eng147 week 5 quiz all correct 2021 april

IncorrectQuestion 1

2 / 2 pts

Which of the following is not an effective “checklist” item for topic sentences of body paragraphs during drafting?

  

Finding good arguments in support of your thesis by browsing the internet and rephrasing them as your own paragraph topic sentences

 

 

Checking to see that your topic sentences contain the most relevant and effective transitional words and phrases possible

 

  

Making sure that in your topic sentences, you aren’t making a big or confusing “leap” in ideas from the previous paragraph

 

  

Making sure your topic sentences are all of your own creation and all express a clear point directly related to your thesis statement

 

If you are going back to the drawing board for more research, you must continue to locate scholarly sources and to use them in a viable manner, within your paragraphs, not in your topic sentences, fully cited. It is plagiarism to find ideas and pass them off as your guiding essay structure.

 

Question 2

2 / 2 pts

When drafting your conclusion, your primary purpose should be:

  

To open up a new argument about a related sub-topic

 

  

To reiterate your stance without repeating your thesis or points word-for-word and to leave your reader thinking

 

  

To assert that, in closing, your reader should choose between agreeing with you and being “in the wrong”

 

  

To announce what you have done in your essay in a statement like: “In conclusion, I have shown you the ways in which end-of-life care can be improved.”

 

Avoid logical “either/or” fallacies, avoid “I have shown you”-type statements, and avoid opening a new argument in your conclusion.

 

Question 3

2 / 2 pts

After writing the full draft of your essay, why should you revisit your introduction and review, and possibly adjust, it?

  

Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is too mild in tone. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and be aggressive and combative, making our voice an “angry yell” vs. a “reasonable assertion.”

 

  

Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is lacking in humor. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and insert a joke because humor is essential to good argument.

 

  

Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is in good enough shape, with an attention-grabber, background information, and thesis. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and fine-tune each of those elements for maximum effectiveness and for good, logical flow between each sentence.

 

  

Often, our initial draft of the introduction paragraph is too assertive. Now that we’ve written our essay, we can go back and adjust our wording so the reader understands that we do not have an opinion on the topic either way.

 

We should revise for effectiveness in each sentence of the introduction paragraph, according to strong argument technique. We should not attempt to sound “angry,” nor should we “erase” our opinion or tell a joke for the sake of telling a joke. In fact, it’s often not a good idea because the topics for argument are usually important enough to people that making a joke may convey a lack of seriousness on your part and damage your credibility.

 

Question 4

2 / 2 pts

When writing a full essay draft, which of the following does not represent something that we should continually stop and check for?

  

Check for places in which we have used “direct quotations” from sources to see if we can remove the quotation marks and change a couple words, thus creating a good paraphrase.

 

  

Check for unity by comparing our topic sentences of body paragraphs to our thesis, making sure they remain parallel in purpose.

 

  

Check for argument integrity by ensuring that we are giving voice to opposition and refuting it respectfully.

 

  

Check for our own voice as the driving force of the essay by making sure we have introduced ideas and sources well and have spent enough time making it clear to the reader how our support proves our point.

 

All of these should be looked at continually while drafting except for ways to make direct quotations into paraphrases by changing a couple words. It’s good to paraphrase whenever possible, but the definition of paraphrase is not “changing a couple words.” It means reading, digesting, and completely rephrasing a concept.

 

Question 5

2 / 2 pts

Which of the following should you avoid doing when you are asked to write a draft of your essay?

  

Compose your full essay, and then re-read and revise it so that all paragraphs and elements of paragraphs are as effective as possible.

 

  

Compose your full essay, perform the best revision you can before submitting, and carefully check that all sources are properly credited to avoid plagiarism.

 

  

Compose your full essay, but don’t worry about making it as good as you’re able at this point.

 

  

Compose and submit your actual essay fully written in full paragraph form from start to finish, with sources used, cited, and referenced.

 

All of these are best practices in composing an essay draft except for the mindset that we should submit a draft that’s just “done” but that is not written as powerfully and effectively as possible.

