Session 4: Mastering the Academic Essay:

Multiple Choice

Why is mastering the structure and argumentation in academic essays important for effective communication?

• It helps convey ideas clearly and persuasively.

• It makes essays longer and more complex.

• It allows for more creative writing styles.

• It reduces the need for editing and proofreading.

Open Ended

What challenges do you usually face when planning, writing, or revising an essay?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of essay mentioned in the slide?

• Personal

• Narrative

• Philosophical

• Scientific

Multiple Select

Based on the slides, what are the main purposes of academic essays?

• To entertain the reader

• To persuade with informed arguments

• To present and analyze evidence

• To contain an introduction, body, and conclusion

Open Ended

How does the preparation stage contribute to the effectiveness of the writing process?

Open Ended

Describe the three stages of the writing process and explain why each stage is important.

Fill in the Blank

Fill in the blank: During the preparation stage, you should come up with a ___ statement.

Multiple Choice

What are the four goals of an introduction in essay writing?

• Hook your reader, provide background and context, formulate your thesis statement, provide an overview of the essay

• Summarize the essay, provide references, state your opinion, present evidence

• Write the conclusion, analyze sources, outline your structure, persuade the reader

• Choose a topic, present arguments, revise your draft, cite sources

Open Ended

How did the invention of Braille impact the education and autonomy of blind people?

Multiple Choice

Who developed the writing system of raised dots known as Braille?

• Louis Braille

• Helen Keller

• Thomas Edison

• Marie Curie

Fill in the Blank

The success of Braille depended on acceptance among ___ people.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are mentioned as effects of Braille's invention in the provided slides?

• Increased access to education for blind people

• Unprecedented access to cultural activities

• Immediate acceptance by sighted people

• Social participation for disabled people

Multiple Choice

What does the essay described in the slides aim to discuss first?

• The resistance Braille faced from teachers

• The invention of Braille

• The structure of the essay

• Contemporary beliefs about disability

Open Ended

Why is it important to choose a structure that fits with your arguments when writing the body of an essay?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a paragraph in the main body of an essay?

• It clearly relates to the main argument

• It has multiple central ideas

• It is introduced with a topic sentence

• It presents and interprets evidence

Fill in the Blank

A topic sentence introduces a paragraph by indicating its ___.

Open Ended

Explain how a topic sentence functions within a paragraph and why it is important for coherence in writing.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are recommended ways to present evidence in your writing?

• Support your arguments with evidence

• Quote or paraphrase evidence

• Ignore citing your sources

• Evidence comes from various sources

Open Ended

Describe how presenting evidence from multiple sources can strengthen an argument in an essay.

Multiple Select

What are some purposes for which evidence can be presented in academic writing? Select all that apply.

• To prove a claim

• To provide background information

• To confuse the reader

• To show a different perspective

Multiple Choice

Why did many teachers at the Royal Institute for Blind Youth resist learning Braille’s system?

• They found the tactile method of reading difficult to learn.

• They believed Braille was too advanced for students.

• They preferred traditional teaching methods.

• They did not have access to Braille materials.

Open Ended

How does the attitude described in the interpretation of evidence reflect broader societal views about accessibility for blind people?

Multiple Select

Which of the following are important elements of a strong conclusion, according to the lesson?

• Synthesizes the arguments made in the body

• Explores the broader implications

• Emphasizes the significance of your argument

• Includes a summary of references

Open Ended

In what ways did the emergence of Braille depend on both technical evolution and societal acceptance?

Fill in the Blank

Braille radically enhanced blind people’s ___ and changed cultural understandings of blindness.

Multiple Choice

What does the lesson suggest about the relationship between new tools of accessibility and social contexts?

• New tools are shaped by social contexts and also shape social conditions.

• New tools are independent of social contexts.

• Social contexts have no impact on accessibility tools.

• Accessibility tools only change technology, not society.

Fill in the Blank

The process of writing an essay typically involves planning, writing, and ___.

Open Ended

Reflecting on today's session about mastering the academic essay, what aspect of essay writing do you feel most confident about, and which area would you like to improve further?