Pre IB Research/Composition-Strategies and concepts

What must be included in an MLA heading

• last name, first name, date, teachers's name, and Period

• First name and last, teachers name, subject, date and period

• First name and last, title/teachers name, subject/period, date - day, month, year

• First name and last, teachers name, subject/Period, date - month; day;year and period

The best strategy for writing a summary is the following: keep it brief

• using an overview

• using an account of main points

• using 5 Ws and How plus the key points

• avoid specific details

• All of the above

Paraphrasing involves:

• a more detailed quote or original rendition

• Attributing the original source

• your own rendition of essential information from text presented in a new form

• all the above

• both B and C - Attributing the... and your own rendition.....

One strategy to annotate is using various responses that includes

• a formula in a flexible manner such as 3Q + 9A= S1 =A

• An annotation formula used in a flexible way combined with reactions, tracking progression and keep notes relevant.

• solely tracking progression or development of text

• using an annotation formula in a flexible way combined with reactions, reflections and tracking progression of text and keeping notes relevant to name a few.

Ladder of Abstraction moves from

• abstract, general, vague, implicit to a range of concrete, specific explicit, and vivid clarifying understanding of text for the reader.

• abstract, general, vivid, implicit to a level of concrete, explicit, and vague clarifying understanding of text for the reader.

• abstract, general, vague, implicit to a level of concrete, non-specific, explicit, and vivid clarifying understanding of text for the reader.

• abstract, general, vague, explicit to a range of concrete, non-specific, implicit, and vivid clarifying understanding of text for the reader.

Which detail best supports the following topic sentence: Generally students find writing a college admission application stressful because there are so many things to include in order to stand out from the others.

• One of the ways students can help reduce their stress is to categorize all of their high school involvements and then use a balanced approach by selecting various categories from their list such as their responsibilities, academic achievements, and extracurricular interests.

• Both of my sisters filled out college applications however one of them emphasized extra curriculars while the other focused more on GPA.

• Student’s anxiety levels tend to increase by up to 40 percent when tasked with writing a college essay.

• My sister was writing a college application and she had so many things to include that she had to take 30 minute breaks to reduce her stress.

• all of the above

One caveat to using supporting details to support a topic sentence is

• to ensure that they are relevant, that they flow

• to ensure that they flow with relevant, specific and varied details that clarifies the author's meaning without any confusion.

• that the details have a definite attitude and a sense of direction or development.

• both b and c to ensure.... and that the details....

the use of parallelism is syntax that requires

• all subjects are the same or equal within the sentence and clarifies or emphasizes the relationship between ideas.

• all subjects and verbs are equal within the sentence and clarifies or emphasizes the relationship between ideas.

• all transitions signals are equal within the sentence and clarifies or emphasizes the relationship between ideas.

• all tenses are the same or equal within the sentence and clarifies or emphasizes the relationship between ideas.

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It is effective when writing topic sentences within paragraphs to use varied details to support your topic such as facts, examples, comparison, contrast, narrative, definition, process and analysis.

• true

• false

A detail is inappropriate when it pertains to the topic

and fits the attitude.

• True

• False