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LITERACY/REVISION
RHETORIC
RESEARCH
ESSAYS 101
CATS
100
What is literacy?
The ability to read and write.
100
What is rhetoric?
the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.
100
What is the basic MLA quote format? Hint: What are the two elements required in text for quotes/paraphrases.
Author's last name and page number
100
What is the "heart" of the essay or the "roadmap" of the essay?
Thesis statement
100
A _____ cat is any domestic cat that has a coat featuring distinctive stripes, dots, lines or swirling patterns, usually together with a mark resembling an 'M' on its forehead. Hint: Orange cats fall under this category.
Tabby.
200
What do we call a person who played a pivotal role in our literacy development?
Literacy sponsor
200
Who coined the term "rhetoric"?
Our man, Aristotle
200
How do you cite a paraphrase?
Same way as a quote: author's last name and page number
200
What is the thesis of a paragraph? Hint: it helps the reader understand what the entire paragraph will be about.
Topic sentences
200
Name a celebrity cat
Grumpy cat.
300
What is the name of the human rights activist who wrote a literacy narrative from prison? Hint: we read a part of this in class.
Malcolm X
300
What are the three rhetorical devices?
Ethos, Pathos, Logos
300
What are some of the requirements of a credible source?
Vetted by other experts, uses facts, appears unbiased, neutral publisher, author's credentials shared, etc.
300
What is it called when a writer borrows an author's exact words and uses them in an essay?
Quote
300
What type of cat does Taylor Swift own? Or, what is her cat's name?
Scottish fold/Olivia Benson
400
What is the difference between revision and editing?
Editing: changing sentence structure, editing for grammar, etc. Revision: altering the argument, adding support for argument, deleting, restructuring. Revision is the stage in the writing process where the author reviews, alters, and amends her or his message, according to what has been written in the draft.
400
What are some of the elements of the rhetorical situation?
Context, Claim, Audience, Creator, Topic
400
What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?
Primary source: first-hand experience (i.e. entry from Benjamin Franklin's personal diary) Secondary source: rendering (analysis, etc) of first-hand experience (i.e. an article analyzing the voice of Benjamin Franklin's personal diary).
400
What is the difference between a quote and a paraphrase?
Quote: exact words borrowed from a source in quote marks. Paraphrase: idea borrowed from source not in quote marks, but cited.
400
What is the largest type of cat?
Tigers (Panthera tigris), specifically the Amur Tigers, are the largest cats, weighing in at up to 305 kg (671 lbs).
500
Everyone missed this on the quiz: What was wrong with the way teachers saw revision in the past?
One step, not continual, they saw it as linear.
500
What is the latin term meaning "to arise out of". Hint: this is the situation that creates the need for a piece of writing/rhetoric.
Exigence
500
What is missing from this citation for an online database article? Taylor, Anthea. "Blogging Solo: New Media, 'Old' Politics." Feminist Review, no. 99, 2011., pp. 79-97 [HINT IT GOES HERE], http://0-search.proquest.com.patris.apu.edu/docview/902323094?accountid=8459.doi:http://0-dx.doi.org.patris.apu.edu/10.1057/fr.2011.33.
Proquest, which is the name of the database it came from.
500
What is the section of the essay where the writer responds to the counterargument and proves it wrong?
Rebuttal/Refutation
500
What famous author is known for his multitude of cats living on his Florida land?
Hemingway.