Deeper Analysis & Insights Quiz

What is analysis in academic writing?

• Explaining the literal meaning of a quote

• Zooming into evidence to understand how the specific parts work

• Proving that X exists or is true

• Developing a more insightful and interesting answer to the 'so what?' question

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What should be done to connect each piece of evidence to the claim or focus of the paper?

• Selecting a long enough quote to work with and analyze

• Turning the focus of the paper into a question

• Explicitly explaining how the evidence answers the question

• Adding contrasting information or a different perspective

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

How can the analysis be deepened in a paper?

• Bringing the best point in each paragraph into the topic sentence

• Complicating the point by adding contrasting information

• Shifting the focus question of the essay

• Examining perspective and acknowledging limitations

What does adding contrasting information or a different perspective to the analysis help with?

• Proving the thesis

• Showing something interesting about the evidence

• Naming what isn't in the text

• Shifting the focus question of the essay

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

What can be done to deepen the analysis when looking at examples of language discrimination?

• Naming different instances of language discrimination

• Considering the effects of language discrimination

• Explaining who perpetuates language discrimination and how

• Shifting the question to focus on the effects of language discrimination

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

How can perspective be added into the analysis?

• Reflecting on your own perspectives as a unique audience/reader

• Considering the perspectives of others involved with the issue

• Reflecting on who the intended audience of a text is

• All of the above

What does qualifying claims and acknowledging limitations add to an argument?

• Weakness

• Depth, honesty, and nuance

• Inaccuracy

• Simplicity

When should qualifications be used in writing?

• Always

• Never

• Sometimes

• Rarely

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What do qualifications involve?

• Words like 'always' and 'never'

• Words like 'sometimes' and 'often'

• Words like 'rarely' and 'seldom'

• Words like 'usually' and 'frequently'

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What is the goal of evidence in analytical writing?

• Proving that X exists or is true

• Showing something interesting about it

• Explaining the literal meaning of a quote

• Developing a more insightful and interesting answer to the 'so what?' question

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1