Multiple Choice Strategies
What should you read first in a multiple choice section, the question or the text?
The question, it will tell you where to look in the text
What is a claim?
An opinion about the essay topic
How many different texts to you need to use for evidence to get a 3+ on your argumentative essay?
3
fast, effective, gets a lot of work done
What is tone?
The feelings/attitude/emotion of the author about the topic
What is the name of the strategy you should use to decide you answer to a multiple choice question?
Process of elimination
What do you need to include in a claim to get a good score on the essay?
Your opinion
Details of why you support your opinion
An opposing idea
What is citing evidence?
Giving credit for where you got evidence
Flithy
dirty, inappropriate
What is figurative language?
Opposite of literal, creative language used to create an emotional effect
What should you do if you don't understand the question at all even after trying all our testing strategies?
See if you can eliminate anything, then guess
Always choose an answer even if you are guessing!
Which claim is better and why?
A. I think veganism is not a nutritionally complete diet.
B. People should not be vegan because is not a nutritionally complete diet.
B, because it does not use "I think"
What two things do you need to do to cite evidence correctly
Say the text you used (Text 1)
Put other people's words in quotes "like this"
Idealism
nice but not realistic plans or opinions
What is a metaphor?
Comparing two things that are not the same
What are some word parts that can tell you if a word is negative on a multiple choice question?
De-
Anti-
Mis-
Un-
In/Im-
Which claim is better and why?
A. Veganism is considered better for animals, but humans need meat to be healthy.
B. Vegans do not get all the nutrients they need from their diet.
A, because it also addresses an opposing idea.
What is wrong with the way this student cited the evidence?
According to the text, "students are more disconnected than ever.
Did not say the text number, did not end the quote.
Enlighten
Teach, give people new information
What is a simile?
Comparing two things that are not the same using "like" or "as"
What should you do if you get a word meaning question and you don't know the word?
Look at the word parts and context in the text for clues
Use process of elimination for the words you do know
What can we add to this claim to make it better?
People should be vegan.
Opposing idea
Supporting details
Does this evidence strongly support this claim? Why or why not?
Claim: People should not be vegan because it is bad for their health.
Evidence: According to text 3, "vegans can prevent micronutrient deficiency by consuming fortified foods (food with added vitamins and minerals)."
No, because it shows how vegans can get their nutrients without meat.
Skeptical
Doubtful, you don't believe someone
What type of figurative language is this?
"He is my world."
Metaphor