Essay #1
Name the sensory detail: The soft hum of crickets in the tall grass blended with the occasional rustle of leaves.
Sound
Define what it means to "annotate" a text.
Write notes in the margins, highlight, circle, underline, etc.
What is the purpose of analysis?
To understand the how and the why of a complex concept.
Fill in the blank: the method for evaluating a source's credibility is referred to as the _____ test.
CRAAP
Which in-text citation is correct:
1. “Giraffes are great.” (Johnson, 21).
2. “Giraffes are great” (Johnson 21).
#2
Name the sensory detail: The earthy aroma of damp soil and pine needles filled the air as she wandered deeper into the forest.
Smell
Which of the following is NOT something you should look at while previewing a text:
A. font
B. author
C. title
D. publisher
A. font
Name this character from Toy Story: kind, caring, sweet, hopeful, loveable, pretty, useless
Bo Peep
Name the 2 URL endings that often indicate credibility when using Google for research.
.gov and .edu
We created 2 "research posters" this semester. Name the theme for each.
Halloween Symbols & Logical Fallacies
Name the figurative language: The storm raged so violently that it felt like the entire sky was crashing down around her.
Hyperbole
Besides previewing and annotating, name 1 of the other 2 methods of critical reading.
Developing discussion questions or peer teaching.
What is the difference between a thesis statement and a topic sentence?
A thesis statement previews the whole essay
A topic sentence previews each individual paragraph
Identify the following items from MLA formatting:
1. what goes in the upper righthand corner of every page (2 things)
2. what goes "flush-left" on the top of page one (4 things)
1. your last name & page number
2. your name, prof. name, class code, date
A good conclusion should do what 2 things?
Review the paper/reinforce the thesis
Provide a takeaway for readers
Name the figurative language: The old house groaned and whispered in the wind, as though it were telling secrets from a forgotten time.
Personification
Define what it means to "patchwrite" when summarizing.
Keeping phrases that are too similar from the original without marking them as direct quotes.
Name 3 of the 14 archetypes.
Name the logical fallacy: She’s wearing a red dress, so she must be really good at math.
Non-Sequitur
What are the 2 things you should do when integrating sources?
Introduce the source
Explain the source
Name 3 of the 6 rhetorical situations.
Purpose, Audience, Genre, Stance, Context, Subject
Name one of the ways to respond to a text.
Agree with the author (yes), disagree with the author (no), explain how the author wrote (explain), judge the author's effectiveness (critique)
Name 1 of the 4 steps of developing a thesis.
1. Identify your topic
2. Take a position
3. Justify your position
4. Refine your statement
Name the logical fallacy: I started drinking a new brand of coffee last week, and I got promoted today! You should drink this coffee, too!
Post-Hoc
Name 1 of the 3 common sentence structure errors that we looked at in class on 11/21.
Comma Splices
Incomplete Sentences (Fragments)
Misplaced Modifiers