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Skimming & Scanning
Sequencing Ideas
Context Clues
Essay Types
Introductory Paragraph
100
The most important section to read
SKIM
100
Mention the common structure of an essay
introduction, body, conclusion
100
The magnanimous judge released the young offender who had been caught stealing bread by saying, "Everybody has to eat," and slamming down his gavel. MAGNANIMOUS???
WISE
100
Mention 3 main essay types
describe, discuss, defend
100
Mention 3 parts of an introduction
hook, bridge, thesis statement
200
Definitions of key terms
SCAN
200
A reinforcement of the writer’s position. In which essay part is it?
conclusion
200
John tried to catch his breath for a minute before he attempted the arduous climb up the peak of the mountain. ARDUOUS???
requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult: hard to climb; steep
200
What is the purpose of "discuss" type essay?
To argue the case for two or more positions on an issue and evaluate these positions. Often you will say which position you support.
200
What is the purpose of a hook?
To grab the reader's attention
300
If it would be worth reading the text in detail.
SKIM
300
The writer position on the topic.
Introduction
300
The students were angry that the principal deprived everyone of prom because of the actions of a few individuals. DEPRIVED???
to take something away from someone; to deny someone of something that they expected to receive
300
What factors affect the rise of rice price? Which essay type is it?
describe
300
Mention 4 effective hooks
personal story, memorable anecdote, humor, metaphor
400
It’s tempting to base our decisions on a utopian vision of an entirely different and much better world where all major challenges can be entirely wiped out. But embracing a solution to its fullest extent is often unrealistic and ultimately unhelpful. Providing drinking water to everyone in the world would probably be prohibitively expensive (getting piped water to the last family living on a mountain-top would be infeasible), but getting water to half of those without it might be a great idea.
Partial solutions are practicable
400
The minority of us lucky enough to have been born in developed world take for granted universal education, an assured food supply and clean, piped water. Hundreds of millions of people are not so lucky. --------------------------------------------------------- which of the labels best describe the relationship between the second and the first sentence in each extract: contrast | example | expansion | reason
expansion
400
After the players got caught cheating on the exam, the coach rebuked them harshly. REBUKE ??
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
400
Discuss the ways that politeness is achieved in English and another language you are familiar with. Which essay type is it?
describe
400
What information you should provide in the thesis statement?
claim + reason
500
To some this sounds heartless. But in reality, it’s just a way of trying to measure the expense and advantages of any suggested partial solution. While it is typically easy to find the cost of each approach (providing clean drinking water means spending money on piping, drilling, maintenance, etc.), it is often harder to measure the benefits in monetary terms (less sickness, more comfort, better hygiene, better productivity, societal consequences from less sickness, etc.). However, economists have worked hard to put prices on many of these outcomes, based on individual behavior (our own implicit valuation) or social behavior (society’s implicit valuation). If we are to make meaningful comparisons between the vast array of different solutions to the world’s many woes, measuring costs and benefits seems to be an efficient and transparent way to convey crucial information about these issues.
Measuring costs and benefits will be helpful to communicate important information about the problems.
500
Tremendous progress has been made in our lifetimes. People in most countries live longer, healthier lives; air and water quality in the developed world is generally getting better; and a much larger population is adequately fed. --------------------------------------------------------- which of the labels best describe the relationship between the second and the first sentence in each extract: contrast | example | expansion | reason
reason
500
Julia had a difficult time trudging up the snowy hill with her textbook laden book bag. LADEN???
Past participle of LADE : to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load; burdened; loaded down.
500
Online portal news should not identify a person by their race, color or religion unless this information is relevant to the news story. Discuss Which essay type is it?
defend
500
Before efficient extraction methods developed in the late 1880s, aluminum was exceedingly difficult to mine. As a result, pure aluminum was more valuable than gold. Napoleon gave banquets where the most honored guests were given aluminum utensils, while the others made do with gold. What type of hook is it?
Memorable anecdote