 

Question 6

2 / 2 pts

Please choose the list that best represents approaches for making an already “good” paragraph into a “great” paragraph:

  

Choosing the most relevant and powerful transitions to guide your reader, inserting additional quotations so that the paragraph is balanced more toward source voices and less toward yours, and looking over individual words to determine if different words would help with subtle connotations to influence your reader

 

  

Choosing the most relevant and powerful transitions to guide your reader, making stronger connections between sources used and between sources and your point, and looking over individual words to determine if different words would help with subtle connotations to influence your reader

 

  

Revising your reactions to opposing viewpoints to make them appear less intelligent and/or evil, making stronger connections between sources used and between sources and your point, and looking over individual words to determine if different words would help with subtle connotations to influence your reader

 

  

Choosing the most relevant and powerful transitions to guide your reader, making stronger connections between sources used and between sources and your point, and using the first-person “I” more so the reader knows you are the speaker

 

Going from “good” to “great” involves stronger connections, more powerful wording, and clarity for the reader via transitioning. We should not use “I,” should not insult opposition, and should not shift the balance heavily toward source material and away from our own voice.

 

Question 7

2 / 2 pts

After you have finished writing your draft, which of the following is the most effective course of action?

  

Re-reading the draft and making adjustments for all crucial items: flow, structure, voice, balance, unity, clarity for your reader, then submitting your draft

 

  

Turning it in without looking at it any longer and relying on your instructor to tell you how to make it better

 

  

Submitting it before you write the conclusion; the conclusion is not part of the actual draft.

 

  

Change your mind about your stance and re-write your thesis only; you can change your stance in the rest of the paper later, after the instructor reviews it.

 

While receiving feedback from your instructor is good, you should submit the very best version of your paper you can. You must practice going from “good” to “great” before a draft is submitted so your instructor can focus on the issues you may be unaware of instead of those you are already planning to address. Also, the conclusion is indeed an organic, connected, necessary part of the draft. Finally, while we do sometimes change our stance during the writing process, any changes need to be fully applied conceptually to the entire draft, not just to the thesis.

 

Question 8

2 / 2 pts

.Which represents the most effective and reasonable motto for drafting?

  

“Relax, brainstorm your ideas, and turn in the first thing you write!”

 

  

“Relax, use your sources as the guiding force of your essay, and cite those sources when you use exact words!”

 

  

“Relax, use the tools you’ve learned, and be open to continual improvement and feedback!”

 

  

“Relax, let your friend rewrite a few of your paragraphs because she’s a good writer, and hope for the best!”

 

We should always “Relax!” However, we should relax because we are using the writing process and everything we’ve learned in order to compose strong paragraphs and a strong overall draft and to re-work and re-think that draft until we are ready to have other eyes on it. Never allow anyone else to “rewrite” any portion of your paper because that is plagiarism. Also, cite all sources, whether you are paraphrasing, quoting, or summarizing.

 

Question 9

2 / 2 pts

Which of the following represents the most effective “going from good to great” revision approach to the following sentences that appear in the middle of a paragraph and that use source material? Original sentences: However, we should consider the source. “Dr. Sorangi is always on talk shows.” (p. 3)

  

Revised sentence: However, we should consider the source. Dr. Sorangi’s political beliefs are, frankly, shocking and deplorable; therefore, we cannot give credence to her recommendations during this crisis, despite her decades of experience and success in working with infectious diseases.

 

  

Revised sentence(s): However, Dr. Sorangi has made 102 talk-show appearances; Dr. Killem has made only 89. Therefore, we must weigh Dr. Sorangi’s opinions much more heavily.

 

  

Revised sentence: However, we should consider the source; who in their right mind would consider a male doctor’s experience when talking about ovarian cancer?

 

  

Revised sentence: However, decades of hands-on experience with infectious diseases make Dr. Sorangi’s assertions much more credible.

 

When going from “good to great,” we need to tie our assertions to our source use with our own voice to indicate how and why we are presenting the information. We should also avoid quoting a simple, easily-paraphrased idea, and we should not argue that television fame nor gender is connected in any way, positively or negatively, to source credibility. Finally, we should not present quotations as freestanding sentences.

 

Question 10

2 / 2 pts

Which of the following represents the most effective “going from good to great” revision approach to the following topic sentence? Original topic sentence: In light of this, something needs to be done.

  

Revised topic sentence: In light of this evidence that nutrition counseling really works for increasing immunity and improving lifelong eating habits, it should be clear that added efforts toward underserved populations can be only positive; however, there are a few dissenters.

 

  

Revised topic sentence: Also, experts don’t agree.

 

  

Revised topic sentence: However, we do have a few crazies out there who aren’t getting the message.

 

  

Revised topic sentence: In light of this overwhelming evidence about nutrition medicine, why would anyone in their right mind see anything at all wrong with it?

 

We should avoid insulting any opposition, no matter how ridiculous it may seem, and our topic sentence should transition powerfully with our own wording that ties the new paragraph to the previous paragraph and indicates the reason for this paragraph.