11th Grade Review!

Which response best describes an author's purpose for writing?

• To give his or her opinion on an issue or topic.

• To inform, entertain, or persuade a reader.

• To reference a person, place, event, or literary work.

• To express a position on an issue.

The texts we have covered can be categorized as works of realism. Which response best defines this style of writing?

• Writing that views human life through the lens of scientific ideas.

• Nonfiction writing in which the writer gives factual accounts of someone else's life.

• Writing in which the author attempts to show life as it really is.

• Dramatic writing that is light and often humorous in tone.

An author might use specific diction in order to...

• ...create strong imagery to further their purpose and help persuade the reader to believe their claim.

• ...compare two seemingly unlike things.

• ...give an inhuman object human like qualities.

• ...restate information from another source in their own words.

In "The Yuckiest Food in the Amazon" Mary Roach uses a humorous/lighthearted tone to...

• ...practice writing jokes for her future stand-up comedy career.

• ...show that all cultures can appreciate a good joke.

• ...approach cultural differences in a positive, funny way rather than an awkward or uncomfortable way.

• ...explain that life in the Amazon was cheerful and fun.

In the excerpt from Fast Food Nation, how does the repeated use of technical terms such as "benzyl isobutyrate," "hydroxyphrenyl-2-butanone," and "isobutyl anthranilate" help futher Eric Schlosser's purpose?

• These terms are very scientific and Schlosser is trying to show the reader how knowledgable he is on the subject.

• These terms make the reader feel hungry, so they will go out and buy a strawberry milk shake to support the flavor industry.

• These terms are descriptive and they help the reader understand the advances in food science that the flavor industry has achieved.

• These terms overwhelm the reader and help show that the flavor industry is using substances that probably should not belong in food.

Which of the following best supports Upton Sinclair's purpose of informing the public about the atrocities occuring to workers in meat packing factories?

• "...Jurgis learned a few things about the great and only Durham canned goods..."

• "...all of the joints in his fingers might be eaten by the acid..."

• "All this ingenious mixture was ground up and flavored with spices to make it taste like something."

• "...he had marveled while he listened to the tale of all the things that were made out of the carasses of animals..."

Which response best supports David Barboza's pupose of persuading readers to believe his claim that fast food advertisements lead to childhood obesity?

• "Since 1980, the number of obese children has more than doubled to 16 percent..."

• "[Big food companies] insist that sedantary behavior, a lack of exercise, and pooer supervision and eating habits are responsible."

• "'To make a general statement that McDonald's food is unhealthy is wrong'"

• "Food companies say their commercials don't encourage overeating..."

Barboza uses ethos to lend credibility to his claim that fast food advertisements are leading to childhood obesity. Choose the response that exemplifies ethos.

• "School districts in New York and Los Angeles have responded by banning the sale of sugary beverages and snacks in school vending machines."

• "...[Big food companies] are spending more than ever-$15 billion last year, compared with $12.5 billion in 1998..."

• "'I think our communication wtih children is appropriate; we're not shoving it down their throat,' says Ken Braun, director of healthy lifestyles at McDonald's.

• "'The problem with obesity is so staggering, so out of control, that we have to do something,' says Walter Willett, a professor of nutrition at Harvard..."

Which of the following best describes Mary Roach's purpose for writing "The Yuckiest Food in the Amazon"?

• To infom the reader that the Achuar people eat weird food that she found disgusting.

• To persuade the reader that chicha is a ceremonial, almost mystical beverage that cannot be turned down.

• To persuade the reader that the concept of "disgust" varies accross cultures.

• To entertain the reader with a funny story about how she tried gross food in the Amazon.

Which of the following best describes Eric Schlosser's purpose for writing about the flavor industry in Fast Food Nation?

• To entertain the reader with fun facts and information about how their food is made.

• To persuade the reader to be suspicious about the substances that make up the flavors in the foods they eat.

• To inform the reader that the flavor industry has made great advancements in food science and should be acknowledged and appreciated.

• To persuade the reader to look into becoming a "flavorist."