ENGLISH 255 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ENGLISH 255 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Define summary - CORRECT ANSWER-Concisely re-states the central ideas of a reading, using different words to express the writer's meaning accurately and neutrally What should summaries avoid? - CORRECT ANSWER-Your personal response to the piece How many sentences should be used to summarize a paragraph? - CORRECT ANSWER-One - two How often should quotations be used in summaries? - CORRECT ANSWER-Sparingly What voice should summaries be written in? - CORRECT ANSWER-Third-person What are supporting details? - CORRECT ANSWERAuthorities cited, research findings, examples, anecdotes, logical illustrations, and literary devices. What are the 10 steps to writing a summary? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Identify the author and title 2) Re-state the thesis in your first sentence 3) Omit supporting details 4) Represent content in the same order that the author does 5) Make each part of the summary proportional to the piece it is summarizing 6) Use a neutral tone 7) Exclude your own critical response 8) Be brief 9) Use almost entirely your own language 10) Enclose any of the author's own words in quotations Define rhetorical analysis - CORRECT ANSWER-Rhetorical analysis involves exploring how certain components of writing interact, affect the reading process, and contribute to a deeper understanding of a related issue. What is the goal of a rhetorical analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-To recognize the writer's intended purpose and answer a critical question dealing with the text as rhetoric. What are the two stages of a rhetorical analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Analysis (breaking down the text into parts and relationships) and evaluating the significance of the rhetorical parts What important questions should be asked during the analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Who is the author? 2) Who is the intended audience? 3) What is the author's purpose? 4) What patterns are there in the use of rhetoric? 5) What is the style and tone of the piece? What should be achieved during the evaluation of a piece for rhetorical analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) To determine what the author intends the rhetorical strategies to portray and what causes/effects the writing presents 2) To decide on how well the author's goals have been met What essay has been chosen for the excerpt relationship? - CORRECT ANSWER-"Saskatchewan's Indian People - Five Generations" Who is the author of "Saskatchewan's Indian People - Five Generations"? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pat Deiter-Mcarthur aka Day Woman What is the thesis statement of "Saskatchewan's Indian People - Five Generations? - CORRECT ANSWER-"However, this generation [the first generation] is challenged to retain the meaning of Indian identity for their children." What are the three steps to successfully evaluating excerpt relationships? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Fill in the checklist for a rhetorical analysis 2) Write a brief rhetorical analysis 3) Write a summary What possible categories could a excerpt fall into? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) The thesis 2) Part of a minor argument in support of the essay's major argument 3) A tool of reasoning, explanation, or illustration 4) Evidence What should an explanation of an excerpt relationship contain? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) The nature of the excerpt 2) Where in the essay the excerpt appears 3) Why the excerpt is important to the piece as a whole What should an explanation of an excerpt relationship NOT be about? - CORRECT ANSWER-The essay in a general sense. What is a sentence fragment? - CORRECT ANSWER-A group of words that is not a sentence.