a pilot’s license, and she had logged 512 hours of flying time.
D No revision is needed
B) She had earned a high school diploma and a pilot’s license, and she had logged 512 hours of flying time.
The part of a counterargument where you provide evidence to prove the opponent to be incorrect
What is a rebuttal?
The way an author builds a character, could include their speech, thoughts, effects on other characters, actions, and looks
What is characterization?
Repair the following sentence:
With the carful construction of the delicate origami crane, Elisa completed the last fold of the thousandth crane; this allowed her to finally at last make the wish sitting in her heart.
With the careful construction of the delicate origami crane, Elisa completed the last fold of the thousandth bird; this ultimate fowl allowed her to finally make the wish sitting in her heart.
(Corrected for redundant repetition, word variation, spelling, hanging modifier)
(12) When I first asked Grandma Lyn what had inspired her to fly, she got a look in her eyes as if she were straining to see into the past.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 12? A Delete When
B Delete the comma after fly
C Change were straining to is straining
D Make no change
D make no change
In a poem, there is often a point where the tone is altered. What is this point called?
The shift