What is a call to action?

Directs reader what to do once they believe the author

What are the two pieces of information required by MLA in-text citations?

(Author last name, page number)

What best defines the Description type of organizational structure?

Explains idea in great detail, emphasizes supporting details

Persuasion by appealing to the emotions of the reader

Obvious and intentional exaggeration

What does the zoom-in strategy allow memoirists to do with their writing?

Add greater detail about a moment, person, or setting

What are transitions?

Words and phrases that connect ideas and paragraphs

Persuasion based on the author's credibility

What are the two essential attitudes that a memoirists must have?

Give themselves permission to write, private confessionals

If a source does not have one of the MLA citation elements, what should be done?

Skip that element and move on to the next citation element

Which is not a key decision that memoirists must make?

What style of font to use in their writing

Central idea that a writing piece focuses on

What were the two ways to use sentence variety to add power to a memoir?

2 fragments and 1 complete sentence, 1 compound sentence

Support used by writer to convince the reader they are right

What best defines the Cause/Effect type of organizational structure?

Examines what led to creation of idea and its implications

What best defines the Comparison/Contrast type of organizational structure?

Similarities/differences b/w topic and related ideas noted

What best describes the Problem/Solution form of organizational structure?

An issue is posed before offering ways to solve it

Which of the following is not a requirement for an effective thesis statement?

States whether or not you agree with the author's claim

Why is it important to understand the vocab used within informational articles?

Key vocab words are used to communicate the main idea

What is the definition of anecdote?

Short account of a specific event that is interesting

What best defines the List/Sequence form of organizational structure?

Topic is described in a specific order of events

How does a memoir differ from a personal narrative?

Memoirs combine the event with personal examination of it.

What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?

Simile uses "like" or "as", metaphor makes direct comparison

What is one technique that we studied as a way to include internal thoughts in a memoir?

1 longer paragraph followed by 3 shorter paragraphs

What is rhetorical questioning?

Question asked to make a point, not to elicit an answer

Why do memoirists include internal thoughts in their writing?

Discover the meaning the event has for them and world vision

Why is it important to do multiple free writes?

