Elaborative Techniques

A ________ is a short, interesting story that is included to further expand the point of a piece of writing.

Bullying is no joke in schools across America. I remember a time back when I was 13, when I had to go the long way to get to my class just to avoid the girls that hung out by the bathrooms and would make fun of me for not wanting to have a boyfriend. They made my life miserable, in school and on social media, just for turning down their friend from the basketball team. It wasn't until I talked to the counselor that I was able to take steps towards dealing with them.

The above passage uses which elaborative technique?

• Definition

• Example

• Anecdote

• Quotation

Bullying is no joke in schools across America. Bullying is when someone seeks to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone else against their will.

The passage above uses what kind of elaborative technique?

• Cause & Effect

• Scenario

• Definition

• Statistics

Bullying is no joke in schools across America. Bullying is when someone seeks to harm, intimidate, or coerce someone else against their will. One out of every five (20.2%) students report being bullied while in school. Imagine being a child or teenager, already so full of stress and the challenges of school life. Wouldn't having to deal with bullying make life so much worse?

I remember a time back when I was 13, when I had to go the long way to get to my class just to avoid the girls that hung out by the bathrooms and would make fun of me for not wanting to have a boyfriend. They made my life miserable, in school and on social media, just for turning down their friend from the basketball team. It wasn't until I talked to the counselor that I was able to take steps towards dealing with them.

Bullying is widely known to cause many problems. Students who experience bullying are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, and dropping out of school. It's been proven that school-based bullying prevention programs decrease bullying by up to 25%.

What type(s) of elaborative techniques are used in the passage above? Choose all that apply:

• Definition

• Anecdote

• Statistic

• Cause & Effect

Bullying is widely known to cause many problems. Students who experience bullying are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, and dropping out of school.

The elaborative technique used in the passage above is called _____ & effect.

It's been proven that school-based bullying prevention programs decrease bullying by up to 25%.

This is an example of the elaborative technique called:

• Compare & Contrast

• Quotation

• Description

• Statistic

Bullying is no joke in schools across America. Imagine being a child or teenager, already so full of stress and the challenges of school life. Wouldn't having to deal with bullying make life so much worse?

In the passage above, the author is trying to get you to imagine a:

• description

• scenario

• quotation

• anecdote

Bullying is widely known to cause many problems. Students who experience bullying are at increased risk for depression, anxiety, sleep difficulties, lower academic achievement, and dropping out of school. Anxious students might suffer more from acne, and have faces covered in gross red blotchy sores.

The last sentence in the passage uses what elaborative technique?

• Definition

• Quotation

• Description

• Example

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) states, "Students who are both targets of bullying and engage in bullying behavior are at greater risk for both mental health and behavior problems than students who only bully or are only bullied." This means the negative effects of bullying are a two-way street.

The passage above uses the elaborative technique:

• Quotation

• Example

• Compare & Contrast

• Description

A higher percentage of male than of female students report being physically bullied (6% vs. 4%), whereas a higher percentage of female than of male students reported being the subjects of rumors (18% vs. 9%) and being excluded from activities on purpose (7% vs. 4%)

The passage above uses which TWO (2) elaborative techniques? Select all that apply.

• Quotation

• Compare & Contrast

• Statistic

• Anecdote