How do you practice the elaborative technique "definition?"

By creating a definition of an important subject word in the prompt

How do you practice the elaborative technique "solution?"

By giving an answer to a problem

What is an expository essay?

an essay that describes, analyzes, and explores a topic, includes evidence

How do you practice the elaborative technique "cause?"

By describing the reason something occurs

How do you practice the elaborative technique "illustration?"

By using sensory details and descriptive language to further a point

How do you practice the elaborative technique "compare?"

By comparing a topic to another idea

adding and furthering the ideas of the author

How do you practice the elaborative technique "logic?"

By explaining why something makes logical sense

What is the purpose of a counterclaim?

To address and then refute the opposing argument

How do you practice the elaborative technique "give examples?"

By providing real world or imaginary examples in response to a prompt

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1
My writing test is tomorrow.
False
True
2
What should your conclusion contain?
Reasons why your opinion is more important
Significance of discussion
No new thoughts
Only one sentence
3
I need a counterclaim in an argumentative essay.
True
False
4
What is a thesis statement?
Sentence that provides context/background
The main claim with arguments
The hook
The prompt
5
Say I wrote an article and you wanted to use evidence from paragraph 3. How would you write an in-text citation in MLA?
(Hogan 3.)
(Hogan, 3).
(Hogan para 3).
(Hogan 3).
6
You only need to elaborate on evidence.
True
False
7
How do you practice the elaborative technique "definition?"
By creating a definition of an important subject word in the prompt
By giving an answer to a problem
By using sensory details and descriptive language to further a point
By explaining why something makes logical sense
8
How do you practice the elaborative technique "solution?"
By giving an answer to a problem
By providing real world or imaginary examples in response to a prompt
By comparing a topic to another idea
By describing the reason something occurs
9
What is an expository essay?
an essay with the sole purpose of informing
an essay that describes, analyzes, and explores a topic, includes evidence
an essay with the purpose of arguing
an essay with the purpose of entertaining
10
Elaboration is never wrong as long as you are on topic and adding to the discussion.
False
True
11
Elaborative techniques do NOT work in pairs.
True
False
12
How do you practice the elaborative technique "cause?"
By explaining why something makes logical sense
By giving an answer to a problem
By providing real world or imaginary examples in response to a prompt
By describing the reason something occurs
13
I can make something up for my elaboration.
True
False
14
Citing evidence without citations is considered plagiarism.
True
False
15
I can have the same argument for both body paragraphs.
True
False
16
How do you practice the elaborative technique "illustration?"
By describing the reason something occurs
By using sensory details and descriptive language to further a point
By giving an answer to a problem
By creating a definition of an important subject word in the prompt
17
How do you practice the elaborative technique "compare?"
By providing real world or imaginary examples in response to a prompt
By describing the reason something occurs
By comparing a topic to another idea
By explaining why something makes logical sense
18
How many supporting arguments should you have for either expository or argumentative AT LEAST?
2
1
4
3
19
What is elaboration?
rejecting the author's claims
adding and furthering the ideas of the author
telling a story to teach a life lesson
repeating what the author has stated
20
How do you practice the elaborative technique "logic?"
By giving an answer to a problem
By comparing a topic to another idea
By using sensory details and descriptive language to further a point
By explaining why something makes logical sense
21
What is the purpose of a counterclaim?
To address and then refute the opposing argument
To ignore the other side
To sum up the supporting arguments
To completely reject the opposing argument
22
Essays have to follow one structure only.
True
False
23
How many elaborative techniques have we practiced?
7
8
6
5
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How do you practice the elaborative technique "give examples?"
By creating a definition of an important subject word in the prompt
By explaining why something makes logical sense
By comparing a topic to another idea
By providing real world or imaginary examples in response to a prompt

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