Essay Conventions

Essay Conventions

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Essay Conventions

Essay Conventions

Assessment

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English

University

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RI.8.1, RI.3.5, L.3.2C

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • Ungraded

Should a piece of evidence be used as the point (topic sentence) of a paragraph?

Yes, it should.

No, it shouldn't.

Not sure

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the correct format for an integral reference (where the author is part of the sentence).

David Crystal (2013) states that ...

(David Crystal, 2013) states that ...

Crystal (2013) states that ...

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Choose the correct format for a non-integral reference (where the author is NOT part of the sentence).

(David Crystal, 2013)

Crystal 2013

(Crystal, 2013)

(Crystal 2013)

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

It is acceptable to include personal pronouns and phrases such as 'I think' and 'In my opinion' in academic writing.

Yes, as this is showing my opinion and that's how I've done in the past.

No, because it is not considered as an appropriate style in academia.

No, but it can be reworded easily in an impersonal way to show that it's a more objective view point.

5.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Rewrite the sentence: 'In my opinion I believe that English will remain as the global language until there is a change in political influence.'

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Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

6.

OPEN ENDED QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Why do you think the 'conclusion' is commonly the paragraph that is most under-developed in an essay?

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7.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Select which pieces of evidence should be cited in an essay?

All statistcal data

Opinions of researchers and experts in the field.

Your own opinions

Evidence that may not be common knowledge e.g. dates, evidence from other parts of the world that may not be widely known.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

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