Eng. 3 Unit 3 Post Assessment Review

What is textual evidence?

• My opinion after reading.
• Proof in the article.
• A word for word quote from the article/story
• A made-up quote I add to my answer.

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What does every quote need to have?

• Two sentences.
• Quotation marks
• A capital letter.
• Long words that make it sound complex.

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What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

• Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.

• Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.

• Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

• Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

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Excerpt from: Home Emergencies
By: Carole Jenkins
⁽¹⁾Many people have never thought about what they would do when faced with a home emergency, such as a tornado, a hurricane, or a fire. (2)People get scared and don't act right. (3)Being prepared in case of emergencies can reduce the risk of danger and prevent panic should emergencies occur.
Q:  The passage suggests that being prepared in case of an emergency is important because

• it is a law that all families have an emergency plan..
• forest fires can become dangerous in a matter of seconds.
• many people do not own a battery operated radio in their home.
• it prevents chaos and risk of injury in the event of an emergency.

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What does it mean to paraphrase?

• the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
• to put someone else's word in your own words
• to quote
• none of the above

What is tone?

• When the author gives details that help develop a character.

• A comparison using "like" or "as."

• The feeling the author creates within you, the reader.

• The author's attitude about the topic they are writing about.

The author's purpose is?

• the feeling associated with a word

• the reason the author wrote the text

• to make money off his/her writing

• the mood the author is in when he/she writes

The tone is often set by?

• the mood

• the author's word choice

• the theme

• the moral lesson

Diction refers to...

• An author's style
• An author's choice of words and syntax
• An author's tone
• An author's perspective

Look at the following excerpt from Nathaniel Hawthorne: 
"She had dark and abundant hair, so glossy that it threw off the sunshine with a gleam, and a face which, besides being beautiful from regularity of feature and richness of complexion, had the impressiveness belonging to a marked brow and deep black eyes."
Which of the following best describes his style?

• formal and ornate
• playful and informal
• confusing and serious
• loving and nostalgic