In what order do the three components of a paragraph go?

Topic sentence + Data + Commentary

Commentary + Topic Sentence + Data

Topic Sentence + Commentary + Data

Data + Commentary + Topic Sentence

What does synthesis mean in academic writing?

Discussing the connection between two sources to derive meaning

Listing multiple sources form which to pull information

Including quotes in your body paragraphs from a single source

Which of the following are third person pronouns?

he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, them, their, themselves

I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours

Which of the following are second person pronouns?

I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours

he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, them, their, themselves

Which of the following are first person pronouns?

I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours

he, him, his, himself, she, her, hers, herself, them, their, themselves

What is the reason most academics avoid first and second person pronouns and instead use third?

Omitting 1st/2nd pronouns removes the speaker and the reader from the text

First and second pronouns are not scholarly.

The reason is arbitrary and antiquated. Many academics use these pronouns.

Academics don't like to talk about themselves

the appeal to an audience's sense of author credibility

the appeal to an audience's sense of logic and common sense

the appeal to an audience's sense of emotion

the appeal to an audience's sense of time

the appeal to an audience's sense of emotion

the appeal to an audience's sense of author credibility

the appeal to an audience's sense of logic and common sense

the appeal to an audience's sense of time

the appeal to an audience's sense of logic and common sense

the appeal to an audience's sense of author credibility

the appeal to an audience's sense of emotion

the appeal to an audience's sense of time

the appeal to an audience's sense of author credibility

the appeal to an audience's sense of logic and common sense

the appeal to an audience's sense of emotion

What's the difference between intended audience and reader?

"Intended audience" is who a text is written for. "Reader" could be anyone.

They are the same thing. They are synonyms.

"Reader" is who a text is written for. "Intended audience" could be anyone.

Toulmin: What's a CLAIM?

A claim is your opinion or belief

Toulmin: What's a GROUNDS?

The grounds are the reasons you believe in your claim

The grounds is another word for literature review

Toulmin: What's a WARRANT?

The warrant is the logic of how your grounds support your claim

The warrant is where you argue against an opposing viewpoint

Toulmin: What's a BACKING?

Backing is additional evidence used to support the claim

Backing is only secondary sources from your research, not primary

Toulmin: What's a QUALIFIER?

A qualifier is where you allow for special cases where you're wrong

A qualifier is another word for counterargument

A rebuttal is where you acknowledge the other side of your argument.

A rebuttal is where you restate your thesis statement.

What is qualitative data?

Data not represented by numbers (interviews, narratives, observations)

Data presented by numbers (statistics, values, measurements)

What is quantitative data?

Data presented by numbers (statistics, values, measurements)

Data not represented by numbers (interviews, narratives, observations)

What is a Primary Source?

Primary sources provide first-hand evidence of a subject or topic.

Primary sources provide analysis or interpretation about a subject or topic.

What is a Secondary Source?

Secondary sources provide analysis or interpretation about a subject.

Secondary sources provide first-hand evidence of a subject or topic.

A summary of a source's argument, conclusions, results, or findings.

When media is obscured beyond the point of recognition.

A paragraph teasing the contents of a source (much like the back of a book)

A synthesis of the sources present within a text's body paragraphs.

Why do databases provide filters like "academic journal" and "peer-reviewed"?

Researchers desire sources that are checked for accuracy and relevance

It's a requirement of databases by law.

What's the primary purpose of an in-text citation?

In-text citations flag outside information in a text.

In-text citations give ethos to the speaker.

In-text citations provide hyperlinks to outside information.

What's the primary purpose of having different writing styles?

Writing styles highlight the needs of their disciplines

Writing styles are different so disciplines can gatekeep information

Writing styles make everyone in a discipline write and look the same

Writing styles help the peer-review process so faster.

ENG 101 Final Exam Study Guide Sp24 SKYCTC

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RI.3.5, RI.11-12.5, RL.8.1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is a thesis statement?

A sentence that expresses your overall argument

A sentence that asserts your research question

A sentence that introduces your topic

The first sentence of a body paragraph

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What are the three components of a thesis statement?

Claim, Data, Commentary

Topic, Opinion, Evidence

Ethos, Logos, and Pathos

Intro, Body, and Conclusion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

In what part of an essay do you include a thesis statement?

In the introduction

In the Literature Review

Before the conclusion

At the beginning of every body paragraph

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What's the difference between REVISING and EDITING?

Revising = Change Ideas and Argument; Editing = Change Grammar and Errors

There is no difference. They are synonyms.

Editing = Change Ideas and Argument; Revise = Change Grammar and Errors

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose behind the drafting process?

Drafting helps you improve your persuasiveness.

Practice makes perfect.

What is a Literature Review?

A Literature Review is a criticism of a text or piece of literature

A Literature Review is a list of summaries of the research for your Warrant

A Literature Review is a list of summaries of the research for your Backing

A Literature Review shows the academic conversation between multiple texts

What does a Literature Review do for the reader?

It shows the reader the prior work that's been published on a subject.

It shows the reader proof you did your research.

It's use is for the speaker, not the reader of a text.

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