Pre Assignment 1.1 Quiz English
Literature Q&A 2023 Update
T/F Each topic sentence must consist of a fact or summary. - ANSWER-False
T/F The
... [Show More] concluding sentence in a paragraph introduces a new subtopic that is not
introduced in the topic sentence. - ANSWER-False
T/F Lessner and Craig state that talking about your ideas with a partner or the rest of
your class forces you to organize your thinking and can be a form of supportive,
collaborative invention. - ANSWER-True
This type of outlining involves coding your bullets by bolding central ideas and italicizing
the supportive points - ANSWER-Visual outlining
According to Steven Lessner and Collin Craig, which of the following statements about
reading rhetorically and analytically are true? - ANSWER-Reading analytically can make
you more purposeful in your own writing.
Response
Reading rhetorically can help you better understand how to elicit certain responses from
your audience through your writing.
Asking yourself questions about the rhetorical strategies (ethos, pathos, logos) an
author is using can help you discover how you can use these tools yourself.
Here are the first and last lines only of a paragraph. Put the rest of the sentences in the
paragraph in logical order.
As a college reader, finding an author's intent is a commonly learned critical thinking
strategy that works for analyzing texts. (First sentence)
Reading with a purpose teaches you how to use creativity to generate multiple
approaches to building arguments and making connections between ideas. (Lessner
and Craig 128) (Last sentence)
•A good start towards transitioning into college-level writing is discovering what you can
stand to gain as a writer from the reading process.
•Moreover, as part of your successful development as a writer, you'll need ample
opportunity and space for creativity in your writing process.
•Through directed reading, you can learn strategies for building structure and argument
in your own texts.
•But engaged reading can also be about discovering how the writing strategies of
authors are working to build an essay and convey a message. - ANSWER- Continues... [Show Less]