To discover new ideas, feelings, and ways of seeing events

Persuasion using logic, claims, and evidence

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1
What type of evidence is the line in #24 on your study guide an example of?
Quote from an authority figure
Statistic
Comparison/Contrast
Logical analysis
2
What is a call to action?
Obvious and intentional exaggeration
Persuasion using logic and evidence
Claim supported by evidence
Directs reader what to do once they believe the author
3
What are the two pieces of information required by MLA in-text citations?
(Page number, author last name)
(Author last name, page number)
(Author last name, date of publication)
(Author first name, date of publication)
4
What best defines the Description type of organizational structure?
Topic is described in a specific order of events
An issue is posed before offering ways to solve it
Explains idea in great detail, emphasizes supporting details
Examines the creation of an idea and its implications
5
What is pathos?
None of the above
Persuasion using logic, claims, and evidence
Persuasion based on the author's credibility
Persuasion by appealing to the emotions of the reader
6
What is a hyperbole?
Short account of a particular event
Obvious and intentional exaggeration
claim supported by evidence
None of the above
7
What does the zoom-in strategy allow memoirists to do with their writing?
Better include their personal thoughts on the moment
Focus solely on one person throughout their writing
It is not an effective strategy used by memoirists.
Add greater detail about a moment, person, or setting
8
What are transitions?
Question asked to make point rather than to get an answer
None of the above
A type of glasses
Words and phrases that connect ideas and paragraphs
9
What is ethos?
Persuasion using logic, claims, and evidence
Persuasion by targeting the emotion of the reader
Persuasion based on the author's credibility
None of the above
10
What are the two essential attitudes that a memoirists must have?
Comfort with writing and plans to write a book
None of the above
Excellent writing skills and major life events
Give themselves permission to write, private confessionals
11
If a source does not have one of the MLA citation elements, what should be done?
Skip that element and move on to the next citation element
Simply not cite the source
Make something up so that the reader is unaware
Find a new source because that source is not reliable
12
Which is not a key decision that memoirists must make?
What style of font to use in their writing
To focus their story on a single event or series of events
What tense to tell the story in
How to express emotion in their writing
13
What is focus?
Words and phrases used to connect ideas and paragraphs
Short account of a particular event
Claim supported by evidence
Central idea that a writing piece focuses on
14
What were the two ways to use sentence variety to add power to a memoir?
None of the above
One run-on sentence, a string of fragments
3 fragments, and a prepositional phrase
2 fragments and 1 complete sentence, 1 compound sentence
15
In which of the following categories will your SAT essay not be scored?
Writing
Analysis
Stylistic elements
Reading
16
How long do you have for the writing portion of the SAT?
55 minutes
1 hour
45 minutes
50 minutes
17
What is evidence?
Support used by writer to convince the reader they are right
Central idea that a writing piece focuses on
Question asked to make point, not to get an answer
Obvious and intentional exaggeration
18
What best defines the Cause/Effect type of organizational structure?
Explains idea in great detail, emphasizes supporting details
An issue is posed before offering ways to solve it
Topic is described as a series of events
Examines what led to creation of idea and its implications
19
What best defines the Comparison/Contrast type of organizational structure?
The topic is described in a specific order of events
Similarities/differences b/w topic and related ideas noted
Explains the idea in great detail
An issue is posed before offering ways to solve it
20
Which of the following is an example of an action tag being used to tag dialogue?
C on your study guide
A on your study guide
B on your study guide
None of the above examples include an action tag
21
What best describes the Problem/Solution form of organizational structure?
Examines creation of idea and its implications
Topic is described in a specific order of events
An issue is posed before offering ways to solve it
Similarities/differences noted between topic & related ideas
22
Which organizational structure would be most appropriate for a biographical article?
List/Sequence
Cause/Effect
Problem/Solution
Comparison/Contrast
23
Which of the following is not a requirement for an effective thesis statement?
States whether or not you agree with the author's claim
Includes at least three strong reasons of support
Expresses one main idea
Introduces the author's claim clearly
24
Why is it important to understand the vocab used within informational articles?
None of the above
So you can better understand other articles
Key vocab words are used to communicate the main idea
In order to strengthen your own writing
25
What is the definition of anecdote?
Claim supported by evidence
Central idea that a writing piece focuses on
Short account of a specific event that is interesting
Persuasion by convincing audience of author's credibility
26
What best defines the List/Sequence form of organizational structure?
Topic is described in a specific order of events
Similarities/differences noted between topic & related ideas
Issue is posed before offering ways to solve it
Examines the creation of an event and its implications
27
At a minimum, how many paragraphs should your SAT essay be?
5
3
1
4
28
Which was not a strategy used in order to control time within a memoir?
Present with flashbacks to the past
Fast forwards
Past only
Present only
29
How does a memoir differ from a personal narrative?
There are no differences between the two.
Memoirs combine the event with personal examination of it.
Personal narratives involve more reflection on the topic.
Memoirs are longer than personal narratives.
30
What is an argument?
Obvious and intentional exaggeration
Central idea that a writing piece focuses on
Directions to readers on what to do once they believe author
Claim supported by evidence
31
What is the difference between a simile and a metaphor?
Simile uses "like" or "as", metaphor makes direct comparison
Simile refers to past-tense, metaphor refers to present
Simile makes direct comparison, metaphor uses "like" or "as"
Simile and metaphor are different words for the same thing
32
What is one technique that we studied as a way to include internal thoughts in a memoir?
Internal thoughts should not be included in a memoir.
1 longer paragraph followed by 3 shorter paragraphs
Similes and metaphors
Flashabcks
33
What is rhetorical questioning?
Question asked to make a point, not to elicit an answer
Words and phrases that connect ideas and paragraphs together
Obvious and intentional exaggeration
Claim supported by evidence
34
Which of the following MLA citations is formatted correctly?
A on your study guide
B on your study guide
D on your study guide
C on your study guide
35
Why do memoirists include internal thoughts in their writing?
To engage their readers
To make their writing more interesting
Discover the meaning the event has for them and world vision
Personal thoughts should not be in a memoir
36
True or false: An article must rely entirely on one type of evidence throughout its entirety.
True
False
37
Why is it important to do multiple free writes?
In order to develop writing habits
To have something for peers to proofread
Free writes are not an essential part of the memoir process
To discover new ideas, feelings, and ways of seeing events
38
What is logos?
Persuasion based on testimony from celebrities
Persuasion using logic, claims, and evidence
Persuasion based on the author's credibility
Persuasion by appealing to the emotion of the reader

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