Chapters 1-4
Key Concepts
Writing
MLA Format
200

These were the three lessons Ressa learned in her childhood

What is...

making the choice to learn
embrace fear
stand up to bullies/silence is complicity?

[DAILY DOUBLE] What is an example of how Ressa applies each of these lessons later in life?

200

metaphor describing a process by which a major change occurs gradually over time, through small, often unnoticeable changes

What is "death by a thousand cuts"?

200

This sandwich-themed structure is sufficient for learning how to organize an essay, but can easily lead to a college-level paper feeling disjointed or formulaic

What is the hamburger structure?

200

This is the type of spacing you should use for your MLA paper

What is double-spacing?

400

Under leaders Marcos and Suharto, these student behaviors were rewarded

What is memorization, obedience, and repeating what the instructor wants to hear?

[DAILY DOUBLE] Why were these behaviors rewarded?

400

the reciprocal relationship between the present and the past; how we understand the past impacts our present, and our present impacts how we understand the past

What is "the present moment of the past"?
400

Thesis statements, organization, and development of ideas are examples of this

What are higher-order concerns?

400

This part of your paper should be descriptive and unique

What is the title?

600

This protest in the Philippines resulted in the ousting of then-President Ferdinand Marcos, who had been in power for almost 21 years

What is People Power?

600

a principle under which all persons, institutions, and entities are equally accountable to the law

What is rule of law?

600

If an abstract for an academic article is similar to a film synopsis, then the introduction of a college paper would be similar to this

What is a movie preview/trailer?

600

This information appears at the top right corner of every page of your paper

What is the student last name and page number?

800

A kind of peer pressure exerted by group dynamics, which makes people do things they wouldn't do if they were alone

What is emergent behavior?

800

a “performance” designed to shape the way an audience thinks or feels about a subject/topic, often by stoking strong emotions

What is political theater?

800

"You should break up your thesis statement into two sentences" is an example of this type of feedback

What is prescriptive feedback?

800

Your heading should include these four things, in this order.

What is...

Student name
Class name
Instructor name
Due date

1000

According to Ressa, this is the difference between an "objective" and a "good" journalist

What is...

"objective" = defined by "balance"; giving equal weight to both sides regardless of evidence

"good" = facts-based reporting

1000

According to Ressa: “Without facts, you can’t have truth. Without truth, you can’t have trust. Without all three, we have no _______.”

 What is "shared reality"?

1000

These are four potential purposes for a body paragraph

What are...

to define terms
to present evidence
to analyze evidence
to accommodate/refuse opposing views?

1000

This is a good title for a paper on learning to speak English by watching anime

(Be creative)

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