Wondering About Westover
What About X?
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Potpourri
100

This sibling was physically and emotionally abusive to Tara in her teenage and early adult years

Who is Shawn? 

100

X González is advocating against this specific type of violence in their speech

What is gun violence or mass shootings? 

100
In MLA, your titles should have this alignment

What is center alignment? 

100

This is the first stage of the writing process

What is a brainstorming? 

100

Tara initially attends college out of a desire to study this

What is singing? 

200

This sibling of Tara's was the first to go to college

Tyler

200

González is using this rhetorical appeal in the following statement:

"Australia had one mass shooting in 1999, and after it introduced gun safety laws it hasn't had one since. Japan has never had a mass shooting. Canada has had three and the U.K. had one, and they both introduced gun control." 

What is logos? 

200

In MLA, essays are formatted using this paragraph spacing setting

What is double-space(d)?

200

This phrase refers to an essay that is still in progress

What is a rough draft? 

200

The full name of the college Tara first attends is

What is Brigham Young University?

300

Tara's father claims both his own mother & college professors are agents of this collective 

What is the Illuminati?

300

González is using this rhetorical appeal in the following statement: 

"Trump said "Neighbors and classmates knew he was a big problem. Must always report such instances to authorities, again and again." But we did, again and again."

What is ethos?

300

When formatting your essay in MLA, the following identifying information should appear in the top left corner in this order:

date

instructor's name

student's name

course title

What is student's name, instructor's name, course title, and date?

300

This collaborative exercise enables students to get & give feedback on their essays

What is a workshop?

300

Tara claims that this entity is her first teacher

What is Buck's Peak or the mountain? 

400

*DAILY DOUBLE* 

Tara is shocked by her own ignorance after asking about this well-known historical event in her first semester at college

What is the Holocaust? 

400

González is using this rhetorical appeal in the following statement: 

"They say that us kids don't know what we're talking about, that we're too young to understand how the government works. We call BS. If you agree, register to vote and contact your local congresspeople. Give them a piece of your mind."

What is pathos?

400

* DAILY DOUBLE *

Failure to include this page will result in students receiving a 0 on the final drafts of their essays


What is a Works Cited?

400

Utilizing these three rhetorical appeals enables writers to build more convincing & effective arguments

What are ethos, logos, & pathos?

400

This author wrote the widely popular memoir Educated

Who is Tara Westover? 

500

When Luke's leg is badly burned, young Tara soaks his leg in an ice bath using this household container

What is a trash can? 

500

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting occurred in this state and year

What is Florida in 2018?

500

When citing a book in MLA, the following information should be in this order:

1993

Reasons I Am the Pumpkin King: A Spooky Memoir

Jack O'Lantern   

Halloween Town Publishing

What is the author's last name, the author's first name, the title of the book, the publisher, and the year published?

500

This method for structuring paragraphs involves moving from broad to narrow statements in the introduction & from narrow to broad statements in the conclusion 

What is the funnel method? 

500

The purpose of this type of essay is to thoroughly explain something by giving numerous examples

What is an exemplification essay?

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