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SA 1 & 5 (Texts & Reflections)
SA 2 & 4 (Creative Genres)
SA 3 (The Precis)
Major Paper 1
Major Paper 2
100
"The reason why I chose a poem was because it is a short piece of text that is often deceptively complex."
What is passive voice? "I chose a poem because poetry often deceives with its simplicity, even as it communicates a complex issue."
100
"I understand, you made some very good points Stacy."
What is a comma splice/run-on? "I understand. You made some very good points, Stacy."
100
"One of the biggest things that Loewen noticed was that every textbook he looked at always tried to shed good light on the people they were talking about and would rarely ever talk about the person’s wrongdoings."
What is passive voice? What is pronoun/antecedent disagreement? "Loewen noticed that every textbook he looked at always tried to shed good light on the people it was talking about and would rarely ever talk about the person's wrongdoings."
100
"A person is either right or wrong, there is no in-between."
What is a comma splice/run-on? "A person is either right or wrong; there is no in-between."
100
"The representation of women in fairytales and the media reflect the way they were viewed in society."
What is subject/verb disagreement? "The representation of women in fairytales and the media reflects the way they were viewed in society."
200
"I am very stereotyped, it reaches a point that the questions am asked are unbelievable."
What is a comma splice/run-on? What is passive voice? What is an unclear pronoun? "Others very much stereotype me; the stereotyping reaches a point at which the questions I am asked are unbelievable."
200
"Your motive behind altering my poem was purely to make money, mine was exactly the opposite."
What is a comma splice/run-on? "Your motive behind altering my poem was purely to make money. Mine was exactly the opposite."
200
"When someone is too perfect and does not possess the small character flaws most of us do, they become unrelatable."
What is pronoun/antecedent disagreement? "When people are too perfect and do not possess the small character flaws most of us do, they become unrelatable."
200
"Churchill’s less “appealing” history have been hidden from most of the general public."
What is subject/verb disagreement? "Churchill's less "appealing" history has been hidden from most of the general public."
200
"Most ballads were spoken instead of sung for the dramatic effect that came along with it."
What is unclear pronoun reference? "Most ballads were spoken instead of sung for the dramatic effect that came along with recitation."
300
"A scrapbook would be the best way to design my narrative text because the reader can understand how the author feels by getting a glimpse at the pictures and understanding why the pictures are displayed."
What is passive voice? "I designed my narrative text as a scrapbook because the reader can understand how the author feels by getting a glimpse at the pictures and understanding why the pictures are displayed."
300
"The poem is advanced in that the commercial takes some key points and sentence structure from the poem."
What is passive voice? "The commercial advances the poem by taking some of its key points and elements of sentence structure."
300
"The president that led the country into World War I, established the League of Nations, and was against women’s suffrage and so on."
What is a sentence fragment? What is parallel structure? "Wilson led the country into World War I, established the League of Nations, and opposed women's suffrage."
300
"They look up to someone who has done great things in their lifetime and aspire to be as successful as them one day."
What is pronoun/antecedent disagreement? "They look up to someone who has done great things in his or her lifetime and aspire to be as successful as that person one day."
300
"It would have been very difficult to grow up without watching any sort of Disney movie. Their movies have become an icon to children and young adolescents."
What is pronoun/antecedent disagreement? "It would have been very difficult to grow up without watching any sort of Disney movie. Disney's movies have become an icon to children and young adolescents."
400
"Each of the images on the left side represent traits other people think of when they think of me."
What is subject/verb disagreement? "Each of the images on the left side represents traits other people think of when they think of me."
400
Skills: -Reliable -Design experience -Sociable -Trustworthy -Computer skills -Leadership skills
What is parallel structure? Skills: -Reliable -Experienced in design -Sociable -Trustworthy -Versed in computer skills -Qualified in leadership
400
"Loewen then continues talking about how Keller should not be always remembered as simply a child who overcame blindness and deafness, but also what she did with her life after she had overcome her impediments."
What is parallel structure? "Loewen then continues talking about how Keller should not always be remembered as simply a child who overcame blindness and deafness but also as someone who accomplished much in her life after overcoming her impediments."
400
"That both heroes and villains are portrayed as so perfect or so evil, respectively, that they are un-relatable."
What is a fragment? "One might argue that both heroes and villains are portrayed as so perfect or so evil, respectively, that they are unrelatable."
400
"However, Superman was not enough, more and more superheroes rose with this growing fascination in the battle between ultimate good and evil during and following World War II."
What is a comma splice/run-on? "However, Superman was not enough. More and more superheroes rose with this growing fascination in the battle between ultimate good and evil during and following World War II."
500
"By using short blurbs of text, any age can enjoy this comic strip, and is easy to understand."
What is a dangling modifier and a fragment? "By using short blurbs of text, I allow any age to enjoy and easily understand this comic strip."
500
Skills Summary - Navigating specialist - Long time Capatin of Nordic sailboats - Very strong and wise - Many years of sailing experience - Hunting and combat experience - Leadership
What is parallel structure? Skills Summary - Navigating specialist - Long-time captain of Nordic sailboats - Strong and wise decision-maker - Sailing expert - Hunter and warrior - Leader
500
"In his book “Handicapped by History: The Process of Hero-Making” author James W. Loewen claims that educational media, particularly American History Textbooks, takes important figures from our past and modifies them into perfect role models or heroes."
What is subject/verb disagreement? "In his article "Handicapped by History: The Process of Hero-Making," author James W. Loewen claims that educational media, particularly American history textbooks, take important figures from our past and modify them into perfect role models or heroes."
500
"Not necessarily changing him completely, but cutting out the unpleasant acts that he did, and dehumanizing and heroifying him into a false figure."
What is a fragment? "The author presents him from only one side, not necessarily changing him completely, but cutting out the unpleasant acts that he did and dehumanizing and heroifying him into a false figure."
500
"As the years have passed, his character and story has changed and grown significantly."
What is subject/verb disagreement? "As the years have passed, his character and story have changed and grown significantly."