What's an SCR?
Reading SCRs
Reading SCRs
What score would an empty / blank response receive on a Reading SCR?
A "0"
According to the article, how many types of arranged marriages exist today?
Two
True or False?
An argument can use all three types of Persuasive Appeals (ethos, pathos, logos).
True
Where is the author of "Marriage is a Private Affair" from?
Nigeria (Africa)
In an argument, where is the "Call to Action" found?
The conclusion
What score would an "answer is correct, but the text evidence is wrong" response receive on a Reading SCR?
A "1"
"___ Perspective" is a term commonly used to describe things, people, ideas, or ways of life that come from or are associated with the United States, Canada, and the countries of Western, Northern, and Southern Europe.
Western
In the story, "Marriage is a Private Affair" when Okeke was talking to members of his village about his son's break from tradition, they mentioned that he should visit a village doctor. What persuasive technique were they using?
Ethos
Consider the setting of the story.
The city of Lagos allowed for a greater degree of personal ___ and challenged traditional expectations.
freedom / choice
An argument that does not support your claim
It (goes against it)!
What score would an "correct answer and correct text evidence" response receive on a Reading SCR?
A "2"
Name one country where arranged marriages are still commonplace to this day.
Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Japan
In the article, "Would You Marry a Stranger" the author uses ___ persuasive technique for the following, "One study done in India in the 1980s used the Rubin Love Scale to measure the amount of love in a relationship over the course of many years."
Logos
Characterization: The father, Okeke, embodies the older generation's clinging to tradition, rigid beliefs, and the belief that marriage should serve the ___ over the individuals involved.
family's interests / family's traditions
The main idea of your entire essay in which you outline your claim and your reasons
Thesis Statement or Controlling Idea
To answer a Reading SCR, what strategy do we use?
Write out what the acronyms meaning.
Answer
Cite
Explain
True or False?
According to the article, "arranged marriages generally enjoy happier lives and lower divorce rates" surprisingly.
True
In the article, "Would You Marry a Stranger?", the author McBirney uses what persuasive technique the most for her argument?
Logos
What is ironic about the story based on the text's title?
Nnaemeka's marriage is far from a private matter as it involved his father and the village he was from (The Ibos)
Argumentative essays have __ amount of paragraphs.
At least 5
In the case of paired text, the SCR response must provide ___ from each story.
Evidence
According to the article, "marriage does not depend on any feelings of ____ between the couple beforehand.
love
In the story, "Marriage is a Private Affair", what persuasive technique does Nene use to persuade Nnameka to talk to his father about their marriage?
Pathos
What literary element, at the end of the story, demonstrates a change in weather that reflects the father's emotional state.
To prove something to be false/faulty by providing evidence to the contrary
Rebuttal