Answers 2025-2026 Set.
Active Inquiry - Answer The process of developing a strong research agenda driven by the
writer's interests, the need to solve real-world problems or controversies, and the needs of
stakeholders with differing backgrounds.
Arguments - Answer Giving a reason in order to persuade someone.
Bias - Answer When a writer allows his or her personal opinions to cloud the arguments.
Blog - Answer An online form of commentary that sometimes uses colloquial or informal
language. The subjects and length of blogs vary
Body Paragraphs - Answer The paragraphs that occur after the introductory paragraph and
before the concluding paragraph in essays.
Close Reading - Answer Active, careful reading of a passage or passages of a text. It includes
reading that examines the fine details of a text. There are three kinds of close reading: (1)
reading done before a text is read, or prereading. (2) reading done while a text is read, and (3)
reading done after a text is read, or post-reading.
Commentary - Answer An opinion piece, either written, verbal, or visual, that expresses the
beliefs of the author. It is standard for commentators to write about current trends.
Commentator - Answer A person who focuses on the significance of trends, why the trends
are happening, or the outcome of the trends. Commentators may inspire critical thinking on the
part of the reader.
Conclusion - Answer The last paragraph of an essay in which the writer revisits the thesis
statement and all supporting points. No new information belongs in the conclusion, but
sometimes a prediction or call to action for the readers is supplied by the writer.
Conventions - Answer Expectations or customs that writers follow. Conventions include
everything from text formatting to grammar to documenting sources to genre expectations such